French Conversation · Level 158
30 words
French word
broussaille
Pronunciation
IPA/bʁusaj/
Meaning
- feminine nounbrush
Example
Elle cache son panier dans la broussaille.
She hides her basket in the brush.
More examples
Il a regardé dans la broussaille et a vu un oiseau.
He looked in the underbrush and saw a bird.
Core concept
A tangled low cover of bushes, brambles, and grass that is difficult to cross.
Common phrases
regarder dans la broussaille
look in the underbrush
s'approcher de la broussaille
approach the underbrush
Similar words
buisson: A small clump of several low shrubs.
fourré: Dense undergrowth of shrubs and grass that is hard to penetrate.
Definition in French
Masse désordonnée de buissons, de ronces et d'herbes basses formant un fourré difficile à traverser.
Word origin
Broussaille is formed from brousse with the French suffix -aille, giving a collective name for dense scrub.
Usage tips
- Broussaille is feminine, so the standard singular form is la broussaille, not le broussaille.
Other meanings
- thicketnoun
- brushwoodnoun
- undergrowthnoun