lime tree in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for lime tree in the English»French Dictionary

lime tree N

lime tree

tilleul m

Translations for lime tree in the English»French Dictionary

I.lime [Brit lʌɪm, Am laɪm] N

1. lime (calcium):

lime

chaux f

2. lime (fruit):

lime

citron m vert

3. lime (tree):

lime

tilleul m

II.lime [Brit lʌɪm, Am laɪm] VB trans

lime

chauler

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

lime tree in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lime tree in the English»French Dictionary

I.lime¹ [laɪm] N

1. lime (green citrus fruit):

lime

citron m vert

2. lime no pl (juice from lime fruit):

lime

citronnade f

3. lime (citrus fruit tree):

lime

limettier m

II.lime¹ [laɪm] ADJ

1. lime (light yellowish-green):

lime

citron vert inv

2. lime FOOD:

lime

au citron vert

I.lime² [laɪm] N no pl (white deposit)

lime

chaux f

II.lime² [laɪm] VB trans

lime

chauler

lime³ [laɪm] N (linden tree)

lime

tilleul m

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

This would have caused the water table to sink so low as to dry out the lime tree.

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A few metres away stands another lime tree, which, according to the parish register, was planted in 1622.

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