Parts of a plant and Gardening Tools in French

One of the “most” common topics in French A1 is learning the vocabulary necessary to describe your day to day life, to describe what you ate, what you did, what your passions and interests are and what you do. This will involve plants or something related to plants somehow. For this, you need to memorize the list of parts of a plant in French. For a simple example, you would have to say which vegetable you like, buy flowers for a lover, fruits for your child and so on.

With the example above, you can easily see that parts of a plant are not just root / stem / leaf but the entire list. We have already covered list of fruits, berries and nuts in one post and vegetables in another post. In this post, we will be learning about a comprehensive list of parts of a plant in French with tons and tons of examples

A few simple examples for its importance: You’re going to meet your girlfriend and you need to buy “FLOWERS”. That is a part of a plant right there. Where do you find the “FRUITS” and “VEGETABLES” in a supermarket? In the autumn, the “LEAVES” fall down and people like to describe them as beautifully as possible.

parts of a plant and Gardening Tools in French

You can see that learning this vocabulary words in any language is crucial to a well-rounded vocabulary and is also absolutely fundamental for sentence building. While some basic vocabulary such as leaves and vegetables can be memorized in beginning, specific words are crucial to communicating or diving into discussions. These holes need to be identified and filled during intermediate stages.

Let us go through the list of parts of a plant in French and a few example sentences for the same. But before that let us start with the absolute fundamental… what is the word for Plants in French.

Topics:

Trees and Plants in French
List of parts of plant in French
Types of plants in French
List of Gardening Tools in French
Gardening Verbs in French
Barbeque in French

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Translate Trees and Plants in French

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SINGULAR: The French translation for “The plant” is “La plante”
- EXAMPLE: “I like the plant.” à j’aime la plante.
PLURAL: The French word for “The Plants” is “les plantes”
- EXAMPLE: “The cow ate the plants.” à La vache a mangé les plantes.
SINGULAR: The French translation for “The tree” is “l’arbre”
- EXAMPLE: “The tree is huge.” à l’arbre est énorme.
PLURAL: The French word for “The trees” is “les arbres”
- EXAMPLE: “The dinosaur ate the trees.” à Le dinosaure a mangé les arbres.

List of parts of a plant in French

Who doesn’t like gardening or just to look at gardens? When we were children, we studied botany and parts of a plant were one of the most fundamental lessons that we learnt as a part of botany. Similarly when we study French, we have to memorize and learn the parts of a plant in your quest to master the French basic vocabulary list.

One of the “most” important topics in French A1 is learning the vocabulary is parts of a plant in French. A few examples of when you need to understand parts of a plant in French.

In autumn, the leaves will fall.
The tree trunk is useful.
The flowers are beautiful

Let us go through the French vocabulary for the parts of a plant in French with a few example sentences for the same. Remember, the parts of a plant in French is a list you have to memorize for life and would be super critical when you take your A1 test so make sure that you get it 100% done!

ENGLISH	FRENCH PLANT	English Sentence	French Sentence
The branch	La branche	We need to burn the branches of the tree.	Nous devons brûler les branches de l’arbre.
The tree trunk	Le tronc d’arbre	The carpenter made a table with the tree trunk.	Le menuisier a fait une table avec le tronc d’arbre.
The leaf	La feuille	The tea leaves must be dried.	Les feuilles de thé doivent être séchées.
The fruit	Le fruit	Fruits are tasty.	Les fruits sont savoureux.
The vegetable	Le légume	My dog hates vegetables.	Mon chien déteste les légumes.
The root	La racine	The potato is a root	La pomme de terre est une racine
the tree bark	l’écorce des arbres	The cow ate the tree bark.	La vache a mangé l’écorce de l’arbre.
the seed	la graine	The seeds are small but the tree is large.	Les graines sont petites mais l’arbre est grand.
the bush	la brousse / le Buisson	There is a small bush near my house.	Il y a un petit buisson près de chez moi.
the thorn	l’épine	Cactus have thorns.	Les cactus ont des épines.
the stem of the flower	la tige de la fleur	The stem of the flower is very strong.	La tige de la fleur est très forte.
the plant	la plante	The plant has 2 leaves and one flower.	La plante a 2 feuilles et une fleur.
The seed	La graine	The farmer purchased some seeds.	Le fermier a acheté des graines.

Names and types of plants in French

You need to be more generic in cases when talking to acquaintances. However there comes a time when you need to be very specific when talking to friends and you have to deep dive into many a topic. You can’t say ROSE TREE and COCONUT PLANT. The rose is a bush while a small plant is a sapling. You can learn the complete vocabulary list of types of plants in French. This will prove as an important addition to you vocabulary list of plants in French.

ENGLISH	FRENCH PLANTS	English Sentence	French Sentence
the seed	la graine	The seeds are small but the tree is large.	Les graines sont petites mais l’arbre est grand.
Germinate	Germer	The seeds germinated.	Les graines ont germé.
Shrub	Arbuste	The hedgehog lives in the shrubs.	Le hérisson vit dans les arbustes.
Plant	Plante	The plant is green.	La plante est verte.
Tree	Arbre	Woodpeckers and owls live in trees.	Les pics et les hiboux vivent dans les arbres.
Sprout	Germer	My seeds have sprouted and there are many sprouts.	Mes graines ont germé et il y a beaucoup de germes.
Seedlings	Semis	A musician sings to the seedlings.	Un musicien chante aux semis.
The creeper plant	La plante grimpante	Pumpkin is a creeper plant.	La citrouille est une plante grimpante.
The climber plant	La plante grimpante	Beans are climber plants.	Les haricots sont des plantes grimpantes.
The Shrub	L’arbuste	The palace gardens has many shrubs.	Les jardins du palais ont de nombreux arbustes.
The Herb	L’herbe	The herb is a type of plant.	L’herbe est un type de plante.
Aquatic plants	Plantes aquatiques	You must buy Aquatic plants for your aquarium.	Vous devez acheter des plantes aquatiques pour votre aquarium.
Floating Plants	Plantes flottantes	Lilies and Lotuses are floating plants	Les lys et les lotus sont des plantes flottantes

Gardening related terms in French

French people love gardening. Many French people spend hours on end tending to their gardens. Balconies in houses are usually filled with lots of potted plants. It is very common to find pots inside one’s home filled with beautiful plants. Suffice to say, you can find loads of gardening tools in every house.

In this section, we will be learning about the list of all gardening tools in French with a couple of examples thrown in.

ENGLISH	FRENCH GARDEN	English Sentence	French Sentence
The vegetable plot	Le potager	The vegetable plot is in Paris.	Le potager est à Paris.
The rock garden	Le jardin de rocaille	There is a rock garden in Singapore.	Il y a un jardin de rocaille à Singapour.
The botanical garden	Le jardin botanique	The botanical garden has more than ten thousand flowers.	Le jardin botanique compte plus de dix mille fleurs.
The flower garden	Le jardin fleuri	The flower garden is gorgeous.	Le jardin fleuri est magnifique.
The garden centre	La jardinerie	We do not have a garden centre nearby.	Nous n’avons pas de jardinerie à proximité.
The market garden	Le jardin maraîcher	The market garden is pretty.	Le jardin maraîcher est joli.
The ornamental garden	Le jardin d’agrément / Le jardin d’ornement	The Chinese ornamental garden has many buildings.	Le jardin d’ornement chinois compte de nombreux bâtiments.
The roof garden	Le jardin sur le toit	The roof garden is above a bar.	Le jardin sur le toit est au-dessus d’un bar.
The lawn turf	Le gazon	The cow ate the lawn turf.	La vache a mangé le gazon.
The artificial turf	Le gazon artificial / Le gazon synthétique	The football ground has an artificial turf.	Le terrain de football a un gazon synthétique.
The lawn	La pelouse	The Lawnmower is near the lawn.	La tondeuse à gazon est près de la pelouse.
The flower bed	Le parterre de fleurs	The flower bed has many worms.	Le parterre de fleurs a beaucoup de vers.
The earth	La terre	Earth is so beautiful.	La Terre est si belle.
The flower	La fleur	She searches for flowers and rainbows.	Elle cherche des fleurs et des arcs-en-ciel.
The shrub	L’arbuste	I have a few shrubs in my garden.	J’ai quelques arbustes dans mon jardin.

Gardening Verbs in French

Now that we have established that French people love gardening, do you know that gardening does not simply mean throwing seeds into the soil? There are many activities around the act of gardening which is why I said early on that French people love (and also need) to spend hours tending to their gardens.

In this section, we will be learning about the list of all Gardening verbs in French with a lot of examples thrown in.

ENGLISH	FRENCH GARDEN	English Sentence	French Sentence
cultivate	cultiver	The gardener cultivated the garden.	Le jardinier cultivait le jardin.
to prune	tailler	Prune the bushes and I will give you three dollars.	Taillez les buissons et je vous donnerai trois dollars.
to mow	tondre	The young boy mowed the lawn.	Le jeune garçon a tondu la pelouse.
to dig	à creuser	The man dug a small grave for his dog.	L’homme a creusé une petite tombe pour son chien.
to weed	désherber	Can you weed the lawn today?	Pouvez-vous désherber la pelouse aujourd’hui?
to water the plants	arroser les plantes	Please water the plants once a week.	Veuillez arroser les plantes une fois par semaine.
to sunbathe	pour prendre le soleil	The rich woman sunbathes in France every year.	La femme riche prend un bain de soleil en France chaque année.
to gossip	bavarder	My wife loves to gossip.	Ma femme adore bavarder.

Names and types of Gardening tools in French

We have now learnt about the different types of gardens and the gardening verbs in French. So you know what garden you want and what you need to do. The next point is what do you need to do it. There are many gardening tools which you need to do gardening. Simply put, you cannot use a rake to trim a bush.

What are the different Gardening tools in French?

In this section, we will be learning about the list of all Gardening Tools in French with a lot of examples thrown in.

ENGLISH	FRENCH GARDEN	English Sentence	French Sentence
garden tools	Les outils de jardin	These garden tools are expensive.	Ces outils de jardin coûtent cher.
lawnmower	La tondeuse à gazon	The Lawnmower is red in color.	La tondeuse à gazon est de couleur rouge.
Hedge cutter	Le tailleur de haies	The hedge cutter broke yesterday.	Le taille-haie s’est cassé hier.
hedge shears	Les cisailles à haies	Do you want the hedge shears or the grass shears?	Voulez-vous les cisailles à haies ou les cisailles à gazon ?
grass shears	Les cisailles à gazon	Where are the grass shears?	Où sont les cisailles à gazon ?
pruning shears	Le sécateur	The gardener purchased pruning shears.	Le jardinier a acheté des sécateurs.
hoe	l’ houe / la binette	The cow pulled the hoe.	La vache a tiré la houe.
rake	Le râteau	I gave the rake to my daughter.	J’ai donné le râteau à ma fille.
spade	La bêche	The gardener says that the spade is the most important tool.	Le jardinier dit que la bêche est l’outil le plus important.
trowel	La truelle	Can we push the trowel?	Peut-on pousser la truelle?
compost	Le compost	There is compost in the compost bin.	Il y a du compost dans le composteur.
compost bin	Le composteur	The compost bin has fifty kilos of compost.	Le composteur contient cinquante kilos de compost.
wheelbarrow	La brouette	There wheelbarrow is not clean.	La brouette n’est pas propre.
sprinkler	L’arroseur de jardin	The lawn sprinkler is broken.	L’arroseur de pelouse est cassé.
watering can	L’arrosoir	The watering can is quite large.	L’arrosoir est assez grand.
Hose pipe	Le tuyau d’arrosage	The fireman and the gardener use a hose pipe.	Le pompier et le jardinier utilisent un tuyau d’arrosage.

Barbeque in French

Another thing you need to know about French people is that they love to go out in fine weather. And by going out, it does not mean going out hiking or scuba diving or mountaineering. Sure those can be done once a week or a few times a month. But what about on those pesky weekdays when you have to work or what about on the second day of weekend after you’ve done a massive hike.

French people loooooove a good barbeque. You would be hard pressed to find a French household without a barbeque in their house. Firing a Barbeque is so common on a sunny day across France. In this section, we will be learning about the list of a few Barbeque terms in French with some examples.

ENGLISH	FRENCH GARDEN	English Sentence	French Sentence
barbecue	Le barbecue	I purchased a new barbecue for a hundred euros.	J’ai acheté un nouveau barbecue pour une centaine d’euros.
charcoal	Le charbon de bois	Charcoal is black.	Le charbon de bois est noir.
briquettes	Les briquettes	The shopkeeper asked me to buy briquettes.	Le commerçant m’a demandé d’acheter des briquettes.
skewer	La brochette	The fisherman threw the skewer into the river.	Le pêcheur a jeté la brochette dans la rivière.

Vocabulary list for Gardening in French

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ENGLISH	FRENCH GARDEN	English Sentence	French Sentence
shed	Le cabanon	My gardener lives in the shed.	Mon jardinier habite dans le cabanon.
garden furniture	les meubles de jardin, Le salon de jardin	She loved the garden furniture more than the garden.	Elle aimait plus les meubles de jardin que le jardin.
garden chair	La chaise de jardin	The garden chair is rusted.	La chaise de jardin est rouillée.
folding chair	La chaise pliante	Do you have a few folding chairs?	Avez-vous quelques chaises pliantes?
child’s swing	La balançoire de l’enfant	I sat on the child’s swing and it broke.	Je me suis assis sur la balançoire de l’enfant et elle s’est cassée.
summer house	La maison d’été	The rich man has two summer houses in Italy.	L’homme riche a deux maisons d’été en Italie.
fish pond	L’étang à poissons	Our fish pond has aquatic plants.	Notre étang à poissons a des plantes aquatiques.

Parts of a plant and Gardening Tools in French