bush in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bush in the English»French Dictionary

bush [Brit bʊʃ, Am bʊʃ] N

1. bush (shrub):

bush

buisson m

a bush of hair fig

une épaisse tignasse

2. bush (in Australia, Africa):

the bush

la brousse f

3. bush (fox's brush):

bush

queue f

4. bush TECH:

bush

bague f

he doesn't beat about the bush

il n'y va pas par quatre chemins

don't beat about the bush

cessez de tourner autour du pot

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush prov

un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras prov

bush telegraph N lit

bush telegraph

téléphone m de brousse

bush telegraph fig, hum

téléphone m arabe

bush-leaguer N Am inf SPORTS

bush-leaguer

joueur m de dernière division

bush-leaguer fig, pej

minable mf

I.bush league Am inf N pej

bush league

dernière division f (en baseball)

II.bush league Am inf ADJ pej

bush league

médiocre

bush jacket N

bush jacket

saharienne f

bush fire N

bush fire

feu m de brousse

burning bush N BIBL

burning bush

buisson m ardent

gooseberry bush N

gooseberry bush

groseillier m

found under a gooseberry bush hum (of boy)

né dans les choux

found under a gooseberry bush (of girl)

née dans les roses

rose bush N

rose bush

rosier m

gorse bush N

gorse bush

ajonc m

bush in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bush in the English»French Dictionary

bush [bʊʃ] N

1. bush <-es> BOT:

bush

buisson m

2. bush (great amount):

a bush of hair

une tignasse

3. bush no pl (land):

the bush

la brousse

Phrases:

to beat about [or around Am] the bush

tourner autour du pot

cotton bush N

cotton bush

cotonnier m

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a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush prov

un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras prov

Translations for bush in the French»English Dictionary

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arbuste

bush

buisson

bush

groseillier

redcurrant bush

groseillier à maquereau

gooseberry bush

ajonc

gorse bush

framboisier

raspberry bush

tourner autour du pot

to beat about [or around] the bush

café

coffee bush

bush Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to cut out dead wood from a bush

tailler du bois mort d'un buisson

a bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush)

un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush prov

un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras prov

a bush of hair

une tignasse

the bush

la brousse

to beat about [or around Am] the bush

tourner autour du pot

to beat about [or around] the bush

tourner autour du pot

not to beat about the bush

ne pas y aller par quatre chemins

bush Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

Translations for bush in the French»English Dictionary

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coussinet

bearing bush