the branch
Don't break the branch.
Enfin, j'ai laissé Cormac sous la branche de gui.
Finally, I left Cormac under the sprig of mistletoe.
— Harry Potter et le Prince de sang-mêlé (2009)
La branche va casser sous le poids.
The branch will break under the weight.
C'est une hache aiguisée, mais la branche ne cède pas.
It's a sharp axe, but the branch won't give way.
C'est comme couper la branche sur laquelle tu es assis.
It's like cutting off the branch you're sitting on.
Tu as marché sur la branche, non ?
You stepped on the branch, didn't you?
— Memories of Murder (2003)
Ce serait scier la branche sur laquelle vous êtes assis.
That would be cutting off the branch you’re sitting on.
She saw him sawing the branch.
Je pense pouvoir atteindre la branche si vous me donnez une impulsion.
I think I can reach the branch if you give me a boost.