What does blé in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word blé in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use blé in French.

The word blé in French means wheat, dough, wheat starch, whole wheat, wholewheat, corn, Indian corn, durum wheat, buckwheat, common wheat, ear of wheat, plain flour, wholemeal flour, buckwheat flour, savoury crepe, buckwheat crêpe, buckwheat pancake, wheat germ, wheatgerm, wheat seed, breadbasket, granary, wheat sourdough, wheat starter, wheat sourdough starter, semolina. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word blé

wheat

nom masculin (céréale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est avec les grains du blé que l'on fabrique la farine puis le pain.
Wheat grain is used for making flour, which, in turn, is used for making bread.

dough

nom masculin (familier (argent) (slang, figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce type est tellement riche qu'il a du blé à ne plus savoir qu'en faire !
That guy is so rich, he has too much dough to know what to do with it!

wheat starch

nom masculin (glucide du blé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'amidon de blé est une source de calories pour les hommes.

whole wheat, wholewheat

nom masculin (blé entier avec le son)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

corn, Indian corn

nom masculin (Can (maïs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

durum wheat

nom masculin (sorte de blé utilisée pour les pâtes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

buckwheat

nom masculin (sarrasin) (cereal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le blé noir est un des noms du sarrasin.

common wheat

nom masculin (type de blé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ear of wheat

nom masculin (inflorescence du blé) (cereal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Si à la Saint-Jean tu coupes 12 épis de blé, tu auras de l'argent toute l'année !

plain flour

nom féminin (type de farine) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je fais mon pain avec de la farine de blé.

wholemeal flour

nom féminin (farine de blé non raffinée) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La farine de blé entier est plus nutritive que la farine blanche.

buckwheat flour

nom féminin (farine de sarrasin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La farine de blé noir est peu panifiable.

savoury crepe

nom féminin (crêpe à la farine de blé) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

buckwheat crêpe, buckwheat pancake

nom féminin (galette de sarrasin) (food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les galettes de blé noir sont délicieuses en plat salé.

wheat germ, wheatgerm

nom masculin (embryon de blé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

wheat seed

nom masculin (botanique : fruit de céréale) (botany)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En botanique, le grain de blé n'est pas une graine mais un fruit.

breadbasket, granary

nom masculin (réserve de blé) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

wheat sourdough, wheat starter, wheat sourdough starter

nom masculin (levain à base de blé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

semolina

nom féminin (couscous)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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