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clod

/klɒd/

/klɑd/

Translations

clodnoun

clods

/klɒd/

/klɑd/

motteDe terre ou d’argile.

The farmer kicked a clod of dirt as he walked through the field.

Le fermier a donné un coup de pied dans une motte de terre en traversant le champ.

benêtFamilier; pour une personne stupide ou peu dégourdie.

He was such a clod that he couldn't understand the simplest instructions.

C'était un vrai benêt; il ne comprenait pas les consignes les plus simples.

Additional translations

lourdaudFamilier; insiste plutôt sur la lourdeur et la maladresse.

Synonyms

clodverb

clodded

Past Simple

clodded

Past Participle

clodding

Gerund

mottelerRare; au sens de couvrir de mottes de terre.

The boys clodded the fence posts with wet mud.

Les garçons ont mottelé les poteaux de la clôture avec de la boue humide.

se motterSurtout en parlant de la terre; se former en mottes.

The dry ground clodded as the sun beat down.

Le sol sec s’est motte sous la chaleur du soleil.

Synonyms

lump together

clump together

clodadjective

/klɒd/

/klɑd/

Attributive use before nouns (e.g., "clod crusher")

motteuxTerme surtout agricole; qui contient des mottes ou est formé de mottes.

The machine is designed for clod removal in freshly ploughed fields.

La machine est conçue pour enlever la terre motteuse dans les champs fraîchement labourés.

Synonyms

Definitions

clodnoun

A lump of earth or clay.

The farmer kicked a clod of dirt as he walked through the field.

A stupid or dull person.

He was such a clod that he couldn't understand the simplest instructions.

clodverb

To pelt or cover with clods of earth or clay.

The boys clodded the fence posts with wet mud.

(intransitive, of soil) To break up or form into lumps or clods.

The dry ground clodded as the sun beat down.

clodadjective

Attributive: consisting of or relating to clods of earth or clay.

The machine is designed for clod removal in freshly ploughed fields.