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la

feminine

/tɛʁ/

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Translation

earth, ground, land

Word origin

From Latin terra ('earth, land, ground').

Origin
Latin
Root
terra
English cognates
terrain, territory, terrestrial

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Examples

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The children played in the soil all day.

.

He fell to the ground in front of the house door.

.

The Earth goes around the Sun in one year.

- .

My grandfather works the soil from sunrise onwards.

L' .

The plane finally touched down after a long flight.

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This word is part of lesson 7.