What does germe in French mean?

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

The word germe in French means sprout, germ, germ, germ, germ, spark, germinate, sprout, germinate, sprout, grow, wheat germ, wheatgerm, soya bean sprouts. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word germe

sprout

nom masculin (jeune plante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je compose une salade avec des germes de soja.
I'm making a salad with bean sprouts.

germ

nom masculin (partie de la semence) (seed embryo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est à partir du germe que l'on obtient la plante.
It is from the germ that the plant grows.

germ

nom masculin (microbe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'eau de Javel élimine tous les germes.
Bleach kills all germs.

germ

nom masculin (cause initiale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est pendant son voyage qu'il a contracté le germe de cette maladie.
He picked up the germ of this illness on his journey.

germ, spark

nom masculin (figuré (raison initiale) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pauvreté est un germe de révolte.
Poverty is the germ of revolution.

germinate, sprout

verbe intransitif (bourgeonner)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Les pommes de terre ont germé cette semaine.
The potatoes sprouted this week.

germinate, sprout, grow

verbe intransitif (figuré (éclore) (figurative)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Le projet germe dans son esprit.
The project is taking seed in his mind.

wheat germ, wheatgerm

nom masculin (embryon de blé)

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

soya bean sprouts

nom masculin (haricot mungo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les germes de soja servent beaucoup dans la cuisine asiatique.

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