prunelle

pʁynɛl

Definition

Definition of prunelle - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

œilpartie colorée de l'œil comprenant la pupille et l'iris

Ses prunelles noires brillaient dans l'obscurité.

iris

pupille

fruit sauvagepetit fruit sauvage du prunellier au goût âpre

Les prunelles sont récoltées à l'automne pour faire des confitures.

baie sauvage

liqueur

Rare

boisson alcoolisée faite avec le fruit du prunellier

Rare

Il nous a offert un verre de prunelle après le repas.

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petit fruit sauvage du prunellier au goût âpre

Expressions with prunelle

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prunelle de mes yeux

personne très chère et précieuse qu'on aime énormément

Ma fille est la prunelle de mes yeux.

prunelle de ses yeux

personne très chère que l'on protège et aime par-dessus tout

Sa fille est la prunelle de ses yeux depuis sa naissance.

tenir à quelque chose comme à la prunelle de ses yeux

chérir ou protéger quelque chose de façon extrême et précieuse

Il tient à sa réputation comme à la prunelle de ses yeux.

Origin of prunelle

latin, prunella (petite prune)

Terms with prunelle included in their meaning

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vairon

adj.

œil animal

qui a la prunelle entourée d'un cercle blanchâtre

Examples of prunelle in a sentence

Je n'oublierai jamais la douceur de ses prunelles.
Les oiseaux picorent les prunelles sur les branches.
Il a goûté une prunelle pour la première fois en forêt.
La prunelle est servie dans de petits verres à l’apéritif.
On distille la prunelle dans certaines régions rurales.

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English:iris, sloe, ...
German:Augapfel, Schlehe, ...
Italian:occhi, prugnola, ...
Spanish:iris, endrino, ...
Portuguese:pupila, abrunho, ...
Chinese:瞳仁, 山楂果, ...
Japanese:瞳, スピノサスモモの実, ...
Arabic:حدقة العين, حَبُّ الزَّعْرُور, ...
Hebrew:אִישּׁוֹן וְקַשְׁתִּית, פְּרוּנֶלָה, ...
Russian:радужка, терн, ...
Ukrainian:зіниця, терен, ...
Catalan:pupil.la, aranyó, ...
Danish:pupil, slåen, ...
Dutch:oogappel, sleedoornbes, ...
Greek:βόθρος, άγριο δαμάσκηνο, ...
Hungarian:szivárványhártya, kökény, ...
Khmer:គ្រាប់ភ្នែក, ផ្លែព្រុនព្រៃ, ...
Korean:눈동자, 가시자두, ...
Polish:tęczówka i źrenica, tarnina, ...
Portuguese (BR):íris e pupila, endrina, ...
Romanian:iris, prună, ...
Swedish:pupill, slånbär, ...
Thai:นัยน์ตา, ลูกพรุนป่า, ...
Turkish:gözbebeği, çakal eriği, ...
Vietnamese:tròng mắt, quả mận gai, ...

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