stem

tige, pédoncule

Partie fine qui porte une fleur ou une feuille et la relie au reste de la plante.

En anglais simple : The thin part that holds a flower or leaf and connects it to the rest of a plant.

• Cut the flower’s stem before putting it in water.
• Each leaf has a short stem.
• The roses have long, strong stems.

Synonymes : stalk

Expressions courantes : flower stem, leaf stem, long stem

pied, tuyau

Partie fine d’un objet, comme le pied d’un verre à vin ou le tuyau d’une pipe.

En anglais simple : A thin part of an object, such as the support of a wine glass or part of a pipe.

• Hold the glass by its stem.
• The pipe’s stem was made of wood.
• She broke the stem of her favourite wine glass.

Synonymes : shank

Expressions courantes : glass stem, pipe stem, slender stem

tige

Partie principale d’une plante qui porte les feuilles et les fleurs, généralement au-dessus du sol.

En anglais simple : The main part of a plant that supports its leaves and flowers, usually growing above the ground.

• The plant has a thick green stem.
• New leaves grew along the stem.
• Some plants store food in underground stems.

Synonymes : stalk

Expressions courantes : plant stem, woody stem, underground stem

radical, base

Partie de base d’un mot à laquelle on peut ajouter des terminaisons ou d’autres éléments.

En anglais simple : The basic part of a word to which endings or other word parts can be added.

• Add the ending to the verb stem.
• These nouns share the same stem.
• The teacher separated each word into its stem and suffix.

Synonymes : base

Expressions courantes : verb stem, word stem, stem and suffix

provenir, découler

Avoir quelque chose pour cause ou pour origine.

En anglais simple : To be caused by something or have something as its starting point.

• His anger stems from fear.
• The delay stemmed from a simple mistake.
• Many of these difficulties stem from a lack of money.

Comment l'utiliser : stem from something (Their problems stem from poor communication.)

Synonymes : arise from, come from, originate in

Expressions courantes : stem from something, stem from fear, stem from misunderstanding

endiguer, arrêter

Arrêter ou réduire l’écoulement ou la propagation de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To stop or reduce the flow or spread of something.

• Press the wound to stem the bleeding.
• The company cut costs to stem its losses.
• Officials struggled to stem the spread of the disease.

Synonymes : stop, check, curb, halt

Expressions courantes : stem the flow, stem the tide, stem the bleeding

équeuter

Retirer les petites tiges des fruits ou des feuilles avant de les utiliser.

En anglais simple : To remove the small stalks from fruit or leaves before using them.

• Wash and stem the cherries.
• She stemmed the strawberries before making jam.
• Can you stem these grapes while I prepare the bowls?

Synonymes : destem

Expressions courantes : stem cherries, stem strawberries, stem tobacco leaves