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1 corn
corn [kɔ:n]∎ corn on the cob épi m de maïs;∎ grains of corn grains mpl de maïs∎ the book/film is pure corn le livre/film est d'un gnan-gnan!∎ familiar figurative to tread on sb's corns British (upset) toucher qn à l'endroit sensible; (trespass) marcher sur les plates-bandes de qn►► Geography corn belt plaines fpl du centre des Etats-Unis (où est cultivé le maïs);corn bread pain m à la farine de maïs;Ornithology corn bunting bruant m;corn chandler marchand m de blé ou de grains;corn chip American tortilla f (chips);American Cookery corn dog = saucisse de Francfort enrobée de farine de maïs, frite et servie sur un bâtonnet;corn dolly figurine f en paille tressée;corn exchange halle f au blé;American corn liquor whisky m à base de maïs;Botany corn marigold marguerite f dorée;corn merchant marchand m de blé ou de grains;Botany corn mignonette réséda m raiponce;corn oil huile f de maïs;corn plaster pansement m (pour cors);corn poppy coquelicot m;corn rows = coiffure féminine de style africain ou antillais consistant en rangées de nattes;Botany corn silk barbe f;corn syrup sirop m de maïs;American corn whiskey whisky m de maïsⓘ THE CORN LAWS Cette mesure protectionniste, prise par le Parlement britannique en 1815 pour pallier l'effet des mauvaises récoltes, consistait à augmenter le tarif du grain importé. Très impopulaire, cette loi provoqua la naissance de la "Anti-Corn Law League", dont la liberté de commerce devint le slogan. -
2 seed
seed [si:d]1 noun∎ grass seed semence f pour gazon;∎ to go or to run to seed Horticulture monter en graine; figurative (physically) se laisser aller, se décatir; (mentally) perdre ses facultés;∎ his mother has really gone to seed during the past year sa mère a bien baissé ou s'est bien décatie au cours de l'année passée(b) (in fruit, tomatoes) pépin m∎ the seeds of doubt/of suspicion les germes mpl du doute/de la suspicion∎ the top seeds les meilleurs joueurs mpl classés∎ seeded borders bordures fpl ensemencées∎ to seed clouds ensemencer les nuages(c) (take seeds from → melon, grapes) épépiner∎ he's seeded number 5 il est tête de série numéro 5;∎ seeded player tête f de série►► Finance seed capital capital m initial ou de départ, mise f de fonds initiale;Agriculture seed drill semoir m;British seed merchant grainetier(ère) m,f;Finance seed money capital m initial ou de départ, mise f de fonds initiale;seed pearl perle f minuscule;seed pearls semence f de perles;seed potato pomme f de terre de semence;Horticulture seed tray terrine f à semis;Botany seed vessel péricarpe m
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