pelote à épingles

L’inflorescence bourgeonnante, portée par de petits arbustes ou des jeunes arbres, a l’apparence d’une pelote à épingles.
The inflorescence in bud, carried by small shrubs or saplings, has indeed the appearance of a pincushion.
Mais fini les tests. Tu peux ramener la pelote à épingles.
But no more tests, so you can take this pincushion home.
Pourquoi aurait-il réitéré le coup de la pelote à épingles aujourd'hui ?
And what makes you think he repeated his pincushion performance today?
Parce que les gens avaient l'habitude de coudre et ils avaient besoin d'une pelote à épingles.
Because people used to sew and they needed a pin cushion.
Avec sa pelote à épingles crochetée par elle-même, la mère de mon amie avait le problème que les épingles disparaissaient sans cesse dans la pelote.
The mother of my girlfriend ran into a problem with her handsewn pincushions: The needles kept disappearing in the cushion.
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