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hardwoods

/ˈhɑːrdwʊdz/ /ˈhɑːrdˌwʊdz/

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noun

Bois de feuillus

(mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.

Examples :

"Balsa is a hardwood, but a soft hardwood."

Le balsa est un bois de feuillus, mais un bois de feuillus tendre.

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noun

Bois durs

(in more general use) As the preceding but limited to those that are commercial timbers, and are at least average in hardness.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Bois durs

The tree or tree species that yields the preceding.

Examples :

"This hardwood has been planted extensively throughout the hills here."

Ce bois dur a été planté intensivement dans les collines d'ici.

plant material nature environment building

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noun

Bois durs

A joint term for the commercial timbers, without distinguishing which.

Examples :

"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.

material industry

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noun

Basketball, basket-ball en salle

The sport of basketball, in particular, an indoor basketball court; so named because the floor of an indoor basketball court is normally made of hardwood.

Examples :

"My little brother dreams of playing professionally on the hardwoods someday. "

Mon petit frère rêve de jouer professionnellement au basket-ball en salle un jour.

sport entertainment