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bush meaning in French

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bush [bushes] (category of woody plant)
noun
[UK: bʊʃ]
[US: ˈbʊʃ]

buisson◼◼◼nom {m}John hid behind a bush. = John se cacha derrière un buisson.

arbrisseau◼◻◻nom {m}

bush [bushes] (remote undeveloped and uncultivated rural area)
noun
[UK: bʊʃ]
[US: ˈbʊʃ]

brousse◼◼◼nom {f}

maquis◼◼◻nom {m}

cambrousse◼◻◻nom {f}

bush [bushes] (pubic hair)
noun
[UK: bʊʃ]
[US: ˈbʊʃ]

touffe◼◼◻nom {f}

persil◼◻◻nom {m}

toison◼◻◻nom {m}

bush dog (a wild canine animal)
noun

chien des buissons◼◼◼nom {m}

bush hammer (a square-headed hammer with spikes)
noun
[UK: bʊʃ ˈhæ.mə(r)]
[US: ˈbʊʃ ˈhæ.mər]

boucharde◼◼◼nom {f}

bush pig (pig of the genus Potamochoerus)
noun

potamochère◼◼◼nom {m}

bush pilot (pilot)
noun

pilote de brousse◼◼◼nom

bushed (very tired; exhausted)
adjective
[UK: bʊʃt ]
[US: bʊʃt ]

crevé◼◼◼adjectif

Bushehr (city in Iran)
proper noun

Bouchehr◼◼◼nom propre

bushel [bushels] (dry measure)
noun
[UK: ˈbʊʃ.l̩]
[US: ˈbʊʃ.l̩]

boisseau◼◼◼nom {m}

bushel [bushels] (vessel of capacity of a bushel)
noun
[UK: ˈbʊʃ.l̩]
[US: ˈbʊʃ.l̩]

boisseau◼◼◼nom {m}

bushing [bushings] (mechanical engineering: type of bearing to reduce friction)
noun
[UK: bʊʃ.ɪŋ]
[US: bʊʃ.ɪŋ]

coussinet◼◼◼nom {m}

Bushism (political philosophy)
proper noun

bushismenom propre
{m}

Bushman noun
[UK: ˈbʌ.ʃmən]
[US: ˈbʊ.ʃmən]

Bochiman◼◼◼nom {m}

bushman [bushmen] noun
[UK: ˈbʌ.ʃmən]
[US: ˈbʊ.ʃmən]

broussard◼◼◼nom

bushranger (an escaped convict)
noun
[UK: ˈbʊʃˌreɪnʤə]
[US: ˈbʊʃˌreɪnʤə]

forçat réfugié dans la broussenom {m}

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (small but certain advantage is preferable)
phrase
[UK: ə bɜːd ɪn ðə hænd ɪz wɜːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə bʊʃ]
[US: ə ˈbɝːd ɪn ðə ˈhænd ˈɪz ˈwɝːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə ˈbʊʃ]

un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras (a here-you-go is worth more than two you-can-have-it-laters)◼◼◼phrase

moineau à la main vaut mieux que grue qui vole (a sparrow in hand is worth more than a frying crane)phrase

ambush [ambushes] (attack)
noun
[UK: ˈæm.bʊʃ]
[US: ˈæm.ˌbʊʃ]

embuscade◼◼◼nom {f}It's an ambush! = C'est une embuscade !

ambush [ambushes] (troops)
noun
[UK: ˈæm.bʊʃ]
[US: ˈæm.ˌbʊʃ]

embuscade◼◼◼nom {f}It's an ambush! = C'est une embuscade !

ambush [ambushes] noun
[UK: ˈæm.bʊʃ]
[US: ˈæm.ˌbʊʃ]

embuscade◼◼◼nom {f}It's an ambush! = C'est une embuscade !

ambush [ambushed, ambushing, ambushes] (to attack by ambush; to waylay)
verb
[UK: ˈæm.bʊʃ]
[US: ˈæm.ˌbʊʃ]

embusquer◼◼◻verbe

ambush [ambushed, ambushing, ambushes] (to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy)
verb
[UK: ˈæm.bʊʃ]
[US: ˈæm.ˌbʊʃ]

embusquer◼◼◻verbe

beat around the bush (to delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant)
verb
[UK: biːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə bʊʃ]
[US: ˈbiːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə ˈbʊʃ]

tourner autour du pot (circle around the pot)◼◼◼verbe

beat around the bush (to treat a topic but omit its main points)
verb
[UK: biːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə bʊʃ]
[US: ˈbiːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə ˈbʊʃ]

tourner autour du pot (circle around the pot)◼◼◼verbe

burning bush (biblical object)
noun

buisson ardent◼◼◼nom {m}

creosote bush noun

créosotier◼◼◼nom {m}

good wine needs no bush (something good does not need to be advertised)
phrase
[UK: ɡʊd waɪn niːdz nəʊ bʊʃ]
[US: ˈɡʊd ˈwaɪn ˈniːdz ˈnoʊ ˈbʊʃ]

à bon vin point d'enseigne◼◼◼phrase

hide one's light under a bushel (to conceal one’s positive qualities or talents)
verb
[UK: haɪd wʌnz laɪt ˈʌnd.ə(r) ə ˈbʊʃ.l̩]
[US: ˈhaɪd wʌnz ˈlaɪt ˈʌnd.r̩ ə ˈbʊʃ.l̩]

dissimuler son talentverbe

faire preuve de modestieverbe

mettre son talent sous le boisseauverbe

pied bushchat (Saxicola caprata)
noun

tarier pienom {m}

rosebush (rose plant)
noun
[UK: ˈrozˌbʊʃ]
[US: ˈrozˌbʊʃ]

rosier◼◼◼nom {m}

saddle-backed bush cricket (Ephippiger ephippiger)
noun

éphippigère des vignesnom {m}

saltbush (plant of the genus Atriplex)
noun

arroche◼◼◼nom {f}

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