What does culture in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word culture in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use culture in French.

The word culture in French means farming, cultivation, crop, culture, knowledge, erudition, culture, breeding ground, Bouillon de Culture, counterculture, organic growth, organic farming, corporate culture, must-win mentality, gardening, mass culture, results-based culture, service culture, terrace farming, terrace cultivation, general knowledge, gastronomic culture, general knowledge, hydroponics, hydroponic farming, hydroponic cultivation, irrigation farming, Latin culture, Latin culture, market gardening, mixed culture, personal development, personal growth, working out, dry-region agriculture, greenhouse cultivation, transgenic crop, play Mr. Know-it-all, youth and cultural center, culture medium, growth medium, Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Minister for Culture, cultured pearl, subculture. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word culture

farming

nom féminin (exploitation de la terre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce champ a été mis en culture depuis peu.
This field hasn't been used for farming for very long.

cultivation

nom féminin (exploitation d'une plante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La culture du maïs est en régression.
Cultivation of corn is diminishing.

crop

nom féminin (espèce cultivée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les manifestants ont détruit la culture OGM de ce champ.
The demonstrators have destroyed the GM crop in this field.

culture

nom féminin (élevage d'organisme vivant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les laboratoires pharmaceutiques font la culture de virus.
Pharmaceutical laboratories make virus cultures.

knowledge, erudition

nom féminin (ensemble de connaissances)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La culture de cet auteur est très vaste.
This author's knowledge is vast.

culture

nom féminin (savoir d'un groupe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La culture française est plutôt latine.
French culture is fairly Latin.

breeding ground

nom masculin (milieu de culture bactériologique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Bouillon de Culture

nom propre féminin (France, ® (émission culturelle) (French TV show)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

counterculture

nom féminin (culture opposée à la dominante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les contre-cultures sont forcément minoritaires.

organic growth, organic farming

nom féminin (agriculture sans intrant chimique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

corporate culture

nom féminin (valeurs propres à une société)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les nouveaux doivent intégrer notre culture d'entreprise.
The newcomers must absorb our corporate culture.

must-win mentality

nom féminin (familier (appât du gain)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gardening

nom féminin (jardinage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mass culture

nom féminin (culture du plus grand nombre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

results-based culture

nom féminin (obsession du résultat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

service culture

nom féminin (valeurs propres au monde du service)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

terrace farming, terrace cultivation

nom féminin (technique agricole par plateaux) (agriculture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans les pays d'Asie, les agriculteurs utilisent beaucoup la culture en terrasse.

general knowledge

nom féminin (familier, jargon (culture générale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je me débrouille pas mal en langues, mais j'ai plus de mal en culture G.

gastronomic culture

nom féminin (patrimoine culinaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La France a une culture gastronomique reconnue dans le monde entier.

general knowledge

nom féminin (somme des connaissances d'un individu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Trivial Pursuit ® est un jeu qui fait appel à la culture générale.
Trivial Pursuit is a game that calls for general knowledge.

hydroponics

nom féminin (culture artificielle hors de la terre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

hydroponic farming, hydroponic cultivation

nom féminin (culture hors-sol)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans les cultures hydroponiques, la terre est remplacée par un substrat neutre et inerte et c'est l'irrigation qui apporte les sels minéraux et les nutriments à la plante.

irrigation farming

nom féminin (culture arrosée artificiellement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Latin culture

nom féminin (culture de la Rome antique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Rome est le berceau de la culture latine.

Latin culture

nom féminin (culture commune aux langues latines)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On oppose souvent cultures latines et anglo-saxonnes.

market gardening

nom féminin (culture de légumes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mixed culture

nom féminin (habitudes multiculturelles)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

personal development, personal growth

nom féminin (connaissances propres à un individu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

working out

nom féminin (sport développant la musculature)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

dry-region agriculture

nom féminin (méthode de culture pour région aride)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

greenhouse cultivation

nom féminin (culture forcée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

transgenic crop

nom féminin (culture d'OGM)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans la culture transgénique, le patrimoine génétique d'un organisme vivant a été modifié par intervention humaine.

play Mr. Know-it-all

locution verbale (jouer les prétentieux)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

youth and cultural center

nom féminin (structure d'animation sociale) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les maisons des jeunes et de la culture proposent beaucoup d'activités culturelles aux jeunes.

culture medium, growth medium

nom masculin (support de développement microbien) (microbiology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce chercheur a préparé un milieu de culture pour étudier les micro-organismes efficaces.

Ministry of Cultural Affairs

nom masculin (ministère en charge de la culture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Minister for Culture

nom masculin et féminin (chef de la culture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cultured pearl

nom féminin (perle cultivée, non sauvage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

subculture

nom féminin (anglicisme (culture d'un sous-groupe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le punk est une subculture rock.

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