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coffee grounds

/ˈkɒfi ɡraʊndz/

Traduction: Résidus sombres et fins qui restent après l'infusion du café, souvent utilisés au jardinage, comme exfoliant ou comme désodorisant naturel.

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/ˈkɒfi ɡraʊndz/B1formalculinary
  • frRésidus sombres et fins qui restent après l'infusion du café, souvent utilisés au jardinage, comme exfoliant ou comme désodorisant naturel.

The small, dark particles left over after brewing coffee, often used for gardening, exfoliation, or as a natural deodorizer.

  1. Used coffee particlesB1formal

    The small, solid particles left over after brewing coffee, often used for gardening or cleaning.

    frmarc de café

    • She added coffee grounds to the compost pile.
    • Coffee grounds can be used as a natural fertilizer for plants.
    • He cleaned the pan with coffee grounds to remove the odor.
  2. B2informal

    The sediment left in a cup after drinking Turkish or Greek coffee, used in tasseography (fortune telling).

    frmarc de café (pour la tasseomancie)

    • The fortune teller read the patterns in the coffee grounds.
    • She swirled the cup to spread the coffee grounds for a reading.
    • He was curious about what the coffee grounds might reveal.