carottes

In a sentence

• J'aime manger des carottes fraîches du marché.

  I like eating fresh carrots from the market.

  Here, 'carottes' is used in its literal sense to refer to the vegetable they are.

• Il faut que nous récoltions les carottes avant l'hiver.

  We must harvest the carrots before winter.

  In this sentence, 'carottes' still refers to the vegetable, highlighting agricultural or gardening practices.

• Elle a des carottes au lieu de goujons dans ses travaux manuels.

  She uses carrots instead of dowels in her crafts.

  Here, 'carottes' is metaphorically referring to something that is visually or functionally similar to the vegetable but used in crafting.