terre/tɛʁ/
noun / prop.n. · A1 · Frequency 400
nounfeminine
Meanings
earth; soil
Refers to the surface soil or earth used for cultivation, commonly used in agricultural and gardening contexts.
land, property (delimited area)
Refers to land or property with defined boundaries, commonly used in legal, real estate, and geographical contexts.
the Earth, the world
Refers to the entire Earth or the world, commonly used in geographical, environmental, and everyday contexts.
Examples
La pluie a rendu la terre facile à travailler.
The rain made the soil easy to work.
Les enfants ont retiré la terre de leurs chaussures avant d'entrer.
The children removed the dirt from their shoes before coming inside.
Cette terre appartient à une famille qui la loue à un agriculteur.
This land belongs to a family that rents it to a farmer.
Collocations
- cultiver la terreto cultivate the soil
- une terre agricoleagricultural land
Common mistakes
acheter un terre
acheter une terre
‘terre’ is a feminine noun; when meaning land, it should be used with the feminine indefinite article ‘une’.
Related words
synonymsolsoil, earth
- antonymcielsky
prop.n.feminine
Meanings
the Earth (planet)
Refers to the planet we live on; usually capitalized to denote the Earth specifically.
land, soil
Refers to the surface land or soil, commonly used in agricultural or geographical contexts.
Examples
La Terre tourne autour du Soleil.
The Earth revolves around the Sun.
Depuis l'espace, la Terre paraît bleue.
From space, the Earth looks blue.
Nous devons protéger la Terre pour les générations futures.
We must protect the Earth for future generations.
Collocations
- la Terre rondethe round Earth
- la Terre vue de l'espacethe Earth seen from space
- la Terre fertilefertile land
Common mistakes
cultiver le Terre
cultiver la Terre
‘Terre’ is a feminine noun; when meaning land, it should be used with the feminine definite article ‘la’.
Related words
- synonymMondeworld
- antonymCielsky
synonymSolsoil, ground
nounfeminine
Meanings
earth; soil
Refers to the surface soil or earth used for cultivation, commonly used in agricultural and gardening contexts.
land, property (delimited area)
Refers to land or property with defined boundaries, commonly used in legal, real estate, and geographical contexts.
the Earth, the world
Refers to the entire Earth or the world, commonly used in geographical, environmental, and everyday contexts.
Examples
Après l'orage, les terres argileuses retenaient beaucoup d'eau.
After the storm, the clay soils retained a lot of water.
Les terres pauvres de cette région nécessitent un apport de compost.
The poor soils in this region need compost added to them.
La famille a vendu ses terres pour financer la rénovation de la maison.
The family sold its land to finance the renovation of the house.