Kilo Lingo

le

masculine

/tɛ.ʁɛ̃/

Line drawing of terrain
Coloured illustration of terrain
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Translation

ground, land, pitch

Word origin

From Latin terrenum ('ground, land'), from terra ('earth'). The same root gives terrain, terrestrial and territory.

Origin
Latin
Root
terrenum
English cognates
terrain, terrestrial, territory

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralterrains

Examples

.

They bought a plot of land to build a house on.

joueurs .

The players walked onto the pitch in front of the crowd.

.

We need to study the ground before making a decision.

foot .

The children are playing football on the local pitch.

.

My uncle has bought a plot of land by the river.

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This word is part of lesson 21.