kapok tree in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for kapok tree in the English»French Dictionary

kapok tree N

kapok tree

kapokier m

Translations for kapok tree in the French»English Dictionary

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kapok tree

kapokier

kapok tree

Translations for kapok tree in the English»French Dictionary

kapok [Brit ˈkeɪpɒk, Am ˈkeɪˌpɑk] N

kapok

kapok m

I.tree [Brit triː, Am tri] N

tree

arbre m

an apple/a cherry tree

un pommier/un cerisier

the tree of life

l'arbre de vie

the tree of knowledge

l'arbre de la connaissance. pear

II.tree [Brit triː, Am tri] VB trans Am lit

tree animal

poursuivre [qc] jusqu'en haut d'un arbre

tree fig person

mettre [qn] dans une situation délicate

III.tree [Brit triː, Am tri]

he can't see the wood Brit or forest Am for the trees

il se perd dans les détails

money doesn't grow on trees

l'argent ne se trouve pas sous les sabots d'un cheval

to be out of one's tree inf

être cinglé inf

to be up a tree Am

être dans le pétrin inf

to get to/be at the top of the tree

arriver/être arrivé au sommet

See also pear

pear [Brit pɛː, Am pɛr] N

1. pear (fruit):

pear

poire f

Phrases:

pear, a. pear tree

poirier m

to go pear-shaped inf

foirer sl

kapok tree in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for kapok tree in the English»French Dictionary

I.tree [tri:] N

tree

arbre m

sth doesn't grow on trees

qc ne tombe pas du ciel

II.tree [tri:] VB trans

to tree an animal

forcer un animal à se réfugier dans un arbre

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The tree is also known as kapok tree and silk cotton tree.

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Live plant life includes a kapok tree, vanilla, cashew, and a cecropia tree.

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Trees include oak, prickly pear, mahogany, kapok tree, pine, and guanacaste.

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The kapok tree has cottony threads to catch the breeze.

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Sparse natural vegetation is composed by a few species such as balanza, plum tree, kapok tree, shea butter, tamarind, baobab, neem and acacia etc.

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