gum tree in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for gum tree in the English»French Dictionary

gum tree N

gum tree

gommier m

to be up a gum tree

être en position délicate

Translations for gum tree in the French»English Dictionary

gommier

gum tree

Translations for gum tree in the English»French Dictionary

I.gum [Brit ɡʌm, Am ɡəm] N

1. gum ANAT:

gum

gencive f

2. gum:

gum, a. chewing gum

chewing-gum m

a piece or stick of gum

un chewing-gum

3. gum (for glueing):

gum

colle f

4. gum (from tree):

gum

gomme f

II.gum <pres part gumming; pret, pp gummed> [Brit ɡʌm, Am ɡəm] VB trans

gum (spread with glue)

encoller, gommer

gum (join with glue)

coller (to à, on to sur, together ensemble)

gummed label

étiquette gommée

III.gum [Brit ɡʌm, Am ɡəm]

by gum! inf

nom d'un chien! inf

to gum up the works inf

chambouler tout inf

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

gum tree in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gum tree in the English»French Dictionary

gum tree N

gum tree

gommier m

Phrases:

to be up a gum tree inf

être dans le pétrin

Translations for gum tree in the English»French Dictionary

I.gum¹ [gʌm] N ANAT

gum

gencive f

gum shield

protection f dentaire

II.gum¹ <-mm-> [gʌm] VB intr Am

gum

mâchonner

I.gum² [gʌm] N

1. gum (soft sticky substance):

gum

gomme f

2. gum (glue):

gum

colle f

3. gum (sweet):

gum

bonbon m gélifié

4. gum (chewing gum):

gum

chewing-gum m

5. gum BOT:

gum

gommier m

II.gum² [gʌm] VB trans

gum

coller

to gum down an envelop

cacheter une enveloppe

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 area is noted for its tropical hardwoods and the chicle or gum tree.

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The inn's name, in turn, referred to a giant red gum tree which stood nearby.

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The school originally centred around a large blue gum tree, where it held assemblies.

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They'd been making honey from the area's winter flowering spotted gum tree.

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The black gum tree weighed over a ton and was thirty inches in diameter.

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And a solitary male kangaroo lazes in the shade of a gum tree.

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We had a big gum tree come down on the front of the house in the cyclone and that facade still hasn't been repaired...

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Smith was an overarching presence, broad as a blue gum tree, under which a new leader would find it difficult to grow.

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It is commonly known as the eucalyptus snout beetle, the eucalyptus weevil or the gum tree weevil.

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Adult gum tree weevils feed mostly on leaves and the soft bark of twigs while the larvae feed mostly on leaves.

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