mown

• Adjectif issu du participe passé du verbe anglais 'mow', qualifiant de l'herbe, du foin ou des céréales coupées, fauchées ou tondues. C'est une forme archaïque, remplacée dans l'anglais moderne par 'mowed'.

An archaic past participle of 'mow', meaning to cut down grass or grain. It is no longer used in modern English, having been replaced by 'mowed'.

1. B1formal

   Describes grass or vegetation that has been cut down using a hand tool or machine.

   fauché / tondu

   • The lawn was freshly mown and smelled of summer.
   • They walked across the mown field to the river.
   • The mown hay was left to dry in the sun.

   Synonymesclippedcutshorntrimmed

   Antonymesgrownstandinguncutunmown

• Verbe désignant l'action de couper l'herbe, les céréales ou autre végétation avec une faux, une machine ou un outil, notamment pour tondre une pelouse ou récolter.

A verb used to indicate the act of cutting down grass, grain, or other vegetation with a scythe, machine, or tool.

verbe irrégulier

1. Cut grass or cropsA2formal

   To cut down grass, hay, or other vegetation using a blade, scythe, or lawnmower.

   Tondre (l'herbe, les cultures)

   • He mows the lawn every Saturday morning.
   • The farmer mowed the field before the rain.
   • She mowed the grass with a new electric mower.

   Synonymesclipcropcutreapscythesheartrim

2. Pout or show displeasureC1informalbritish

   To make a sad or sulky expression by pushing out one's lower lip.

   Faire la moue

   • The child mowed when he was told to go to bed.
   • She mowed in disappointment after losing the game.
   • He mowed and crossed his arms, refusing to speak.

   Synonymesgrimacemake a facepoutsulk

   Antonymesgrinsmile

Variantes phrasalmow down