terre

/tɛʁ/

la noun A1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les terres

Meaning

  1. earth, ground, land

    • Le fermier laboure la terre au printemps.

      The farmer plows the land in spring.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

globe

Close — the earth, land relates to a globe.

Practice

1 What does terre mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le fermier laboure la ___ au printemps.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches terre?

noun

Last updated