noun🔗SharePinsAny coniferous tree of the genus Pinus."The northern slopes were covered mainly in pine."Les versants nord étaient principalement couverts de pins.plantnatureorganismbiologyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePinsAny tree (usually coniferous) which resembles a member of this genus in some respect."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.plantnaturebiologyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBois de pinThe wood of this tree."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.materialplantbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAnanas(obsolete except South Africa) A pineapple."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 ».fruitChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNostalgie, désir ardentA painful longing."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.mindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDépérir, languirTo languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress."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.bodymindemotionsufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSouffrir de désir, languirTo long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering."Laura was pining for Bill all the time he was gone."Laura souffrait du désir de Bill pendant tout son absence.emotionsufferingmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSoupirer après, languirTo grieve or mourn for."She pines for her childhood home, now sold to strangers. "Elle soupire après sa maison d'enfance, maintenant vendue à des étrangers.emotionmindsufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTourmenter, faire souffrirTo inflict pain upon; to torment."The guilt of betraying her friend pines at her conscience every day. "La culpabilité d'avoir trahi son amie la tourmente chaque jour.sufferingemotionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
