tiller

• Nom avec plusieurs sens : pousse qui part de la base d'une plante céréalière ; personne qui travaille la terre ; levier servant à tourner la barre d'un bateau ; ou outil agricole pour ameublir le sol.

A noun with multiple meanings: a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass plant; a person who tills land; a lever used to turn a boat's rudder; or a farm implement used to break up soil.

1. Grass shootC1formalscientific

   A new shoot that grows from the base of a grass plant or cereal crop.

   Talle

   • The wheat field produced many healthy tillers this season.
   • Farmers monitor the number of tillers to estimate crop yield.
   • Each tiller can develop into a separate stem with its own seed head.

   Synonymesoffshootshootsproutsucker

2. Farmer or cultivatorB2formal

   A person who prepares and cultivates land for growing crops.

   cultivateur (personne)

   • The tiller worked the soil from dawn until dusk.
   • Experienced tillers know the best time to plant seeds.
   • The village tillers gathered to share their farming techniques.

   Synonymesagriculturistcultivatorfarmergrowerhusbandmanplowman

3. Boat steering leverB2formal

   A lever or handle used to turn the rudder and steer a boat or ship.

   Barre de gouvernail

   • The sailor gripped the tiller firmly as the waves grew rough.
   • He pushed the tiller to starboard to change course.
   • A wooden tiller is traditional on small sailing boats.

   Synonymeshelm

4. Farming implementB2formaltechnical

   A tool or machine used to break up and aerate the surface of the soil for planting.

   Instrument agricole pour travailler le sol

   • The farmer used a rotary tiller to prepare the garden bed.
   • A hand tiller is useful for small plots of land.
   • Modern tillers can cover large areas quickly and efficiently.

   Synonymescultivator

• Verbe signifiant travailler ou labourer la terre, notamment avec un cultivateur ; il est aussi utilisé dans un contexte maritime pour désigner le fait de manœuvrer un bateau à l'aide d'une barre.

A verb meaning to cultivate or plow land, especially with a tiller; also used in nautical contexts to mean to steer a boat using a tiller.

1. Produce side shootsC1formal

   To grow new shoots from the base of a plant, forming a cluster or stool.

   Taller (produire des talles)

   • Wheat plants tiller vigorously in fertile soil.
   • The grass began to tiller after the spring rains.
   • Farmers monitor how well their crops tiller to estimate yield.

   Synonymesshootsproutstoolsucker