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/ɡʁɛ̃/
1.
nounmasculineSing
seed; kernel (cereal, coffee bean)
small hard particle or granule (sand, salt)
small spot on the skin (mole)
J'achète toujours mon café en grain pour avoir plus d'arôme.
I always buy my coffee beans whole to get more aroma.
Synonyms:granule, graine
2.
nounmasculineSing
texture or pattern of a material (wood grain, skin texture)
film/photographic grain; visible granularity in an image
Le grain du bois est très marqué sur cette table.
The wood grain is very pronounced on this table.
Synonyms:granularité, veinure, texture
3.
nounmasculineSing
a touch of craziness; a bit of eccentricity
Il est sympa mais il a un petit grain quand même.
He's nice, but he's got a bit of a screw loose.
Synonyms:folie, excentricité, bizarrerie