Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
banana /bəˈnɑːnə/ - noun
- (fruit) banane f;
- (also ~ palm) bananier m.
- noun modifier [yoghurt, ice cream] à la banane.
banana : banana republic ~ republic noun péj république f bananière pej;
banana skin ~ skin noun peau f de banane.
'banana' found in these Oxford entries:
English:
French:
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012:
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions |
| banana n | (fruit) fruit | banane nf |
| | I like to eat bananas. |
| | J'aime les bananes. |
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| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires |
| banana n | (plant) fruit | banane nf |
| | The farmer grows bananas on his farm in Ecuador. |
| | Il a une plantation de bananes en Équateur. |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012:
| Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| apple banana | (food) alimentation | banane de Cuba nf |
| banana oil | (Chemistry) Chimie | acétate d'isoamyle nm |
| banana peel n | (banana's thicker outer skin) | peau de banane nf |
| | He's got one foot in the grave and the other foot on a banana peel. |
| banana republic n | (country that relies on one export) | république bananière nf |
| banana republic n | figurative, US (backward, corrupt country) fig, péj | république bananière nf |
| | Many Americans think of Central American nations as banana republics. |
| banana split n | (banana, ice-cream and syrup) | banana split nm |
| | I ordered a banana split for dessert. |
| | Québec | banane royale nf |
| | Réchauffer la confiture, puis utiliser pour napper des gaufres chaudes, des coupes glacées ou des bananes royales. |
| banana tree n | (plant that bears bananas) | bananier nm |
| | The banana trees were all knocked down when the hurricane passed through here. |
| plantain banana | | banane plantain nf |
| top banana | | grosse légume |