nectar

nectar

Liquide sucré produit par les fleurs, dont se nourrissent les insectes et certains oiseaux.

En anglais simple : The sweet liquid flowers produce that insects and some birds drink.

• Bees collect nectar from flowers.
• This bird drinks nectar with its long tongue.
• The garden attracts butterflies looking for nectar.

Expressions courantes : collect nectar, flower nectar, feed on nectar

nectar

Boisson délicieuse, notamment une boisson sucrée à base de jus de fruits.

En anglais simple : A delicious drink, especially a sweet drink made from fruit juice.

• She poured a glass of peach nectar.
• We served chilled mango nectar with lunch.
• After the long walk, the cold juice tasted like nectar.

Expressions courantes : peach nectar, mango nectar, fruit nectar

nectar

Boisson que consomment les dieux dans les mythes de la Grèce et de la Rome antiques.

En anglais simple : The drink that gods drink in ancient Greek and Roman stories.

• The gods drank nectar at their feast.
• A goddess filled his cup with nectar.
• The story describes nectar as the drink of immortal beings.

Expressions courantes : divine nectar, nectar and ambrosia

se nourrir de nectar

Se nourrir en buvant le liquide sucré produit par les fleurs.

En anglais simple : To drink the sweet liquid produced by flowers.

• Butterflies nectar on these flowers.
• The insects nectared in the sunny garden.
• Several butterflies were nectaring beside the path.

Comment l'utiliser : nectar on something (The butterflies nectar on purple flowers.)

Expressions courantes : nectar on flowers, nectar at blossoms