ferment
French → English
(metaphor) Catalyst: an element or influence that provokes or sustains a feeling, social movement, or state of being
Le mécontentement populaire a servi de ferment à la révolution de juillet.
(English) Popular discontent served as a catalyst for the July revolution.
La propagande haineuse peut devenir le ferment de la division nationale.
(English) Hateful propaganda can become the catalyst for national division.
(biology) Ferment: a microscopic organism or chemical substance that causes fermentation in organic matter
On ajoute des ferments lactiques au lait pour produire du yaourt.
(English) Lactic ferments are added to milk to produce yogurt.
Le moût de raisin se transforme en vin grâce à l'action naturelle des ferments.
(English) Grape must turns into wine thanks to the natural action of ferments.
Entry ID: fr:en:ferment · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary