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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 -
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• Grain by grain and the hen fills her belly - Курочка по зернышку клюет, да сыта бывает (K)• Of evil grain no good seed can come - Из зла добро не родится (И), От худого семени не жди доброго племени (O)• One grain fills not the sack but it helps his fellow - Зернышко к зернышку - будет мешок (3), Курочка по зернышку клюет, да сыта бывает (K)• There is more than one grain of sand on the seashore - Не только людей что Фома да Фаддей (H), Свет не клином сошелся (C)• Though one grain fills not the sack, it helps - Зернышко к зернышку - будет мешок (3), По соломинке - сноп (П), С миру по нитке - голому рубашка (C) -
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A measure of woollen yarns used in America. The unit is a yam 20 yards in length weighing one grain. -
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A fine white dress linen, formerly made in France, having small figures. -
5 Grain D'orge (Serge)
A French woollen dress cloth woven in small spot effects, up to 8-shaft weaves. Dyed in dark colours.Dictionary of the English textile terms > Grain D'orge (Serge)
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6 Grain D'orge Embroidery
A fine type of embroidery in the 16th century, the stitches formed small seed spots.Dictionary of the English textile terms > Grain D'orge Embroidery
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The French term for a fancy velvet, produced by combining two velvet weaves to produce an alternating semi-cord. Woven with a dobby and having one ground pick of 2 & 2 twill to two pile picks. The pattern is complete on 16 ends and 120 picks. -
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French woollen cloth with very light nap, formerly used for dress wear. -
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A French-made serge in small designs woven on 8-shafts. -
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Coarse French ticking. -
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A heavy jute fabric is used to make these. There are two types, heavy and light - both are in twill weave of double yams for warp, 60-in. long, 30-in. wide - The heavy quality weighs 5-lb. and the light 31/4-lb. -
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Рост зеренУвеличение среднего размера зерен поликристаллического материала. Для большинства материалов необходима термическая обработка. -
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n. m.1. Avoir un grain: To 'have a screw loose', to be 'doolally', to be slightly mad.2. Avoir son grain: To be 'tipsy', 'tiddly', to be slightly drunk.3. Veiller au grain: To try and steer clear of trouble. (With this meaning, the word originates from the language of seafarers.)4. Mettre son grain de sel quelque part: To 'stick one's oar in', to make an uncalled-for remark. -
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[greɪn] noun1) a seed of wheat, oats etc.بِذْرَه ، حَبَّه2) corn in general:حُبوبGrain is ground into flour.
3) a very small, hard particle:ذَرَّهa grain of sand.
4) the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc.إتجاه الألياف5) a very small amount:ذَرَّة منThere isn't a grain of truth in that story.
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بِزْرَة \ grain: a small hard seed (of corn, rice, etc.). \ قَمْح \ grain: crops from plants which produce such seeds: a field of grain. \ See Also حنطة (حِنْطَة)، إلخ -
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حَبَّة \ grain: a small hard seed (of corn, rice, etc.); a piece (of salt, sand, etc.) of the smallest possible size. seed: the grain from which corn grows; the grain-like object from which any flowering plant grows: We plant most seeds in spring. -
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حِنْطَة \ grain: crops from plants which produce such seeds: a field of grain. wheat: to grain form which bread is made. -
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Dictionnaire d'ingénierie, d'architecture et de construction > grain
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mcoarse grain, open grainDictionnaire d'ingénierie, d'architecture et de construction > grain grossier
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