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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Le cyprès | The cypress |
| Le tsuga | The hemlock |
| Le torreya | The torreya |
| Le taxus | The yew |
| Le podocarpus | The podocarp |
| Le picea | The spruce |
The Deciduous Tree
Here is the completed wiki table for deciduous trees:
| Le arbre à feuilles caduques | The deciduous tree |
|---|---|
| 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
Here is the completed wiki table for 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
Here is a quiz to test your knowledge on tree-related terms and expressions in French:
- Question 1
- What is Le cèdre in English?
- A: The cedar
- Question 2
- How do you say The spruce in French?
- A: L'épicea
- Question 3
- If someone is fort comme un chêne, they are...
- A: Very strong
- Question 4
- Translate Le mélèze to English.
- A: The larch
- Question 5
- What does the expression s'accrocher à une branche mean?
- A: To cling to something as a last resort
- Question 6
- Le sapin is a type of tree known in English as...
- A: The fir
- Question 7
- In French, how do you say The pine?
- A: Le pin
- Question 8
- What is the meaning of se perdre dans ses branches?
- A: To get lost in details or side issues
- Question 9
- Le séquoia refers to which tree in English?
- A: The sequoia
- Question 10
- What is Le taxus known as in English?
- A: The yew
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