Bruyère (en. Heather)

/bry.eʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Flowering plant, usually purple in color, that grows in acidic soils.

The heathers bloom in autumn.

Les bruyères fleurissent en automne.

Land covered with heathers, often in heathland areas.

We walked on the heather during our hike.

Nous avons marché sur la bruyère pendant notre randonnée.

Fiber extracted from heather brush used for making pipes.

This pipe is made of heather, which gives it a beautiful color.

Cette pipe est faite en bruyère, ce qui lui donne une belle couleur.

From the Latin 'erica', a reference to a type of plant.

Heather in bloom

State of a heather when its flowers are in full bloom.

Bruyère en fleurs

To arrive like a hair in the soup

To make an unexpected appearance in an unexpected situation, similar to finding heather in an arid place.

Arriver comme un cheveu sur la soupe

calluna

Scientific name of common heather.

callune

heath

Type of natural area where heathers grow.

lande

Said of a person who is sometimes undesirable in a group.

He is a bit of a heather in our circle; he often feels out of place.

Il est un peu bruyère dans notre cercle, il est souvent de trop.

Used to describe something unattractive or unpleasant.

This situation is getting really heather, I don't like it.

Cette situation devient vraiment bruyère, je n'aime pas ça.