noun🔗ShareBois dur(mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness."Balsa is a hardwood, but a soft hardwood."Le balsa est un bois dur, mais un bois dur tendre.materialplantenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBois dur(in more general use) As the preceding but limited to those that are commercial timbers, and are at least average in hardness."Ash, hickory and oak are some of the most prominent domestic hardwoods."Le frêne, le caryer et le chêne sont quelques-uns des bois durs domestiques les plus importants.materialindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBois durThe tree or tree species that yields the preceding."This hardwood has been planted extensively throughout the hills here."Ce bois dur a été planté intensivement dans les collines d'ici.materialplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBois durA joint term for the commercial timbers, without distinguishing which."You should have used hardwood for this window sill instead of this junk."Vous auriez dû utiliser du bois dur pour ce rebord de fenêtre au lieu de cette camelote.materialindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBasketball, parquetThe sport of basketball, in particular, an indoor basketball court; so named because the floor of an indoor basketball court is normally made of hardwood."The basketball team practiced on the hardwood floor of the gym. "L'équipe de basketball s'est entraînée sur le parquet du gymnase.sportentertainmentbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareEn bois francOf a floor: made of interlocking hardwood boards."The new kitchen floor is hardwood, made of interlocking planks of light oak. "Le nouveau plancher de la cuisine est en bois franc, fait de planches de chêne clair emboîtées.materialbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
