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Detailed Translations for roots from English to French

roots:

roots [the ~] noun

  1. the roots (source; origin)
    l'origine; le commencement; la source

Translation Matrix for roots:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
commencement origin; roots; source beginning; beginning of a letter; commencement; commencing; initial period; introductory period; opening; outset; raising; running-in period; start; starting; starting-time; striking up
origine origin; roots; source ancestry; beginning; birth; commencement; descent; lineage; opening; origin; outset; parentage; provenance; source; start; starting-time
source origin; roots; source ancestry; birth; data source; descent; origin; parentage; provenance; river source; source; source of information; source of inspiration; source provider; spring; water spring; well

Synonyms for "roots":


Related Definitions for "roots":

  1. the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage1
    • his roots in Texas go back a long way1
    • he went back to Sweden to search for his roots1
    • his music has African roots1

root:

to root verb (roots, rooted, rooting)

  1. to root (be rooted; take root)
  2. to root (burrow; drudge; churn; turn about; rout)
    fouiller; fouir
    • fouiller verb (fouille, fouilles, fouillons, fouillez, )
    • fouir verb (fouis, fouit, fouissons, fouissez, )
  3. to root (snatch away; grasp; caught; )
    prendre; piquer; chiper; attraper; souffler; barboter
    • prendre verb (prends, prend, prenons, prenez, )
    • piquer verb (pique, piques, piquons, piquez, )
    • chiper verb (chipe, chipes, chipons, chipez, )
    • attraper verb (attrape, attrapes, attrapons, attrapez, )
    • souffler verb (souffle, souffles, soufflons, soufflez, )
    • barboter verb (barbote, barbotes, barbotons, barbotez, )
  4. to root (burrow; rout)

Conjugations for root:

present
  1. root
  2. root
  3. roots
  4. root
  5. root
  6. root
simple past
  1. rooted
  2. rooted
  3. rooted
  4. rooted
  5. rooted
  6. rooted
present perfect
  1. have rooted
  2. have rooted
  3. has rooted
  4. have rooted
  5. have rooted
  6. have rooted
past continuous
  1. was rooting
  2. were rooting
  3. was rooting
  4. were rooting
  5. were rooting
  6. were rooting
future
  1. shall root
  2. will root
  3. will root
  4. shall root
  5. will root
  6. will root
continuous present
  1. am rooting
  2. are rooting
  3. is rooting
  4. are rooting
  5. are rooting
  6. are rooting
subjunctive
  1. be rooted
  2. be rooted
  3. be rooted
  4. be rooted
  5. be rooted
  6. be rooted
diverse
  1. root!
  2. let's root!
  3. rooted
  4. rooting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

root [the ~] noun

  1. the root
    – The highest or uppermost level in a hierarchically organized set of information. The root is the point from which further subsets are branched in a logical sequence that moves from a broad or general focus to narrower perspectives. 2
    la racine

Translation Matrix for root:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
fouiller feeling; scanning; sensing
racine root beet; beetroot; radical; stem
- ancestor; antecedent; ascendant; ascendent; base; beginning; etymon; origin; radical; root word; rootage; solution; source; stem; theme; tooth root
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
attraper catch; caught; clasp; clutch; drag; grasp; grip; pilfer; reach; root; rout; rummage about; scratch; seize; slave away; slog away; snatch; snatch away; snout; stick; toil and moil; yearn arrest; badger; capture; catch; catch on the way; clamp; clasp; contract; fool; get; get hold of; grab; grasp; grip; hoax; hoodwink; intercept; lay hold of; lay one's hands on; make fun; receive; seize; snatch; sneak up on; swindle; take hold of; take in custody; take prisoner; take unaware; tattle; tease; trap; trick; twig; vex
barboter catch; caught; clasp; clutch; drag; grasp; grip; pilfer; reach; root; rout; rummage about; scratch; seize; slave away; slog away; snatch; snatch away; snout; stick; toil and moil; yearn cadge; collar; expropriate; filch; go thieving; make off with; nick; paddle; pilfer; pinch; purloin; rob; snatch; snitch; steal; swipe; take; take away
chiper catch; caught; clasp; clutch; drag; grasp; grip; pilfer; reach; root; rout; rummage about; scratch; seize; slave away; slog away; snatch; snatch away; snout; stick; toil and moil; yearn cadge; cajole; coax; collar; cuddle; expropriate; filch; go thieving; make off with; mooch; munch; nibble; nick; nybble; obtain by begging; pilfer; pinch; purloin; rob; snatch; snitch; steal; swipe; take; take away; wheedle
fouiller burrow; churn; drudge; root; rout; turn about browse; examine; explore; ferret; ferret about; ferret around; frisk; go through; grabble; grope about; hunt; investigate; look for; nose; nose about; nose around; potter about; prospect; pry; ransack; research; root up; rummage; rummage about; rummage around; scan; search; search for; seek; smell; sniff; sniff around
fouir burrow; churn; drudge; root; rout; turn about
piquer catch; caught; clasp; clutch; drag; grasp; grip; pilfer; reach; root; rout; rummage about; scratch; seize; slave away; slog away; snatch; snatch away; snout; stick; toil and moil; yearn administer a medecin w a syringe; anger; annoy; arouse; banquet; bite; cadge; cajole; catch; cause irritation; chafe; coax; collar; corrode; cuddle; cut; excite; expropriate; feast; filch; give offence; gnaw; go thieving; grate; irritate; make off with; mooch; nick; obtain by begging; pilfer; pinch; plane; prick; purloin; regale; rise to the bait; rob; seize; smooth; snap; snatch; snatch away; snatch off; sneak up on; snitch; spout; spurt; steal; stimulate; sting; stir up; swipe; take; take away; take unaware; tattle; twig; vex; wheedle
prendre catch; caught; clasp; clutch; drag; grasp; grip; pilfer; reach; root; rout; rummage about; scratch; seize; slave away; slog away; snatch; snatch away; snout; stick; toil and moil; yearn absorb; accept; accept a gift; annex; apprehend; arrest; bear a grudge; bear malice; begin; blame; blame someone of; cadge; captivate; capture; catch; chain; choose; clamp; clasp; collar; collect; come round for; commence; conquer; deprive; detain; discredit; dive in; employ; enchain; enchant; enthral; enthrall; expropriate; fall to; fascinate; fetch; filch; gather; get hold of; get hold of something; get one's hands on; get something; glean; go thieving; grab; grasp; grip; handle; harbour a grudge; hold; imprison; intrigue; lap up; lay one's hands on; make inaccessible; make off with; make use of; nick; obtain; occupy; overcome by; pick; pick out; pick up; pilfer; pinch; practice; practise; prefer; purloin; rancor; rancour; rebuke; receive; receive for one's portion; recruit; reprimand; reproach; rob; secure; seize; seize upon; select; serve oneself; set in motion; set up; shackle; single out; sip up; snatch; snitch; sort out; start; start to; steal; strike up; swipe; take; take along; take away; take hold of; take in; take off; take on; take possession of; take up; take upon oneself; trap; undertake; use; utilise; utilize
prendre racine be rooted; root; take root
rechercher en fouillant burrow; root; rout
s'attacher be rooted; root; take root affix; attach; do one's best; glue; glue together; paste in; paste on; paste together; patch; stick; stick together; suture
s'enraciner be rooted; root; take root take root
souffler catch; caught; clasp; clutch; drag; grasp; grip; pilfer; reach; root; rout; rummage about; scratch; seize; slave away; slog away; snatch; snatch away; snout; stick; toil and moil; yearn blow; breathe; breathe out; draw breath; exchange confidences; gasp; hum; inhale; pant; prompt; puff; suggest; tell; wheeze; whisper; whisper in someone's ear; whistle
être enraciné be rooted; root; take root
- rootle; rout; settle; settle down; steady down; take root
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- grub

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Related Definitions for "root":

  1. the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support1
  2. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed1
  3. a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes1
  4. the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation1
  5. the place where something begins, where it springs into being1
    • communism's Russian root1
  6. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)1
  7. (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground1
  8. a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number1
  9. take root and begin to grow1
    • this plant roots quickly1
  10. cause to take roots1
  11. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style1
  12. dig with the snout1
    • the pig was rooting for truffles1
  13. plant by the roots1
  14. come into existence, originate1
    • The problem roots in her depression1
  15. The highest or uppermost level in a hierarchically organized set of information. The root is the point from which further subsets are branched in a logical sequence that moves from a broad or general focus to narrower perspectives.2

Wiktionary Translations for root:

root
noun
  1. part of a plant
  2. of a tooth
  3. part of a hair under the skin
  4. primary source
  5. arithmetic: number or expression which when raised to a power gives the specified number or expression
  6. linguistic morphology: primary lexical unit of a word
  7. philology: word from which another word or words are derived
  8. person who manages accounts on a UNIX system
verb
  1. coarse slang: have sexual intercourse
root
verb
  1. Pénétrer sexuellement
noun
  1. (botanique) Partie souterraine d’un végétal qui lui permet de puiser dans le sol les éléments nécessaires à sa nutrition (eau, sels minéraux) et d’assurer sa fixation à son support.
  2. nombre réel positif qui, une fois multiplié par lui-même, donne le nombre réel en question. La racine carrée de x est notée \sqrt{x}, utilisant .

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
root fondamentale slottoon — slottoon
root fondamentale finalis — finalis
root fondamentale begintoon — begintoon
root racine WurzelMathematik: Zahl, die sich aus dem Wurzelziehen, oder auch Radizieren, ergibt
root racine Wurzel — Ort oder Sache, aus dem etwas oder jemand hervorgegangen ist
root racine WurzelBotanik: Organ, mit dem sich Pflanzen auf oder im Untergrund verankern und Nährstoffe aufnehmen

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