Here comes spring n°172

    
Here comes spring

Winter melts beneath the sun,
green chases  brown away
Spring slips slowly through the land
and sings, "I'm here to stay !"


Bud by bud and leaf by leaf
spring brushes plants and trees
Young birds dance across the sky,
grass dance in the breeze.


Butterflies wake  in the sun,
a young bee buzzes by.
A snail slides up a waiting stalk
beneath a cloudless sky.


Coats and hats are  put aside
now that winter's gone.
Spring is here, step out and feel
this early summer sun!

• benefactor
• benefactress
beneath

[bɪˈni:θ]
preposition

1.	[under] sous the ground beneath my feet le sol sous mes pieds the ship sank beneath the waves le navire a sombré sous les vagues

2.	[below] the valley was spread out beneath us la vallée s'étalait sous nos pieds

3.	[unworthy of] indigne de she thinks the work is beneath her elle estime que le travail est indigne d'elle

4.	[socially inferior to] inférieur (socialement) he married beneath him il a fait une mésalliance (formal), il n'a pas fait un bon mariage

beneath

[bɪˈni:θ]
adverb
[underneath] en bas
from beneath
d'en dessous

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breeze (wind) ==  une  brise

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chase  == courir après repousser
chase away =chase off  = chasser

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slide ==  glisser

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snail  ==   escargot

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stalk  == tige

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buzz  = bourdonnement

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bud =  bourgeon, bouton


bourgeonner, former des boutons