mast

mât, pylône

Grand poteau ou tour qui porte des voiles, des drapeaux ou du matériel.

En anglais simple : A tall pole or tower that holds sails, flags, or equipment.

• The flag flew from the mast.
• The storm broke both masts on the ship.
• They built a radio mast on the hill.

Expressions courantes : ship’s mast, radio mast, main mast

fruits forestiers

Noix et autres fruits des arbres de forêt, mangés par les porcs et les animaux sauvages.

En anglais simple : Nuts and other fruit from forest trees, eaten by pigs and wild animals.

• The pigs fed on fallen mast.
• An abundant mast crop attracted deer to the forest.
• Oak trees produced little mast that autumn.

Expressions courantes : mast crop, mast year, forest mast

se nourrir de fruits forestiers

Se nourrir de noix ou d’autres fruits des arbres de forêt.

En anglais simple : To eat nuts or fruit from forest trees.

• The pigs mast in the woods.
• The animals masted beneath the beech trees.
• These pigs will mast on fallen nuts through autumn.

Comment l'utiliser : mast on something (The pigs mast on acorns beneath the oaks.)

Synonymes : forage

Expressions courantes : mast in woods, mast on acorns