arbre/aʁbʁ/
noun · A1/A2 · Frequency 1133
nounmasculine
Meanings
tree (plant, diagram, anything in the form of a tree)
Refers to the plant or any structure shaped like a tree.
shaft, drive shaft
A shaft or drive shaft in machinery.
Examples
Un arbre immense ombrage la cour de l'école.
A huge tree shades the schoolyard.
L'arbre généalogique montre les liens entre plusieurs générations.
The family tree shows the links between several generations.
Le mécanicien a remplacé l'arbre qui transmet le mouvement aux roues.
The mechanic replaced the shaft that transmits motion to the wheels.
Collocations
- un arbre fruitiera fruit tree
- un arbre majestueuxa majestic tree
- l'arbre de transmissionthe drive shaft
Common mistakes
le arbre
l'arbre
Masculine nouns beginning with a vowel take the elided article l', not le.
un arbre grand
un grand arbre
Adjectives like 'grand' usually precede the noun; 'grand arbre' is correct.
Related words
synonymplante ligneusewoody plant
antonymarbusteshrub
nounmasculine
Meanings
tree (plant, diagram, anything in the form of a tree)
Refers to the plant or any structure shaped like a tree.
shaft, drive shaft
A shaft or drive shaft in machinery.
Examples
Les arbres du parc commencent à perdre leurs feuilles.
The trees in the park are beginning to lose their leaves.
Le jardinier a planté des arbres fruitiers derrière la maison.
The gardener planted fruit trees behind the house.
Le mécanicien vérifie les arbres de transmission avant l'essai du véhicule.
The mechanic checks the drive shafts before testing the vehicle.
Collocations
- un arbre fruitiera fruit tree
- un arbre majestueuxa majestic tree
- l'arbre de transmissionthe drive shaft
Common mistakes
le arbre
l'arbre
Masculine nouns beginning with a vowel take the elided article l', not le.
un arbre grand
un grand arbre
Adjectives like 'grand' usually precede the noun; 'grand arbre' is correct.
Related words
synonymplante ligneusewoody plant
antonymarbusteshrub