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wild oat

/waɪld oʊt/

Traduction: Plante herbacée de type folle avoine, mais le terme est surtout employé au pluriel 'wild oats' dans l'expression 'sow one's wild oats' (semer ses folies de jeunesse), désignant une période de jeunesse souvent dissipée ou libertine avant de s'assagir.

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/waɪld oʊt/C1informal
  • frPlante herbacée de type folle avoine, mais le terme est surtout employé au pluriel 'wild oats' dans l'expression 'sow one's wild oats' (semer ses folies de jeunesse), désignant une période de jeunesse souvent dissipée ou libertine avant de s'assagir.

A type of wild grass, but more commonly used in the plural form 'wild oats' in the idiom 'sow one's wild oats', referring to a period of youthful, often reckless or promiscuous behavior before settling down.

  1. Youthful indiscretionC1informal

    A period of youthful, often reckless or irresponsible behavior, especially involving romantic or sexual adventures.

    frfolies de jeunesse

    • He sowed his wild oats during college before settling down.
    • She regrets some of the wild oats she sowed in her twenties.
    • Many parents worry about their children sowing their wild oats.