Forms
plural les tremblements de terre
Similar words
séisme
séisme tremblement de terre is more everyday and descriptive, literally "trembling of the earth" — both mean "earthquake."
Similar in other languages
German
Erdbeben
Erdbeben is the German word for the same thing — both mean "earthquake."
Spanish
sismo
sismo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "earthquake."
Spanish
terremoto
terremoto is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "earthquake."
Practice
1 What does tremblement de terre mean?
main course
part
earthquake
cinnamon
earthquake
2 Fill the gap: Le ___ de terre détruit la ville.
tremblement
de
terre
Full sentence: Le tremblement de terre détruit la ville. (The earthquake destroys the city.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches tremblement de terre?
N
Register
Colloquial
Era
Current
Frequency
Common
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: colloquial. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
N
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Common
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
N
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Core
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
tremblement de terre: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.