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brook

UK
/brʊk/
US
/brʊk/

Translations

brooknoun
brooks
pl
UK
/brʊk/
US
/brʊk/
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.
Synonyms
creek
rivulet
watercourse
tributary
stream
brookverb
brooked
Past Simple
brooked
Past Participle
brooking
Gerund
UK
/brʊk/
US
/brʊk/
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 ».
Synonyms
suffer
permit
allow
endure
tolerate
brookadjective
more brook
Comp.
most brook
Super.
UK
/brʊk/
US
/brʊk/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "brook trout") to denote relation to a brook; not gradable.
de ruisseau
Brook trout require cold, well-oxygenated water.
Les truites de ruisseau ont besoin d'une eau froide et bien oxygénée.

Definitions

brooknoun
A small, natural stream of fresh water.
The children spent the afternoon playing by the brook, catching tadpoles and skipping stones.
brookverb
To tolerate or allow something, typically something unpleasant or unwelcome.
She would brook no interference in her plans.
brookadjective
Relating to, found in, or characteristic of a brook.
Brook trout require cold, well-oxygenated water.
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