Language/French/Vocabulary/Trees
Here is some French vocabulary on trees.
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The conifers
Here is the completed wiki table with more conifers:
|
Les conifères |
The conifers |
|---|---|
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Le cèdre |
The cedar |
|
L'épicea (m) |
The spruce |
|
Le mélèze |
The larch |
|
Le sapin |
The fir |
|
Le pin |
The pine |
|
Le séquoia |
The sequoia |
|
Le thuya |
The thuja |
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Le cyprès |
The cypress |
|
Le tsuga |
The hemlock |
|
Le torreya |
The torreya |
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Le taxus |
The yew |
|
Le podocarpus |
The podocarp |
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Le picea |
The spruce |
The deciduous tree
|
le arbre à feuilles caduques |
The deciduous tree |
|---|---|
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le frêne |
The ash |
|
le cyprès |
The cypress |
|
le pin |
The pine |
|
l'érable (m) |
The maple |
|
le platane |
The sycamore |
|
le hêtre |
The beech |
|
le chêne |
The Oak |
|
le châtaignier |
The chestnut tree |
|
le bouleau |
The birch |
|
le noyer |
The walnut tree |
|
l'orme (m) |
The elm |
|
le peuplier |
The poplar |
|
le sapin |
The fir |
The fruit trees
|
Les arbres fruitiers |
The fruit trees |
|---|---|
|
le prunier |
The plum tree |
|
le citronnier |
The lemon tree |
|
l'oranger (m) |
The orange tree |
|
le pommier |
The Apple tree |
|
le amandier |
The almond tree |
|
l'olivier (m) |
The olive tree |
|
le poirier |
The pear tree |
|
le figuier |
The fig tree |
|
le pêcher |
The peach tree |
|
l'abricotier |
The apricot tree |
|
le cerisier |
The cherry tree |
Here is a list of tree-related expressions in French:
être fort comme un chêne
- Literally: to be strong as an oak tree
- Meaning: to be very strong
se perdre dans ses branches
- Literally: to lose oneself in one's branches
- Meaning: to get lost in details or side issues
s'accrocher à une branche
- Literally: to hang on to a branch
- Meaning: to cling to something as a last resort
grandir comme un chêne
- Literally: to grow like an oak
- Meaning: to develop or mature steadily and strongly
être vert comme un saule
- Literally: to be green as a willow
- Meaning: to be full of life and energy
jeter de l'ombre comme un tilleul
- Literally: to cast a shadow like a linden tree
- Meaning: to have a significant or overshadowing presence or influence
avoir des racines profondes
- Literally: to have deep roots
- Meaning: to have a strong foundation or deep connections with one's heritage or past
secouer l'arbre pour voir ce qui tombe
- Literally: to shake the tree to see what falls
- Meaning: to try something out to see what results it yields
tourner autour de l'arbre
- Literally: to circle around the tree
- Meaning: to avoid getting to the point or evading the main issue
tomber de l'arbre
- Literally: to fall from the tree
- Meaning: to be taken by surprise or to suddenly realize something
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