English-French translations for bud

bourgeon
Le rapport de la Commission fait preuve d'un optimisme prudent et de beaucoup de lyrisme; il parle de semences, de bourgeons et de fleurs à soigner et à arroser. This situation report is cautiously optimistic, and overall is quite lyrical, speaking of seeds, buds and flowers that need tending and watering. Elle a apporté un sang neuf aux nombreux bourgeons de dissidence et de démocratie qui fleurissaient alors en Europe centrale et de l’Est, et qui ont permis l’unification de notre continent. It brought fresh sap to the many buds of dissent and democracy which were then burgeoning throughout central and eastern Europe and which allowed the unification of our continent.
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