bush

• Plante ligneuse basse, plus petite qu'un arbre, avec plusieurs tiges partant de la base, ou ensemble dense de telles plantes formant un fourré.

A noun referring to a low, woody plant with many branches, typically smaller than a tree, or a dense thicket of such plants.

1. Shrub or small plantA1formal

   A low-growing woody plant with many branches, smaller than a tree.

   Arbuste

   • The garden is full of flowering bushes.
   • He planted a rose bush near the fence.
   • The rabbit hid behind a thick bush.

   Synonymesshrub

2. Wilderness or remote areaB1formalaustralian

   An area of wild, uncultivated land covered with shrubs and small trees, especially in Australia or Africa.

   Brousse

   • They went camping in the Australian bush.
   • The bush is home to many unique animals.
   • He spent years exploring the African bush.

   Synonymesbackwoodsbrushoutbackscrubscrublandwilderness

3. Thick growthA2informal

   A dense cluster of shrubs or small trees.

   Fourré

   • The path was blocked by a thick bush.
   • Birds nested in the bush behind the house.
   • We pushed through the bush to find the trail.

   Synonymesbrakebrushcoppicecopsegrovescrubshrubberythicketundergrowth

   Antonymesclearingopening

• Verbe signifiant pousser ou se propager en buisson, ou couvrir ou entourer de buissons.

A verb meaning to grow or spread out like a bush, or to cover or surround with bushes.

1. To grow thickly or spread outB2informal

   To grow or spread in a bushy manner, often referring to plants or hair.

   pousser en buisson

   • The shrubs bushed out after the spring rains.
   • Her hair bushed wildly in the wind.
   • The plant bushed over the entire garden bed.

   Synonymesbranchbranch outproliferatespreadthicken

   Antonymesshrinkstuntthinwither

2. To avoid or hideC1slangaustralian

   To avoid something or to hide from view, often used in the phrase 'bush it'.

   esquiver, se cacher

   • He bushed the question by changing the subject.
   • She bushed out of the meeting early.
   • They bushed the issue until it was too late.

   Antonymesconfrontencounterfacemeet

Variantes phrasalbush out