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épinard

spinach

noun eh-pee-NAR Rare
Food & Drink Vegetables

Usage Note

Épinard is almost always used in the plural, les épinards, when referring to spinach as food. The singular is reserved for the plant species. A common idiom mettre du beurre dans les épinards means 'to improve one's situation', especially financially.

Examples

"Elle fait sauter les épinards avec de l'ail."

Natural Translation

She sautés the spinach with garlic.

Literal Translation

She makes the spinach jump with garlic.

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