Formes composées
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| almond milk n | (milk made from almonds) | lait d'amande nm |
| breast milk n | (milk produced by human mother) | lait maternel nm |
| | Breast milk passes immunity from many diseases from mother to child. |
| chocolate milk n | (chocolate-flavored milk drink) (Can surtout) | lait au chocolat nm |
| | (Europe surtout) | lait chocolaté nm |
| Note: En Europe, cette boisson n'est pas très commune, à part pour les enfants, et on utilisera alors le nom de la marque. |
| | School children drink more chocolate milk for lunch than white milk. |
| | Les écoliers boivent davantage de lait au chocolat que de lait nature. |
| coconut milk n | (liquid: from coconut) | lait de coco nm |
| | The coconut milk, extracted from the meat of a coconut, makes wonderful curries. |
| coconut milk powder n | (product: dried coconut flesh) | lait de noix de coco en poudre nf |
| condensed milk n | (sweetened evaporated milk) | lait concentré sucré nm |
| | This recipe for fudge calls for one cup of condensed milk. Condensed milk is much sweeter than evaporated milk. |
| | Cette recette de caramel mou nécessite une tasse de lait concentré sucré. Le lait concentré sucré est beaucoup plus sucré que lait concentré. |
cry over spilled milk (US),
cry over spilt milk (UK) v expr | figurative (feel sorry about [sth] in the past) (figuré, peu courant) | pleurer sur le lait renversé loc v |
| | | it's no use crying over spilled/spilled milk : ce qui est fait est fait |
| | | it's no use crying over spilled/spilled milk : ça ne sert à rien de se lamenter |
| dairy milk n | (milk from a dairy animal) | lait de vache nm |
| | (par opposition à lait végétal) | lait animal nm |
dry milk,
dried milk,
milk powder,
powdered milk | (dehydrated milk) | lait en poudre nm |
| evaporated milk n | (concentrated dairy product) | lait concentré non sucré nm |
| | The recipe called for one cup of evaporated milk. |
| | Il faut un verre de lait concentré non sucré pour cette recette. |
formula milk,
infant formula,
baby formula n | (liquid food for babies) | lait infantile, lait maternisé nm |
full-cream milk,
full cream milk n | (with no cream removed) | lait entier nm |
| | This porridge is made with full-cream milk. |
goat milk (US),
goat's milk (UK) n | (dairy product obtained from goats) | lait de chèvre nm |
| | Feta is made from goat's milk. |
| | La fêta est fabriquée à partir de lait de chèvre. |
| ice milk n | (frozen milk dessert) | lait glacé nm |
| | Ice milk was the low-fat ice cream of the 60's and 70's. |
| land of milk and honey n | (Biblical: Promised Land) (Bible) | pays où coulent le lait et le miel nm |
| land of milk and honey n | figurative (place of prosperity and fertility) | pays de cocagne nm |
| | A lot of Europeans migrated to the USA in the 19th century believing it to be a land of milk and honey. |
| | | l'Eldorado nm |
| | Beaucoup d'Européens qui ont émigré aux États-Unis au 19e siècle pensaient trouver l'Eldorado. |
| low-fat milk n | (skimmed dairy product) | lait écrémé nm |
| | Low-fat milk contains 1% milk fat. |
malted,
malted milk,
malt n | US (milk drink containing malted barley) | lait malté nm |
| malted milk n | US (type of milkshake) | lait malté nm |
| | While I was in the South I stopped at an old-fashioned drugstore to get a malted milk. |
| | Quand je suis allé dans le Sud des États-Unis, je me suis arrêté dans un drugstore à l'ancienne pour boire un lait malté. |
| milk bar n | US (simple restaurant) (anglicisme) | snack, snack-bar nm |
| milk can n | (large metal container for milk) | bidon à lait nm |
| | The farmer was very upset when the dog bumped into the milk can and spilt the milk. |
| | | bidon de lait nm |
| milk chocolate n | (confection of chocolate and milk) | chocolat au lait nm |
| | A bag of crisps and a bar of milk chocolate do not constitute a healthy lunch. |
| | Ce n'est pas très bon pour la santé de déjeuner d'un sachet de chips et d'une tablette de chocolat au lait. |
milk cow,
milch cow n | (dairy cow kept for milking) | vache laitière nf |
| | | vache à lait nf |
| | If you want to live a self-sufficient lifestyle then you ought to buy a milk cow. |
milk cow,
milch cow,
cash cow n | figurative ([sth] profitable) (figuré) | vache à lait nf |
| milk float n | UK (dairy delivery vehicle) | camionnette de laitier nf |
milk glass,
milch glass n | (opaque white glass) | verre laiteux nm |
| milk it for all it's worth v expr | slang, figurative (extract every advantage) | en profiter au maximum loc v |
| | When my brother gets sick, he milks it for all it’s worth and tries to make me do everything for him! |
| milk jug n | (container for milk) | pot à lait nm |
| | Alice filled the milk jug and put it on the table. |
milk mustache,
UK: milk moustache n | US, informal (food round mouth) (avec du lait) | moustache nf |
| | Lick your lip, you've got a milk moustache. |
| | Essuie-toi la bouche : tu as une moustache ! |
| milk of human kindness expr | (kindness toward fellow humans) (figuré) | bonté, bonté incarnée, bonté même nf |
| milk of magnesia n | (milky-white solution used as laxative) (Méd) | lait de magnésie nm |
| milk powder | (dehydrated milk) | lait en poudre nm |
| milk products npl | (dairy produce, items made with milk) | produits laitiers nmpl |
| | A vegan's diet excludes milk products. |
| milk quota n | (restriction on milk production) | quota laitier nm |
| | L'Europe pourrait lever les quotas laitiers. |
| milk run | (routine trip) | trajet sans encombres nm |
| | | sans difficultés loc adj |
| | | routine nf |
| milk sickness | (pathology) (pathologie) | tremblements nmpl |
milk snake,
house snake,
milk adder n | (animal: Lampropeltis triangulum) | couleuvre tachetée nf |
| milk solids npl | (dairy: curds) | caillé nm |
| milk stout n | (sweet beer made with lactose) (bière avec du lactose) | milk stout, stout crémeuse nf |
| milk thistle n | (flowering plant) (plante) | chardon-marie nm |
| milk thistle n | (extract used to treat the liver) (en usage médicinal) | chardon-marie nm |
milk tooth,
plural: milk teeth n | (baby tooth) | dent de lait nm |
| | Les toutes premières dents de lait à faire leur apparition sont les incisives. |
| | (Odontologie) | dent temporaire nf |
| | Il n'a pas encore perdu toutes ses dents temporaires. |
| milk train n | (train for shipping dairy products) (culture anglo-saxonne) | train qui transporte le lait nm |
| milk train n | figurative (slow train) (lent) | train omnibus, omnibus, train local nm |
| milk-white adj | (cool shade of white) | laiteux, laiteuse loc adj |
milkshake,
milk shake n | (beverage: milk and ice cream) (anglicisme) | milk-shake nm |
| | (Can) | lait frappé nm |
| | Would you like a milkshake with your burger and fries? |
| | Voulez-vous un milk-shake avec votre burger et vos frites ? |
| mother's milk n | (woman's breast milk) | lait maternel nm |
| mother's milk n | figurative (nourishment) | lait maternel nm |
nonfat dry milk,
non-fat dry milk n | US (powdered skimmed milk) | lait écrémé en poudre nm |
| | Nonfat dry milk is more tasty than skim milk. |
pasteurized milk,
also UK: pasteurised milk n | (treated milk) | lait pasteurisé nm |
| | Pasteurised milk is safe to drink, but micro filtering milk preserves the taste and the 'good' bacteria. |
| | Le lait pasteurisé rend le lait propre à la consommation, mais la microfiltration fait de même tout en préservant le goût et les « bonnes » bactéries. |
| powdered milk n | (dehydrated milk) | lait en poudre nm |
| raw milk n | (unprocessed milk) | lait cru nm |
| rice milk n | (drinkable liquid obtained from rice) | lait de riz nm |
| semi-skimmed milk n | UK (half-fat dairy product) | lait demi-écremé nm |
| | Dave added semi-skimmed milk to his tea. |
skim milk (US),
nonfat milk (US),
skimmed milk (UK) n | (low-fat dairy milk) | lait écrémé nm |
| | Drinking skim milk's like drinking white water - I prefer 2% milk. |
| | Boire du lait écrémé, c'est comme boire de l'eau blanche ; je préfère le lait demi-écrémé. |
| sour milk n | (milk that has spoiled) | lait tourné nm |
soy milk,
soybean milk,
also UK: soya milk,
soya bean milk n | (liquid obtained from soybeans) | lait de soja nm |
spoiled milk,
also UK: spoilt milk n | (milk that has gone sour) | lait tourné nm |
| | Le lait tourné a une odeur aigre. |
| UHT milk n | (ultra-heat treated milk) | lait UHT nm |
| whole milk n | (full-fat milk) | lait entier nm |
| | Whole milk is far more fattening than skimmed milk. Whole milk is too rich for me; I prefer milk with less fat. |
| | Le lait entier fait grossir davantage que le lait écrémé. Le lait entier est trop riche à mon goût, je préfère le lait plus pauvre en matières grasses. |