graines de tournesol

sunflower seeds

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phrase Rare #40,689
sunflower seeds Usually refers to the edible seeds, often eaten as a snack or given to birds.
FR: Nous avons acheté des graines de tournesol pour le pique-nique.
EN: We bought sunflower seeds for the picnic.

Ils mangent des graines de tournesol en jouant aux cartes.

They eat sunflower seeds while playing cards.

Graines de tournesol, olives, fèves grillées!

Sunflower seeds, olives, roasted beans!

— Amarcord (1973)

Fèves, olives, graines de tournesol!

Beans, olives, sunflower seeds!

— Amarcord (1973)

J'aime croquer des graines de tournesol.

I like cracking sunflower seeds.

Mon perroquet n'aime pas les graines de tournesol.

My parrot doesn't like sunflower seeds.