L'arbre (en. The tree)

/laʁbʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Tall plant with a wooden trunk.

The tree in the garden is very old.

L'arbre dans le jardin est très vieux.

Set of branches and leaves on the trunk.

Birds perch on the branches of the tree.

Les oiseaux se perchent sur les branches de l'arbre.

A family tree representing lineage.

He built his family tree to trace his ancestors.

Il a construit son arbre généalogique pour retracer ses ancêtres.

From Latin 'arbor', meaning tree.

a wishing tree

Tree to which wishes are tied.

un arbre à souhaits

the tree that hides the forest

Expression to indicate that the detail obscures the overall view.

l'arbre qui cache la forêt

to have roots

To be attached to a place, a culture.

avoir des racines

root

Underground organ of a plant that anchors it to the ground.

racine

leaf

Green part of a tree that carries out photosynthesis.

feuille

trunk

Main part of the tree that supports the branches.

tronc

Beer tree

We ended up at the bar under the beer tree.

On s'est retrouvé au bar sous l'arbre à bière.

Bar pillar

He is the bar pillar, always at the beer tree.

Il est le pilier de bar, toujours à l'arbre.