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brook

/brʊk/

brooknoun

brooks

/brʊk/

Translations

ruisseau

The children spent the afternoon playing by the brook, catching tadpoles and skipping stones.

Les enfants ont passé l'après-midi à jouer près du ruisseau, à attraper des têtards et à faire des ricochets.

Definitions

A small, natural stream of fresh water.

The children spent the afternoon playing by the brook, catching tadpoles and skipping stones.

Synonyms

brookverb

brooked

Past Simple

brooked

Past Participle

brooking

ing-form

/brʊk/

Translations

tolérerSoutenu; souvent dans des tournures négatives.

She would brook no interference in her plans.

Elle ne tolérerait aucune ingérence dans ses projets.

Additional translations

souffrirSoutenu; au sens de « ne pas supporter / ne pas tolérer ».

Definitions

To tolerate or allow something, typically something unpleasant or unwelcome.

She would brook no interference in her plans.

Synonyms

brookadjective

more brook

Comp.

most brook

Super.

/brʊk/

Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "brook trout") to denote relation to a brook; not gradable.

Translations

de ruisseau

Brook trout require cold, well-oxygenated water.

Les truites de ruisseau ont besoin d'une eau froide et bien oxygénée.

Definitions

Relating to, found in, or characteristic of a brook.

Brook trout require cold, well-oxygenated water.

brookproper noun

Definitions

A surname originating as a topographic name for someone living near a brook.

Margaret Brook traced her family name back to medieval England.

A female given name derived from the English word brook (“stream”).

Brook decided to study marine biology at university.