pomme
Meanings
Noun
1. apple (fruit)
2. any of several objects of approximately the same shape and size
3. the faucet or nozzle of a watering can or showerhead
4. a decorative motif in the shape of an apple (architecture)
5. the fruit part of several vegetables, such as the heart of a cabbage or lettuce (botany)
6. the head or face (colloquial)
7. ninny, nitwit, idiot (colloquial)
8. potato (from pomme de terre) (by ellipsis)
9. crown, prize, especially in regards to beauty (from the association with the Judgment of Paris) (figuratively)
10. an Amerindian person considered to have assimilated into White society (Canada, derogatory, offensive)
Examples553
Elle mérite la pomme.
She's a real beauty.
la pomme ne tombe jamais loin de l’arbre
the apple never falls far from the tree
C’est la reine des pommes !
She's the queen of nutters!
manger une pomme
eat an apple
C'est le carreau-loupe qui vient de disparaître, hé, pomme !
It's the magnifying-glass that just disappeared, eh, idiot!
la pomme d’arrosoir
the nozzle of a watering can