wood

bois

Matière dure des troncs et des branches, utilisée pour construire, fabriquer des objets ou faire du feu.

En anglais simple : The hard material inside tree trunks and branches, used for building, making things, or burning.

• The chair is made of wood.
• We burned some dry wood in the fireplace.
• He cut a piece of wood for the shelf.

Synonymes : timber

Expressions courantes : solid wood, wood floor, piece of wood, wood furniture

bois, essence

Matière dure provenant d’une espèce particulière d’arbre.

En anglais simple : The hard material from a particular kind of tree.

• Pine is a fairly soft wood.
• The carpenter compared several woods for the table.
• Which wood is best for outdoor chairs?

Synonymes : timber

Expressions courantes : oak wood, hard wood, different wood

approvisionner en bois

Approvisionner un bateau, un moteur ou un lieu en bois, surtout pour servir de combustible.

En anglais simple : To supply a boat, engine, or place with tree material, especially for use as fuel.

• The crew stopped to wood the steamboat.
• Workers wooded the locomotive before its next journey.
• They found a riverside station where they could wood the vessel.

Expressions courantes : wood a steamboat, wood a locomotive