pine

pin

Arbre aux feuilles fines et pointues, qui reste vert toute l’année et produit des cônes.

En anglais simple : A tree with thin, pointed leaves that stays green all year and produces cones.

• A pine grows beside our house.
• The forest is full of tall pines.
• We collected cones beneath the pine.

Synonymes : pinus

Expressions courantes : pine tree, pine forest, pine cone

bois de pin, pin

Bois provenant du pin, souvent utilisé pour fabriquer des meubles.

En anglais simple : Wood from an evergreen tree with pointed leaves, often used to make furniture.

• The table is made of pine.
• We used pine boards for the shelves.
• Pine is softer than oak.

Synonymes : pinewood

Expressions courantes : pine furniture, solid pine, pine boards

comptoir

Comptoir d’un bar où l’on sert les boissons.

En anglais simple : The counter in a bar where drinks are served.

• He stood behind the pine serving beer.
• We sat at the pine and ordered drinks.
• She wiped the pine after the last customers left.

Synonymes : bar, counter

Expressions courantes : behind the pine, at the pine

se languir, languir

Être très triste parce que l’on désire profondément une personne absente ou quelque chose d’inaccessible.

En anglais simple : To feel very sad because you strongly want someone or something that is absent or unavailable.

• She pines for her family.
• He pined for home throughout the winter.
• The lonely dog was pining away.

Comment l'utiliser : pine for someone/something (She pined for the village where she grew up.); pine away (He seemed to pine away after she left.)

Synonymes : long, yearn

Expressions courantes : pine for someone, pine for home, pine away