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bois

wood, timber

noun bwah Less Common
Animals & Nature Environment

Also means

forest, woods

Usage Note

Bois in the singular means the material wood or timber; in a more general sense it also refers to a small woodland or forest (se promener dans le bois - 'to walk in the woods'). Bois de chauffage is firewood. The word is spelled the same in singular and plural, and the final 's' is always silent.

Examples

"La maison est construite en bois ancien."

Natural Translation

The house is built from old wood.

Literal Translation

The house is built in wood old

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