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buis nom {m}

boxwood◼◼◼(Buxus sempervirens)
noun
[UK: ˈbɒks.wʊd] [US: ˈbɑːk.ˌswʊd]

box [boxes]◼◼◼(shrub or tree of the genus Buxus, see also: box tree)
noun
[UK: bɒks] [US: ˈbɑːks]

box tree◼◻◻(tree of the genus Buxus, see also: box)
noun

buisine nom {f}

buisine◼◼◼(medieval wind instrument)
noun

buisson nom {m}

bush [bushes]◼◼◼(category of woody plant)
noun
[UK: bʊʃ] [US: ˈbʊʃ]
John hid behind a bush. = John se cacha derrière un buisson.

buisson ardent nom {m}

burning bush◼◼◼(biblical object)
noun

gas plant(Dictamnus albus)
noun

buisson épineux nom {m}

thornbush◼◼◼(thorny shrub or bush)
noun

buissonner [familiar verbe

bunk [bunked, bunking, bunks](to fail to attend school without permission)
verb
[UK: bʌŋk] [US: ˈbəŋk]

chien des buissons nom {m}

bush dog◼◼◼(a wild canine animal)
noun

faire l'école buissonnière verbe

play hooky◼◼◼(to stay away from school, work, etc. without suitable permission or excuse)
verb
[UK: ˈpleɪ ˈhʊk.i] [US: ˈpleɪ ˈhʊk.i]

ditch [ditched, ditching, ditches]◼◻◻(to play hookey)
verb
[UK: dɪtʃ] [US: ˈdɪtʃ]

play truant◼◻◻(be absent from school without permission)
verb
[UK: ˈpleɪ ˈtruːənt] [US: ˈpleɪ ˈtruːənt]

faire l’école buissonnière verbe

bunk [bunked, bunking, bunks](to fail to attend school without permission)
verb
[UK: bʌŋk] [US: ˈbəŋk]

wag [wagged, wagging, wags](to not go to school)
verb
[UK: wæɡ] [US: ˈwæɡ]

rousserolle des buissons nom {f}

Blyth's reed warbler(Acrocephalus dumetorum)
noun