balsa

Definition

Definition of balsa - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masc/fem

matériaubois très léger provenant de cet arbre tropical

Les maquettes d'avion sont souvent fabriquées en balsa.

bois de balsa

botaniquearbre tropical américain qui pousse très vite et donne un bois léger

Le balsa peut atteindre 30 mètres en quelques années seulement.

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radeau traditionnel utilisé en Amérique du Sud

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Les pêcheurs naviguent sur leur balsa le long de la côte.

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Images of balsa

arbre tropical américain qui pousse très vite et donne un bois léger
radeau traditionnel utilisé en Amérique du Sud

Expressions with balsa

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bois de balsa

matériau très léger obtenu d'un arbre tropical utilisé pour fabriquer des maquettes

Il a construit son avion miniature en bois de balsa.

Origin of balsa

espagnol, balsa (bateau léger)

Examples of balsa in a sentence

Le balsa est utilisé pour fabriquer des flotteurs de pêche.
Le balsa est souvent utilisé pour fabriquer des maquettes.
Les forêts de balsa sont menacées par la déforestation.
Ils ont construit une balsa pour traverser la rivière.
La balsa était chargée de marchandises locales.

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English:balsa, balsa tree, ...
German:Balsaholz, Balsabaum, ...
Italian:balsa, zattera tradizionale sudamericana, ...
Spanish:balsa, árbol de balsa, ...
Portuguese:balsa, árvore de balsa, ...
Chinese:巴尔沙木, 巴尔沙, ...
Japanese:バルサ材, バルサ, ...
Arabic:خشب البالسا, شجرة البالسا, ...
Hebrew:בַּלְסָה, בַּלְזָה, ...
Russian:бальса, бальсовое дерево, ...
Ukrainian:бальса, бальсове дерево, ...
Catalan:balsa, balso, ...
Danish:balsa, balsatræ, ...
Dutch:balsa, vlot, ...
Greek:μπάλσα, μπαλσά, ...
Hungarian:balsafa, balzafa, ...
Khmer:បាល់សា, ដើមបាល់សា, ...
Korean:발사, 발사나무, ...
Polish:balsa, drzewo balsa, ...
Portuguese (BR):balsa, barca, ...
Romanian:balsa, plutitor balsa, ...
Swedish:balsa, flotte, ...
Thai:ไม้บัลซา, บัลซา, ...
Turkish:balsa, sal, ...
Vietnamese:gỗ balsa, cây balsa, ...

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