grounds - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ French Dictionary

Possible base forms

grounds
ground (Verb)

Nouns

grounds  pl.   - reasons	les motifs  pl.  m.
grounds  pl.   - reasons	les raisons  pl.  f.
(coffee) grounds  pl. [COOK.]	le marc (de café)
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 for the decision  pl. [LAW]	les motifs de la décision  pl.   [Patent Law]  m.
school grounds	le terrain scolaire
ground beef (Amer.) [COOK.]	le steak haché
neutral ground	le terrain neutre
ground pepper [COOK.]	le poivre moulu

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 keep so. grounded	caler qn.

Adjectives / Adverbs

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 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.

Orthographically similar words

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