No. 10,079 in French
grumes
Logs or tree trunks.
In a sentence
Les grumes sont empilées près de la scierie.
The logs are stacked near the sawmill.
Here, 'grumes' refers to logs, specifically tree trunks prepared for cutting or processing.
Nous avons observé des grumes flottant sur la rivière.
We observed logs floating on the river.
In this sentence, 'grumes' again refers to logs, particularly when transported by waterways.
Les grumes fraîchement coupées dégagent une odeur boisée.
The freshly cut logs emit a woody scent.
The term 'grumes' is used here metaphorically to emphasize their fresh state and associated atmosphere.
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