root

root
root [ru:t]
1. noun
racine f ; [of trouble] origine f
• to pull sth out by the roots déraciner qch
• to take root prendre racine
• to put down roots in a country s'enraciner dans un pays
• the root of the matter la vraie raison
• to get to the root of the problem aller au fond du problème
• that is at the root of ... cela est à l'origine de ...
• what lies at the root of his attitude? quelle est la raison fondamentale de son attitude ?
2. transitive verb
• a deeply rooted belief une croyance bien enracinée
• to stand rooted to the spot être cloué sur place
3. compounds
► root beer noun (US) boisson gazeuse à base d'extraits végétaux
► root cause noun cause f première
► root ginger noun gingembre m frais
► roots music noun musique f roots
► root vegetable noun racine f (comestible)
► root for (inf) inseparable transitive verb
[+ team] encourager
► root out separable transitive verb
( = find) dénicher
* * *
[ruːt] 1.
noun
1) Botany, Linguistics, Mathematics, fig racine f

to take root — [plant] prendre racine; [idea, value] s'établir; [industry] s'implanter

to pull something up by the roots — déraciner quelque chose

she has no roots — elle n'a aucune racine

to destroy something root and branch — détruire complètement quelque chose

2) (of problem) fond m; (of evil) origine f

at the root of — à l'origine de

to get to the root of the problem — prendre le problème à la racine

2.
noun modifier
1) fig [cause, issue] fondamental
2) Botany [growth] des racines; [system] radiculaire
3.
transitive verb

to be rooted in — être ancré dans

deeply-rooted — lit, fig bien enraciné

rooted to the spot — figé sur place

4.
intransitive verb
1) Botany prendre racine
2) (search) fouiller
Phrasal Verbs:

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