blé

blé [ble]

masculine noun

   a. ( = céréale) wheat

• blé noir buckwheat

► blé d'Inde (Canadian) corn

   b. ( = argent) (inf!) dough (inf!)

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ble

nom masculin (céréale) wheat

blé en herbe — wheat in the blade

Phrasal Verbs:

- blé noir

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ble nm

wheat

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blé nm

1 Agric (céréale) wheat; grain de blé grain of wheat; épi de blé ear of wheat; semer du blé to sow wheat; blé tendre/dur soft/hard wheat; faire du blé○ to grow wheat; du blé en herbe wheat in the blade; le blé est en herbe the wheat is (still) in the blade;

2 ◑(argent) dough○, money; avoir du blé◑ (être riche) to be rolling in it○; gagner, (se) faire du blé◑ to rake it in○.

Composés

blé cornu rye affected with ergot; blé d'Inde Can (maïs) maize GB, corn US; blé noir buckwheat.

Idiome

manger son blé en herbe to spend one's money before one gets it.

[ble] nom masculin

1. BOTANIQUE wheat

blé noir buckwheat

blé en herbe wheat in the blade

blés (littéraire) [champs] wheatfields

2. (très familier) [argent] dosh (très familier & UK), dough (très familier & US)