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1 grain
grain [gʀɛ̃]1. masculine noun2. compounds* * *gʀɛ̃nom masculin1) ( céréales) grainnourri au grain — corn-fed, grain-fed
2) (de céréale, sel, sable) grain3) ( de chapelet) bead4) ( de poussière) speck (de of)5) fig6) ( texture)7) ( averse) heavy shower8) Nautisme squall•Phrasal Verbs:••avoir un grain — (colloq) to be loony (colloq)
mettre son grain de sel — (colloq) to put ou stick one's oar in (colloq)
* * *ɡʀɛ̃ nm1) [riz, sable] grainmettre son grain de sel fig (= intervenir) — to put in one's two penn'orth
2) fig (= petite quantité)3) [chapelet] bead4) NAVIGATION (vent violent) squall* * *grain nm1 ( céréales) grain; donner du grain aux poules to feed corn GB ou grain to the hens; poulet nourri au grain corn-fed GB ou grain-fed chicken;2 ( graine) grain; grain de poivre peppercorn; poivre en grains Culin (whole) peppercorns (pl); grain de café coffee bean; café en grains Comm coffee beans (pl); grain de moutarde mustard seed;3 ( baie) berry; grain de cassis blackcurrant; grain de genièvre juniper berry; grain de raisin grape;4 (de collier, chapelet) bead (de of);6 fig ( brin) un grain de fantaisie/folie a touch of fantasy/madness; un grain de bon sens a scrap ou an ounce of common sense;7 ( texture) le grain the grain (de of); à gros grain coarse grained; d'un grain très fin very fine-grained;grain de beauté beauty spot, mole.avoir un (petit) grain○ to be a bit loony○; mettre son grain de sel○ to put ou stick one's oar in○; avoir du grain à moudre to have enough to be getting on with; ⇒ ivraie.[grɛ̃] nom masculin[de riz] grain[de poussière] speckil n'a pas un grain de bon sens he hasn't got an ounce ou a grain of common sense2. [céréales]le grain, les grains (cereal) grainalcool ou eau-de-vie de grain grain alcohol3. [d'un fruit, d'une plante]a. [avant torréfaction] coffee berryb. [après torréfaction] coffee beangrain de cassis/groseille blackcurrant/redcurrant (berry)4. [perle] beadà petit grain close-grained, fine-grainedaller/travailler dans le sens du grain to go/to work with the grainla photo a du grain the photo is ou looks grainy————————en grains locution adjectivalemoulu ou en grains? ground or not?, ground or whole?grain de beauté nom masculinbeauty spot, mole -
2 grain de café
a. [avant torréfaction] coffee berryb. [après torréfaction] coffee bean -
3 Féves (févettes)
broad, fava, coffee, or cocoa bean (miniature beans); also, the porcelain figure baked into the 12th night cake, or, galette des rois.
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