sunflower

tournesol

Grande plante à grosse fleur jaune, dont les graines se mangent ou servent à produire de l’huile.

En anglais simple : A tall plant with a large yellow flower and seeds that people eat or use to make oil.

• A sunflower grows beside the fence.
• We planted sunflowers in the garden.
• She adds sunflower seeds to her bread.

Expressions courantes : sunflower seeds, sunflower oil, sunflower field

jaune tournesol

Couleur jaune vive, comme les pétales d’un tournesol.

En anglais simple : A bright yellow colour like the petals of a large yellow garden flower.

• She chose sunflower for the kitchen walls.
• The fabric comes in sunflower and cream.
• Mix a little white into the sunflower to lighten the colour.

Synonymes : bright yellow

Expressions courantes : sunflower yellow, shade of sunflower, painted in sunflower