grass in French
grass in French is herbe, gazon, pelouse — grass means a common green plant with narrow leaves that covers lawns, fields, and meadows.
grass in French
herbe
(countable, uncountable) Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.
gazon
(countable, uncountable) Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.
pelouse
(uncountable) A lawn.
gazon
(uncountable) A lawn.
herbe
(uncountable, slang) Marijuana.
beuh
(uncountable, slang) Marijuana.
balance
(countable, Britain, slang) An informer, police informer; one who betrays a group (of criminals, etc) to the authorities.
moucharder
(transitive, or, intransitive, slang) To act as a grass or informer, to betray; to report on (criminals etc) to the authorities.
enherber
(transitive) To cover with grass or with turf.
What does "grass" mean?
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noun A common green plant with narrow leaves that covers lawns, fields, and meadows.
"The kids ran barefoot through the grass."
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noun Marijuana (informal).
"The smell of grass drifted from the concert crowd."
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noun British informal: an informer who reports criminals or wrongdoers to the authorities.
"Nobody trusted him after he turned out to be a grass."
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verb British informal: to inform on someone to the police or another authority.
"He grassed on his old gang to avoid a longer sentence."
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grass in a sentence
- The kids ran barefoot through the grass.
- He mowed the grass every Saturday morning.
- The smell of grass drifted from the concert crowd.
- Nobody trusted him after he turned out to be a grass.
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What is "grass" in French?
"grass" in French is herbe, gazon, pelouse. grass means: A common green plant with narrow leaves that covers lawns, fields, and meadows.
How do you use "grass" in a sentence?
Example: "The kids ran barefoot through the grass." In French, "grass" is herbe, gazon, pelouse.
Are there other ways to say "grass" in French?
Yes — French has 7 translations listed for "grass": herbe, gazon, pelouse, beuh, balance, moucharder.
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