Blé (en. Wheat)

/ble/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Annual plant whose grains are used to produce flour.

Wheat is the main cereal crop in France.

Le blé est la principale culture céréalière en France.

Grains of this plant when harvested.

Farmers sold their wheat harvest this year.

Les agriculteurs ont vendu leur récolte de blé cette année.

Flour obtained from wheat grains.

She made bread with wheat flour.

Elle a préparé du pain avec de la farine de blé.

From the Latin 'blitum', a term used to refer to certain types of cereal plants.

to have money

avoir du blé

to work hard to earn money

to work laboriously to earn money

tâcher le blé

to eat simple food

to have a simple diet

manger du blé noir

wheat flower

pollen or inflorescence of the wheat plant.

fleur de blé

wheat straw

part of the wheat stalk after harvest.

paille de blé

wheat flour

powder obtained by grinding wheat grains.

farine de blé

money

I need some money to go out tonight.

J'ai besoin de blé pour sortir ce soir.

financial resources

After selling my car, I got a bit of money back.

Après la vente de ma voiture, j'ai récupéré un peu de blé.