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pines

/paɪnz/

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noun

Pins

Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.

Examples :

"The northern slopes were covered mainly in pine."

Les versants nord étaient principalement couverts de pins.

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noun

Pins

Any tree (usually coniferous) which resembles a member of this genus in some respect.

Examples :

"The park's towering pines provided welcome shade from the hot afternoon sun. "

Les pins imposants du parc offraient une ombre bienvenue du soleil chaud de l'après-midi.

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noun

Bois de pin

The wood of this tree.

Examples :

"The bookshelf was made of pines, giving it a warm, rustic look. "

L'étagère était faite de bois de pin, ce qui lui donnait un aspect chaleureux et rustique.

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noun

Ananas

(obsolete except South Africa) A pineapple.

Examples :

"My grandmother, remembering her days in South Africa, still calls pineapples "pines." "

Ma grand-mère, se souvenant de ses jours en Afrique du Sud, appelle encore les ananas des « pines ».

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noun

Nostalgie, désir ardent

A painful longing.

Examples :

"Since her family moved away, she pines for them every day. "

Depuis que sa famille est partie, elle ressent chaque jour une vive nostalgie pour eux.

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verb

Dépérir, languir

To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress.

Examples :

"After her dog ran away, she pines, barely eating and spending most of her time looking out the window. "

Après que son chien s'est enfui, elle a dépéri, mangeant à peine et passant la plupart de son temps à regarder par la fenêtre.

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verb

Souffrir de désir, languir

To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.

Examples :

"Laura was pining for Bill all the time he was gone."

Laura souffrait du désir de Bill pendant tout son absence.

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verb

Soupirer après, languir

To grieve or mourn for.

Examples :

"She pines for her childhood home, now sold to strangers. "

Elle soupire après sa maison d'enfance, maintenant vendue à des étrangers.

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verb

Tourmenter, faire souffrir

To inflict pain upon; to torment.

Examples :

"The guilt of betraying her friend pines at her conscience every day. "

La culpabilité d'avoir trahi son amie la tourmente chaque jour.

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