cochenille

kɔʃnil

Definition

Definition of cochenille - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

insectepetit insecte qui vit sur les plantes et produit une substance rouge

Les cochenilles attaquent souvent les plantes d'intérieur.

puceron

pigment naturelcolorant rouge obtenu à partir de certains insectes

Cette teinture rouge contient de la cochenille naturelle.

carmin

colorant naturel

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Expressions with cochenille

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rouge cochenille

couleur rouge vif et profond semblable au carmin

La robe était d'un magnifique rouge cochenille éclatant.

cochenille farineuse

insecte nuisible blanc qui attaque les plantes en suçant leur sève

Les cochenilles farineuses ont envahi mes plantes d'intérieur.

cochenille australienne

insecte parasite des plantes originaire d'Australie qui s'attaque aux agrumes

La cochenille australienne cause des dégâts importants sur les orangers.

Origin of cochenille

espagnol, cochinilla (puceron)

Terms with cochenille included in their meaning

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carmin

colorant

matière colorante rouge extraite d'insectes comme la cochenille

carminique

adj.

chimie

qui concerne l'acide colorant rouge extrait de la cochenille

cochenillage

teinture

préparation liquide faite avec la cochenille pour teindre en rouge

cochenillage

processus

action de teindre ou récolter la cochenille et son résultat

cochenillier

cactus

ancienne désignation du nopal, cactus hébergeant la cochenille pour le carmin

Examples of cochenille in a sentence

J'ai trouvé une cochenille sur la tige de la rose.
La cochenille est utilisée dans certains bonbons rouges.
Ce rouge à lèvres contient de la cochenille.

View all translations of cochenille

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English:cochineal, cochineal dye, ...
German:Schildlaus, Cochenille-Farbstoff, ...
Italian:cocciniglia, ...
Spanish:cochinilla, colorante de cochinilla, ...
Portuguese:cochonilha, ...
Chinese:胭脂虫, 胭脂虫红, ...
Japanese:カイガラムシ, コチニール, ...
Arabic:حشرة القرمز, قرمز, ...
Hebrew:כְּנִימַת עֵץ הַתֵּה, קוֹכְנִילְיָה, ...
Russian:червец, кошениль, ...
Ukrainian:червець, кошеніль, ...
Catalan:cotxinilla, ...
Danish:koschenille, karmin, ...
Dutch:katoenroos, cochenille, ...
Greek:κοκκινοσκώληκας, κοχενίλλη, ...
Hungarian:pajzstetű, kosenil, ...
Khmer:កូស៊ីនេល, ក្រហមកូសិនីល, ...
Korean:코치닐, 코치닐 색소, ...
Polish:czerwiec, karmel czerwony, ...
Portuguese (BR):cochonilha, corante de cochonilha, ...
Romanian:cochenilă, coșenilă, ...
Swedish:koschenillsköldlus, koschenill, ...
Thai:เพลี้ยแป้ง, ครั่ง, ...
Turkish:koşnil, koşinil, ...
Vietnamese:rệp son, màu cánh kiến, ...

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