spindle tree in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for spindle tree in the English»French Dictionary

spindle tree N

spindle tree

fusain m

Translations for spindle tree in the French»English Dictionary

fusain

spindle tree

Translations for spindle tree in the English»French Dictionary

spindle [Brit ˈspɪnd(ə)l, Am ˈspɪndl] N

1. spindle (on spinning wheel):

spindle

fuseau m

2. spindle (on spinning machine, machine tool):

spindle

broche f

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

spindle tree in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spindle tree in the French»English Dictionary

fusain

spindle tree

Translations for spindle tree in the English»French Dictionary

spindle [ˈspɪndl] N

spindle

fuseau 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

Many plants are found on the crag, including horseshoe vetch near its northern limit, spindle tree and many ferns.

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