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root [ru:t]1 noun∎ to pull up a plant by its roots déraciner une plante;∎ to touch up one's roots (person with dyed hair) refaire ses racines;∎ to get one's roots done se faire refaire les racines∎ to have its roots in sth (of crisis etc) avoir ses origines dans qch;∎ the root of all evil la source de tout les maux;∎ to get at or to the root of the problem aller au fond du problème;∎ poor housing is at the root of much delinquency la mauvaise qualité des logements est souvent à l'origine de la délinquance(f) Mathematics racine f∎ corruption must be eliminated root and branch il faut éradiquer la corruption(cause, problem) fondamental, de base∎ figurative he stood rooted to the spot il est resté cloué sur place;∎ her political convictions are rooted in her upbringing c'est dans son éducation qu'il faut chercher les racines de ses convictions politiques∎ to root for truffles chercher des truffes(of person → origin) racines fpl, origines fpl;∎ he has no real roots il n'a pas de véritables racines;∎ she is in search of her roots elle est à la recherche de ses origines;∎ to get back to one's roots retrouver ses racines;∎ their actual roots are in Virginia en fait ils sont originaires de Virginie►► American root beer = boisson gazeuse à base d'extraits végétaux;Anatomy root canal canal m dentaire;root canal treatment, root canal work traitement m canalaire;American root cellar cave f potagère;Botany root climber plante f grimpante à racines crampons;root crop racine f comestible;Computing root directory racine f, répertoire m principal;Botany root hair poil m radiculaire;Mathematics root mean square moyenne f quadratique;roots music musique f "roots" (influencée par la musique traditionelle);Botany root rot piétin m;root vegetable légume m à racine comestible∎ to root about for sth fouiller pour trouver qch;∎ to root about in a drawer fouiller dans un tiroir(team) encourager, soutenir;∎ to root for a candidate appuyer un candidat;∎ we're all rooting for you nous sommes de votre côté(b) (suppress) supprimer, extirper(search through) fouiller dans -
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root [ru:t]1. noun• that is at the root of... cela est à l'origine de...• what lies at the root of his attitude? quelle est la raison fondamentale de son attitude ?3. compounds[+ team] encourager( = find) dénicher* * *[ruːt] 1.1) Botany, Linguistics, Mathematics, fig racine fto take root — [plant] prendre racine; [idea, value] s'établir; [industry] s'implanter
2) ( of problem) fond m; ( of evil) origine f2.noun modifier3.transitive verb4.deeply-rooted — lit, fig bien enraciné
1) Botany prendre racine2) ( search) fouiller•Phrasal Verbs:- root for- root out -
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vegetable ['vedʒtəbəl]1 noun∎ early vegetables primeurs mpl;∎ green vegetables légumes mpl verts;∎ root vegetables racines fpl (comestibles)∎ the accident has left her a vegetable depuis son accident, elle est comme un légume∎ he's reduced to a vegetable existence il est réduit à un état végétatif►► vegetable butter beurre m végétal;vegetable dish plat m à légumes, légumier m;vegetable garden (jardin m) potager m;vegetable knife couteau m à légumes, éplucheur m;vegetable marrow courge f;vegetable oil huile f végétale;vegetable peeler couteau m à légumes, éplucheur m;vegetable slicer coupe-légumes m inv;vegetable wax cire f végétale -
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['kærət]((a vegetable with) an edible, orange, pointed root.) carotte -
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(a) (take out → juice, oil, bullet) extraire; (→ tooth) arracher, extraire; (→ cork) ôter, enlever; (→ letter from pocket etc) tirer ( from de);∎ to extract a quotation from a passage extraire ou tirer une citation d'un passage∎ to extract a confession from sb soutirer ou arracher un aveu à qn∎ to extract the square root of a number extraire la racine carrée d'un nombre(a) (from book, piece of music) extrait m;∎ selected extracts (from author, works) morceaux mpl choisis∎ Cookery beef/malt/vegetable extract extrait m de bœuf/de malt/de légumes
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root vegetable — root ,vegetable noun count a vegetable such as a CARROT whose root is the part that is eaten … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
root vegetable — root .vegetable n a vegetable such as a potato or ↑carrot that grows under the ground … Dictionary of contemporary English
root vegetable — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms root vegetable : singular root vegetable plural root vegetables a vegetable such as a carrot whose root is the part that is eaten … English dictionary
Root vegetable — Root vegetables are plant roots used as vegetables. [cite web url=http://www.askoxford.com/concise oed/root 1?view=uk title=AskOxford.com accessdate=2007 05 06] Other underground plants are often, erroneously, called root vegetables. Root… … Wikipedia
root vegetable — noun any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers • Hypernyms: ↑vegetable, ↑veggie, ↑veg • Hyponyms: ↑potato, ↑white potato, ↑Irish potato, ↑murphy, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
root vegetable — noun The root of a plant used as an edible vegetable, such as the carrot, potato, or onion … Wiktionary
root vegetable — noun the fleshy enlarged root of a plant used as a vegetable, e.g. a carrot … English new terms dictionary
root vegetable — noun (C) a vegetable such as a potato or carrot that grows under the ground … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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root crop — noun crop grown for its enlarged roots: e.g. beets; potatoes; turnips • Hypernyms: ↑crop * * * noun : a crop grown for its enlarged roots (as turnips, mangels, sugar beets, sweet potatoes) * * * a crop, as beets, turnips, or sweet potatoes, grown … Useful english dictionary
Root-knot nematode — Larva of root knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, magnified 500×, shown here penetrating a tomato root Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia