ginger

gingembre

Tige souterraine d’une plante, au goût fort et piquant, utilisée pour parfumer les aliments et les boissons.

En anglais simple : A plant's underground stem with a strong, warm taste, used to flavor food and drinks.

• Add a little ginger to the soup.
• She grated fresh ginger into the sauce.
• Would you like some ginger tea?

Synonymes : ginger root

Expressions courantes : fresh ginger, ground ginger, ginger tea, sliced ginger

rouquin, rouquine

Personne aux cheveux roux ou brun rouge ; cette appellation peut être blessante.

En anglais simple : A person with red or reddish-brown hair; this name can sound unkind.

• He is a natural ginger.
• There are three gingers in our family.
• She dislikes being called a ginger.

Synonymes : redhead

Expressions courantes : natural ginger, a ginger

roux

Couleur brune aux reflets rouges et chauds.

En anglais simple : A warm reddish-brown color.

• The paint is a warm ginger.
• Her hair is a bright shade of ginger.
• The colors range from ginger to dark brown.

Synonymes : reddish brown

Expressions courantes : shade of ginger, warm ginger, pale ginger

gingembre

Plante tropicale dont la tige souterraine sert d’épice au goût fort.

En anglais simple : The tropical plant whose underground stem is used as a strong-tasting spice.

• Ginger grows well in warm weather.
• We planted ginger in a large pot.
• The ginger in our garden has tall green leaves.

Expressions courantes : grow ginger, plant ginger, ginger leaves

roux

Qui a des cheveux ou un pelage roux ou brun rouge.

En anglais simple : Having red or reddish-brown hair or fur.

• She has ginger hair.
• A ginger cat slept on the wall.
• His beard was ginger when he was young.

Synonymes : red-haired, redheaded

Expressions courantes : ginger hair, ginger cat, ginger beard