légume
Meanings
Noun
1. vegetable (cooking)
2. vegetable, cabbage (someone in a vegetative state) (figuratively, informal, offensive)
3. legume; pod (botany, dated)
4. couch potato (figuratively, informal)
Examples179
Manger des légumes est très bon pour la santé.
Eating vegetables is very good for one's health.
Depuis qu'il a eu un accident de voiture, il ressemble à un vrai légume.
Since his car accident he has turned into a complete vegetable.
Le fruit de la vesce est un légume au sens strict.
The seed of vetch is a legume in the strict sense of the word.
Les légumes ne peuvent pas parler.
Vegetables can't talk.
Que penses-tu du tempura aux légumes ?
What do you think about vegetable tempura?
Il n'aime pas les légumes.
He doesn't like vegetables.