Francúzština | Angličtina |
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l'arbre qui cache la forêt verbe | see the forest for the trees◼◼◼(to be overwhelmed by detail to the point where it obscures the overall situation) |
entre l'arbre et l'écorce (between the wood and the bark) preposition | between a rock and a hard place◼◼◼(in a difficult and inescapable position) |
il faut ployer l'arbre pendant qu'il est jeune [literally: a tree must be bent while it is young] phrase | you can't teach an old dog new tricks(too old to change) |
Jour de l'arbre nom propre {m} | Arbor Day◼◼◼(national day of observance of the need to protect trees) |
la pomme ne tombe jamais loin de l'arbre phrase | the apple does not fall far from the tree(a child is similar to its parents) |