What does terre in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word terre in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use terre in French.

The word terre in French means soil, ground, earth, earth, land, zone, area, land, dry land, grounds, earth, earth, earth up, go to ground, go to earth, hide away, at surface level, at ground level, hysterical, hysterically funny, knockout, on the ground, yellow nutsedge, nut grass, earth almond, chufa sedge, tiger nut sedge, infantry, land army, army, have your feet firmly on the ground, Baffin Island, floor barre, Basse-Terre, ground loop, piece of land, small piece of land, dirt road, dirt track, work the earth, farm the land, cultivate the earth, gardening, stand there flabbergasted, stand there dumbfounded, stand there astounded, clay, think that the whole world is against you, between heaven and earth, army staff, flat on your face, keeping your head down, potato starch, earth wire, earth, throw on the ground, keep your feet on the ground, clay, potato gratin, John Lackland, Earth Day, strip of land, spit of land, patch, plot, earth, put down, take out, take out,, go down on bended knee, earthing, clod of earth, have your head in the clouds, on the floor, on the ground, earthly paradise, pied-à-terre, planet Earth, scorched earth policy, potato, roast potato, baked potato, baby potato, baby new potato, new potato, fingerling potato, pomme duchesse, sautéed potatoes, David against Goliath, earthed socket, mashed potatoes, instant mashed potatoes, come back down to earth, get back onto terra firma, get back to dry land, earth, move heaven and earth (to do ), return to port, return to land, potato salad, earth science, earth and life sciences, think you own the place, roll on the floor laughing, the salt of the earth, six feet under, come up, spring up, spring up, on dry land, on land or sea, overland or by boat, fuller's earth, down-to-earth, agricultural land, arable land, beaten earth, clay, earth, terra cotta, cultivable land, cultivatable land, farmland, land of plenty, adoptive home, adopted home, country of asylum, chosen land, umber, ericaceous compost, Tierra del Fuego, Middle-earth, land, native land, black earth, the Promised Land, rare-earth metal, rare-earth element, the Holy Land, vegetable matter. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word terre

soil, ground, earth

nom féminin (sol)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La terre de ce champ est fertile.
The soil in this field is fertile.

earth

nom féminin (planète Terre) (often capitalized)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a presque 6 milliards d'êtres humains sur Terre.
There are almost 6 billion humans on Earth.

land, zone, area

nom féminin (zone géographique) (geography)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le nord de l'Afrique est une terre aride.
The north of Africa is a dry area.

land, dry land

nom féminin (zone émergée du globe) (not ocean)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ces marins ont touché terre après 2 mois de navigation.
The sailors touched dry land after two months at sea.

grounds

nom féminin (terrain appartenant à [qqn]) (of property)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Ce châtelain aime bien se promener sur ses terres.
The lord of the manor likes to walk around his grounds.

earth

nom féminin (bas monde) (not heaven)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La félicité n'est pas sur terre mais au paradis.
Bliss is not found on Earth but in Heaven.

earth

nom féminin (Électricité : conducteur relié au sol) (electricity)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Maintenant, même mes luminaires sont reliés à la terre.

earth up

verbe transitif (garnir de terre)

Le jardinier terrait les pieds de fleurs.

go to ground, go to earth

verbe pronominal (s'abriter dans un terrier)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Le renard se terre le jour et sort la nuit.

hide away

verbe pronominal (se cacher, s'enfermer)

Il s'était terré dans sa chambre pour lire.

at surface level, at ground level

locution adverbiale (qui affleure le sol)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
La source se trouve presque à fleur de terre, on n'a pas besoin de creuser profondément.

hysterical, hysterically funny

locution adjectivale (figuré, familier (très drôle) (informal)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ce quiproquo est à se rouler par terre.

knockout

locution adjectivale (familier (très drôle)

(noun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood.")

on the ground

locution adverbiale (plus en mer) (location)

yellow nutsedge, nut grass, earth almond, chufa sedge, tiger nut sedge

nom féminin (plante : souchet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

infantry, land army

nom féminin (force militaire terrestre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

army

nom féminin (Organe militaire d'un pays)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

have your feet firmly on the ground

locution verbale (figuré (être réaliste)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Baffin Island

nom propre féminin (île de l'Arctique) (Canada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Terre de Baffin fait partie de l'archipel arctique canadien.

floor barre

nom féminin (danse : échauffements au sol) (dance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Basse-Terre

nom propre féminin (commune de Guadeloupe) (city in Guadeloupe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Basse-Terre est le chef -lieu de la Guadeloupe.

ground loop

nom féminin (courant traversant un conducteur) (electricity: US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

piece of land, small piece of land

nom masculin (lopin de terre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

dirt road, dirt track

nom masculin (chemin non goudronné)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

work the earth, farm the land

locution verbale (labourer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

cultivate the earth

locution verbale (jardiner)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

gardening

nom féminin (jardinage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

stand there flabbergasted, stand there dumbfounded, stand there astounded

locution verbale (familier (être stupéfait) (colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

clay

locution adjectivale (fait de terre battue) (tennis)

(noun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood.")
La vieille dame vivait encore dans une maison dont le sol était en terre battue !
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. There was only a dirt road leading to the house.

think that the whole world is against you

locution verbale (figuré (être très en colère)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

between heaven and earth

locution adjectivale (dans l'air)

army staff

nom masculin (commandement de la force terrestre) (military)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'état-major de l'armée de terre commande la force terrestre.

flat on your face

locution adjectivale (tombé visage contre le sol) (informal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Après son saut périlleux, la gymnaste est retombée face contre terre.

keeping your head down

locution adjectivale (figuré (apeuré) (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Christine s'est présentée face contre terre à son entretien disciplinaire.

potato starch

nom féminin (amidon de pomme de terre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

earth wire, earth

nom masculin (électricité : fil relié à la terre) (UK, electricity)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

throw on the ground

locution verbale (familier (jeter au sol) (outside)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

keep your feet on the ground

locution verbale (rester réaliste) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

clay

nom féminin (terre argileuse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ils utilisaient des pots en terre glaise.

potato gratin

nom masculin (plat à base de patates)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

John Lackland

nom propre masculin (surnom d'un roi anglais) (medieval King of England)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jean sans Terre était le fils d'Henri II d'Angleterre et d'Aliénor d'Aquitaine.

Earth Day

nom masculin (journée dédiée à la Terre) (April 22: international event)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

strip of land, spit of land

nom féminin (isthme)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'isthme de Panama reliant l'Amérique du Nord à l'Amérique du Sud est une langue de terre très connue.

patch, plot

nom masculin (terrain modeste)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les anciens citadins étaient heureux d'enfin pouvoir cultiver leur propre lopin de terre.
The former city-dwellers were glad to finally be able to work their own patch of land.

earth

locution verbale (relier par un fil à la terre)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

put down

locution verbale (déposer au sol)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")

take out, take out,

locution verbale (figoré (annuler, réduire à néant) (figurative)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")

go down on bended knee

locution verbale (faiblir)

earthing

nom féminin (mise en sécurité électrique) (UK: electricity)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
De nos jours, la mise à la terre est obligatoire pour tous les équipement électriques.

clod of earth

nom féminin (butte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

have your head in the clouds

locution verbale (figuré (être à côté de la plaque) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

on the floor, on the ground

locution adverbiale (au sol)

Mon couteau est tombé par terre.

earthly paradise

nom masculin (lieu idyllique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pied-à-terre

nom masculin invariable (logement de court séjour)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous vivons à la campagne et avons un pied-à-terre à Paris.

planet Earth

nom féminin (notre planète)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Notre planète, la Terre, est la troisième planète la plus rapprochée du Soleil.

scorched earth policy

nom féminin (destruction de toutes les ressources)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Napoléon dut faire face une politique de terre brûlée lors de la campagne de Russie.

potato

nom féminin (patate)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je prendrai un steak avec des pommes de terre.

roast potato

nom féminin (patate rôtie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

baked potato

nom féminin (patate cuite avec sa peau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

baby potato, baby new potato

nom féminin (petite pomme de terre primeur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

new potato

nom féminin (patate récemment récoltée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fingerling potato

nom féminin (variété de pomme de terre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les pommes de terre ratte sont petites et oblongues.

pomme duchesse

nom féminin (préparation à base de patate) (French)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dimanche midi, nous avons mangé un rôti de bœuf avec des pommes duchesse.

sautéed potatoes

nom féminin pluriel (patates grillées à la poêle)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

David against Goliath

(lutte inégale) (figurative)

earthed socket

nom féminin (câble électrique de mise à la terre) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mashed potatoes

nom féminin (plat : pommes de terre broyées)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Ce mardi, à la cantine c'était jambon et purée de pommes de terre.

instant mashed potatoes

nom féminin (purée déshydratée)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

come back down to earth

locution verbale (se confronter à la réalité) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

get back onto terra firma

locution verbale (rejoindre le port)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

get back to dry land

locution verbale (rejoindre le port)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

earth

locution verbale (isoler électriquement) (UK)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

move heaven and earth (to do )

locution verbale (figuré (tout faire pour) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il remue ciel et terre pour s'inscrire dans cette école.

return to port, return to land

nom masculin (retour au port)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

potato salad

nom féminin (mélange froid de patates) (food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

earth science

nom féminin pluriel (géologie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

earth and life sciences

nom féminin pluriel (France (biologie et géologie)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Les sciences de la vie et de la Terre sont des matières scientifiques enseignées au collège et au lycée.

think you own the place

locution verbale (faire comme si on était chez toi)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Je ne le supporte pas, il se croit en terre conquise.

roll on the floor laughing

(tourner sur soi au sol)

the salt of the earth

nom masculin (littéraire (parabole biblique sur les vertus) (Biblical, figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

six feet under

locution adjectivale (familier (mort et enterré) (dead: euphemism)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Notre tante est déjà six pieds sous terre.

come up, spring up

locution verbale (s'élever au-dessus du sol) (plant)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")

spring up

locution verbale (être construit) (figurative)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")

on dry land

locution adverbiale (à terre)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

on land or sea, overland or by boat

locution adverbiale (au sol ou sur l'eau)

fuller's earth

nom féminin (argile qui dégraisse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

down-to-earth

adjectif invariable (prosaïque)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
L'ingénieur avait des réponses terre à terre aux questions de développement.

agricultural land

nom féminin (terre non constructible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

arable land

nom féminin (couche supérieure du sol) (agriculture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

beaten earth

nom féminin (type de sol) (floor)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

clay

nom féminin (Tennis : type de surface) (tennis courts)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faudrait remettre un peu de terre battue sur le court car il n'y en a quasiment plus par endroits. Le joueur français devrait fouler la terre battue cet après-midi.

earth

nom féminin (terre non cuite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les vieilles bâtisses étaient en torchis, fait de terre crue mélangée de paille.

terra cotta

nom féminin (matériau : argile cuite)

Ces cocottes en terre cuite sont idéales pour cuire vos ragoûts.

cultivable land, cultivatable land

nom féminin (terrain agricole) (agriculture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les céréales poussent sur les terres cultivables.

farmland

nom féminin (terre travaillée, ensemencée) (agriculture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

land of plenty

nom féminin (terre fertile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

adoptive home, adopted home

nom féminin (région accueillante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

country of asylum

nom féminin (pays d'accueil de réfugiés)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

chosen land

nom féminin (lieu choisi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Bretagne est sa terre d'élection, lui qui est Lorrain.

umber

nom féminin (Art : variété d'ocre) (brown pigment)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ericaceous compost

nom féminin (substrat acide et sableux) (horticulture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Tierra del Fuego

nom propre féminin (archipel sud-américain) (archipelago)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Terre de Feu a un climat hostile.

Middle-earth

nom féminin (pays imaginaire) (fictional place)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Frodon est allé dans la Terre du Milieu.

land

nom féminin (le plancher des vaches, le continent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

native land

nom féminin (lieu de naissance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

black earth

nom féminin (tchernoziom)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

the Promised Land

nom féminin (littéraire (Israël) (Biblical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

rare-earth metal, rare-earth element

nom féminin (type de métal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

the Holy Land

nom propre féminin (région où Jésus-Christ a vécu) (Middle East)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

vegetable matter

nom féminin (humus)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La terre végétale est la couche supérieure du sol riche en matière organique.

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