Planètes

une planète = a planet (pronunciation is pretty much the same)

And here is a trick that is taught in middle school to remember the order of planets:
Mes Vieilles Tantes Mangeaient Jadis Sur Une Nappe Percée

vieux ('x' is silent) / vieille = old
une tante = aunt
mangeaient = ate
une nappe = a table cloth
percé / percée = pierced, with holes

The first letter of each word in the sentence ("my old aunts ate on a table cloth with holes") corresponds to a planet, and when there is ambiguity the second letter clarifies it. The planets, in French, are:
Mercure Venus Terre (Earth) Mars Jupiter Saturne Uranus Neptune Pluton

Of course, how that will be impacted by the demotion of Pluto remains to be seen...

Des serpents dans l'avion

I couldn't resist a topical French Word of the Day:
un serpent (the 't' is silent) = a snake
un avion = a plane

Which leads us to the marvellous French translation:

Les légumes

un légume = a vegetable

In pictures, here's some of the French words for vegetables:




une asperge








un champignon









un concombre








une tomate









une carotte








une pomme de terre








un haricot

Hirsute

hirsute is an adjective, mostly used to describe hair or beard, that means tousled.
un cheveu / des cheveux (plural, the 'x' is silent) = hair
une barbe (the 'e' is silent) = a beard

avoir les cheveux hirsutes = avoir les cheveux en bataille = to have tousled hair.

Literally, the second expression means "to have one's hair in a battle"