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The French word for land is
terre





land

Gender

The gender of terre is feminine. E.g. la terre.

Plural

The plural of terre is terres.

French Definition


land
     1. n. Terre, terrain.
     2. n. (Géographie) Contrée, pays.
     3. n. (Nom épithète) De terre, du terrain, agraire, agricole.
     4. v. Atterrir.
     5. v. (Marine) Accoster.
     6. v. (Familier) Décrocher, obtenir (un emploi, un contrat, un prix…).
           He landed the job.
           Il décrocha le poste.



Translations for land and their definitions

accoster
     1. v. to come ashore
     2. v. to lay something next to another object
     3. v. to approach someone; to interrupt someone (especially a stranger, in the street)


atterrir
     1. v. to land (a plane, helicopter etc.)


Terre ©
     1. Proper noun. the Earth (planet)
     2. n-f. earth; soil
     3. n-f. land, property (delimited area)
     4. v. first-person singular present of terrer
     5. v. third-person singular present of terrer
     6. v. second-person singular imperative of terrer
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poser
     1. v. to stop carrying, to put down (something or somebody)
     2. v. to ask (a question)
           J'ai quelques questions à lui poser. - I have a few questions to ask him.
           Puis-je vous poser une question ? - Can I ask you a question?
     3. v. to land (a plane)
     4. v. to lay, place
     5. v. to install, fit
     6. v. to relax, settle


contrée
     1. n-f. (literary) land; region; country
     2. Participle. feminine singular of contré


terrain
     1. n-m. ground, landscape
     2. n-m. field (as in soccer field)
           Un nouveau terrain de football a été aménagé l'an dernier. - A new soccer field was build last year.
     3. n-m. lot, plot, parcel


pays
     1. n-m. land, country, region, nation
     2. n-m. (politics, geography) country


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