No. 5,495 in French

blé

Wheat; slang for money.

In a sentence

Le blé est une céréale utilisée pour faire du pain.
Wheat is a cereal used to make bread.
In this sentence, 'blé' refers to the grain known as 'wheat', representing its agricultural and food-related context.
Il a vraiment beaucoup de blé depuis qu'il travaille dans une grande entreprise.
He has a lot of money since he started working at a big company.
Here, 'blé' is used colloquially to signify 'money', highlighting its slang usage in informal conversation.
Ce champ est rempli de blé prêtes à être récoltées.
This field is full of wheat ready to be harvested.
In this usage, 'blé' again denotes the agricultural crop 'wheat', emphasizing its physical presence in farming.

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