milk

lait

Liquide blanc produit par les vaches et d’autres animaux pour nourrir leurs petits, que les humains boivent aussi.

En anglais simple : A white liquid that cows and other animals produce to feed their babies, also drunk by people.

• I drink milk every morning.
• Would you like milk in your tea?
• The farmer sells fresh goat milk.

Expressions courantes : cow milk, fresh milk, milk bottle, milk and sugar

verre de lait

Un verre, une bouteille ou une brique de lait.

En anglais simple : One glass, bottle, or carton of the white drink produced by cows or other animals.

• Two milks, please.
• The waiter brought three milks to our table.
• She ordered a coffee and a milk.

Expressions courantes : two milk cartons, order milk, milk for someone

traire

Faire sortir le lait des mamelles d’une vache ou d’un autre animal, à la main ou avec une machine.

En anglais simple : To take the white liquid from a cow or another animal’s body, usually by hand or machine.

• The farmer milks the cows each morning.
• Have you ever milked a goat?
• They milked the herd before breakfast.

Expressions courantes : milk a cow, milk the goats, milk by hand

extraire, traire

Faire sortir le lait du sein d’une personne ou des mamelles d’un animal.

En anglais simple : To draw the white liquid produced for feeding babies from an animal’s or person’s body.

• They milked fresh milk from the cows.
• She milked a little liquid from the swollen udder.
• The farmer milked the milk into a bucket.

Comment l'utiliser : milk something from someone/something (They milked the liquid from the cow into a clean bucket.)

Synonymes : express

Expressions courantes : milk from cows, milk by hand, milk into buckets

extraire

Prélever un liquide dans le corps d’un animal, notamment le venin d’un serpent.

En anglais simple : To remove liquid from an animal’s body, especially a snake’s poison.

• The researchers milk snakes for venom.
• She carefully milked the snake into a glass jar.
• These snakes are milked once a month.

Comment l'utiliser : milk something for something (They milk snakes for venom.)

Synonymes : extract

Expressions courantes : milk a snake, milk snakes, milk for venom