Formes composées
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| beauty farm n | (health spa) | centre de remise en forme nm |
bet the farm,
bet the farm on [sth] v expr | (risk everything) | jouer le tout pour le tout, jouer sa chemise expr |
| | I'm not going to bet the farm on such a risky investment. |
| | Je ne veux pas jouer le tout pour le tout sur un investissement aussi risqué. |
| bile farm n | (place where bear bile is extracted) | élevage produisant de la bile d'ours nf |
| cattle farm n | (farm that raises cattle) (ferme) | exploitation bovine nf |
| collective farm | (community farm) | exploitation collective, ferme collective nf |
| dairy farm n | (produces dairy products) | exploitation laitière nf |
| farm animal n | (agriculture: livestock or poultry) | animal de ferme nm |
farm fresh,
farm-fresh adj | (food: direct from the producer) | de la ferme loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective comes before the noun it modifies. |
| | These eggs are farm fresh. |
| | Ce sont des œufs de la ferme. |
| | | directement du producteur loc adv |
farm laborer (US),
farm labourer (UK) n | (person who works on a farm) | ouvrière agricole, ouvrière agricole nm, nf |
| farm produce n | (fruits and vegetables grown on farm) | produits fermiers, produits de la ferme nmpl |
| farm products npl | (law: crops, meat, dairy, etc.) | produits agricoles nmpl |
| farm shop n | UK (store selling local produce) (établissement) | magasin de produits de la ferme nm |
| | (concept) | vente directe du producteur, vente directe à la ferme nm |
| farm team n | US (minor league baseball team) (Base-ball : sorte de pépinière) | club-école nm |
| farm tenant n | (law: does not own land) | métayer, métayère nm, nf |
farm-to-table,
farm-to-fork n | uncountable (use of local produce) | vente directe (du producteur au consommateur) nf |
| | Farm-to-table promotes local, organically grown food. |
farm-to-table,
farm-to-fork adj | (using local produce) | en vente directe loc adj |
| | (restaurant) | qui s'approvisionne directement chez le producteur loc adj |
farmhand,
farm hand n | (worker on a farm) | ouvrier agricole, ouvrière agricole nm, nf |
| fat farm n | informal (weight-loss center) | centre d’amincissement, centre d'amaigrissement nm |
| | | clinique d'amaigrissement nf |
| fish farm | (fish breeding place) | ferme piscicole, pisciculture nf |
health spa,
also UK: health farm n | (type of hotel) (médical) | centre de cure nm |
| | (bien-être) | centre de remise en forme nm |
| | (bien-être) | spa nm |
| Note: The term "health farm" is dated. |
| | For a birthday treat I went to a health spa. |
| hobby farm n | UK (small farm not run to make money) | ferme récréative nf |
| | Mary runs a hobby farm in the town where she used to work. |
| horse farm n | (place where horses are bred) | élevage de chevaux nf |
off-farm,
off farm adj | (not taking place on a farm site) | non agricole loc adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
off-farm,
off farm adv | (not on a farm site) | à l'extérieur de la ferme, hors de la ferme loc adv |
| | The slaughtering of the animals takes place off-farm. |
| on-farm adj | (taking place on a farm site) | dans la ferme loc adv |
| Note: hyphen omitted when term is an adj after a noun |
| ostrich farm n | (place where ostriches are farmed) | ferme d'autruches nf |
| | | élevage d'autruches nm |
| | It must have escaped from that ostrich farm in the hills. |
| oyster farm | (oyster beds) | parc à huîtres nm |
| | | clayère nf |
petting zoo,
petting farm n | (place where children can pet animals) | mini-ferme nf |
| | | ferme pédagogique nf |
| poultry farm n | (place where fowl are bred) | élevage de volailles nm |
| | Je n'aimerais pas vivre près d'un élevage industriel de volailles. |
| | | ferme avicole nf |
puppy mill (US),
puppy farm (UK) n | (farm where dogs are bred) | élevage de chiots nm |
| | (péjoratif) | usine à chiots nf |
| | Dogs that are born in a puppy mill often later show behavioral problems. |
| | Les chiens nés dans une usine à chiots présentent souvent des troubles du comportement. |
| sheep farm n | (place where sheep are raised) | élevage de moutons nm |
| | The children always enjoyed visiting the sheep farm. |
| | (Agric) | ferme ovine nf |
| silk farm n | (place where silk fibres are cultivated) | ferme d'élevage de vers à soie nm |
| | | magnanerie nf |
| stud farm n | (place where horses are bred) | haras nm |
| | After the horse was past his prime, he was sent to a stud farm to produce more champions like himself. |
| tank farm | (oil-storage tank area) | parc de cuves, parc de stockage nm |
| tree farm n | (forest area for commercial tree-growing) | ferme arboricole, ferme forestière nf |
| | | propriété forestière de production nf |
| truck farm n | US (farm: grows vegetables for market) | ferme maraîchère nf |
| wave farm n | (facility: generates tidal power) | centrale marémotrice nm |
| | | centrale houlomotrice nf |
| wind farm n | (facility that generates electricity from wind) | parc éolien nm |
| | | champ d'éoliennes nm |
| | An increasing amount of our electricity is generated by wind farms. |
| worm farm n | (facility where worms are bred) | ferme à vers de terre nf |