WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| Principales traductions |
| patate nf | (tubercule comestible) (root vegetable) | sweet potato n |
| Note: On parle plus souvent de « patate douce ». |
| | La culture de la patate est très importante dans cette région. |
| | A lot of sweet potatoes are grown in this region. |
| patate nf | familier (pomme de terre) (root vegetable) | potato n |
| | (UK, informal) | spud n |
| | (Scot, dialect) | tattie n |
| | (UK, dated, informal) | tater n |
| | En pension, nous mangions tous les jours des patates. |
| | At boarding school we ate spuds every day. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| patate nf | argot (coup de poing) | punch n |
| | | thump n |
| | Le type lui a filé une patate en pleine tronche. |
| | He gave him a punch in the face. |
| patate nf | familier (imbécile) | idiot n |
| | (dated) | silly billy n |
| | Tu n'es qu'une patate ! |
| | You're a complete idiot! |
| patate interj | familier, souvent affectueux (idiot) | idiot n |
| | (UK, informal) | wally n |
| | (informal) | silly billy n |
| | Mais bien sûr que je t'aime, patate ! |
| patate nf | argot (gros nez) | nose n |
| | (UK, slang) | conk, hooter n |
| Note: The word "hooter" should be used with caution. In the US "hooter" is slang for breast. Although "hooter" still means nose in the UK, inevitable cultural cross-over means that it can also mean breast. |
| | Avec ce froid, j'ai la patate toute rouge. |
| | My nose is all red in this cold. |
| patate nf | argot, vieilli (10 000 francs) | 10,000 francs npl |
| | (UK, equivalent, invariable, slang) | grand n |
| Note: A "grand" is £1000, which would have been roughly equivalent to 10,000 francs. |
| | À l'époque, quand tu gagnais 2 patates par mois, tu étais content ! |
| | When you earned two grand a month, you were happy! |
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