ground - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ French Dictionary

Possible base forms

ground
grind (Verb)

Nouns

ground   - surface of earth	le sol
ground   - surface of Earth	la terre   - surface de la terre
ground   - area of land	le terrain
ground   - area of land	les terres  pl.  f.
ground   - surface of Earth	le sol   - surface de la terre
ground (Amer.) [ELEC.]	la terre
grounds  pl.   - reasons	les motifs  pl.  m.
grounds  pl.   - reasons	les raisons  pl.  f.
(coffee) grounds  pl. [COOK.]	le marc (de café)
ground beef (Amer.) [COOK.]	le steak haché
neutral ground	le terrain neutre
ground pepper [COOK.]	le poivre moulu
ground electrode (Amer.) [ELEC.]	l'électrode de terre  f.
ground electrode (Amer.) [ELEC.]	la prise de terre

Verbs

to ground  | grounded, grounded |   - base	baser
to ground  | grounded, grounded |   - base	fonder   - baser
to ground  | grounded, grounded | [ELEC.]	mettre à la masse
to ground  | grounded, grounded | [ELEC.]	mettre à la terre
to ground  | grounded, grounded | [NAUT.]	gîter
to ground  | grounded, grounded | [NAUT.]	échouer   - emploi moins courant que s'échouer
to ground  | grounded, grounded | [NAUT.]	s'échouer   - aussi échouer
to grind sth.  | ground, ground |	moudre qc.
to keep so. grounded	caler qn.

Adjectives / Adverbs

ground  adj.   - e. g. coffee	moulu, moulue
ground (Amer.)  adj. [COOK.]	haché, hachée   - viande
finely ground	finement moulu(e)
floating ground	sans masse

Phrases / Collocations

common ground	le terrain d'entente
to lose ground   also  [fig.]	perdre du terrain   or  [fig.]
to gain ground   also  [fig.]	gagner du terrain   or  [fig.]
to pin so. to the ground	clouer qn. au sol
to prepare the ground for sth. [fig.]	ouvrir la voie à qc.
to hit the ground running	être immédiatement opérationnel(le)
to keep one's eyes on the ground	garder les yeux fixés sur le sol
to suit so. down to the ground	aller comme un gant à qn.
to grind one's teeth	grincer des dents

Orthographically similar words

around, gerund, round

girond, round

Related search terms

soil, beach, land