What does légume in French mean?

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

The word légume in French means vegetable, vegetable, big shot, bigwig, big cheese, top banana, big kahuna, big shot, bigwig, big cheese, top banana, big kahuna, dried pulse, green vegetable, root vegetable. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word légume

vegetable

nom masculin (végétal comestible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La carotte et les haricots sont des légumes.
Carrots and beans are vegetables.

vegetable

nom masculin (figuré (malade ne pouvant bouger ni s'exprimer) (figurative: person in vegetative state)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Depuis qu'il est sorti du coma, c'est un vrai légume.
Since he came out of the coma, he's been a vegetable.

big shot, bigwig, big cheese, top banana, big kahuna

nom féminin (familier (personnage important) (figurative, slang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ces personnes sont de grosses légumes de l'entreprise.
Those individuals are company big shots.

big shot, bigwig, big cheese, top banana, big kahuna

nom féminin (personne influente) (colloquial)

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

dried pulse

nom masculin (graines des légumineuses) (UK)

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

green vegetable

nom masculin (légume pauvre en amidon)

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

root vegetable

nom masculin (rhizome, tubercule)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pommes de terre et carottes sont des légumes-racines.

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