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WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| land n | figurative, literary (people of a country) (peuple) | pays nm |
| | The queen has angered the whole land through her extravagance. |
| | L'extravagance de la reine a choqué le pays tout entier. |
| land n as adj | (relating to land) | terrestre adj |
| | The hectare is a land measurement. |
| land⇒ vi | (come to rest) | tomber⇒ vi |
| | The snowflake landed on the car. |
| | Le flocon de neige est tombé sur la voiture. |
| land vi | (hit, shot, etc.: end up) | atterrir⇒ vi |
| | The boxer's punch landed on his opponent's jaw. |
| | Le poing du boxeur a atterri sur la mâchoire de son adversaire. |
| land vi | (vessel: reach land) (bateau) | débarquer⇒ vi |
| | The ship landed in Cuba on December 21st 1832. |
| | Le navire a débarqué à Cuba le 21 décembre 1832. |
| land [sth]⇒ vtr | (unload) | débarquer⇒ vtr |
| | The fishermen landed their catch at the docks. |
| | Les pêcheurs ont débarqué leurs prises sur les quais. |
| land [sth] vtr | figurative, informal (win) (un contrat) | gagner⇒, décrocher⇒ vtr |
| | His company landed a big contract with the government. |
| | Sa société a gagné (or: a décroché) un gros contrat avec le gouvernement. |
| land [sth] vtr | (fish: capture) | pêcher⇒ vtr |
| | We landed five fish in the fishing trip. |
| | Nous avons pêché cinq poissons pendant notre sortie en mer. |
| land on [sth] vtr | figurative (come up with: a solution) (une solution,...) | trouver⇒ vtr |
| | I have finally landed on a solution to the problem. |
| land on [sb] vtr | figurative, informal (strongly scold) (figuré) | tomber sur vi + prép |
| | (très familier) | engueuler⇒ vtr |
| | My teacher landed on me for not doing my homework. |
| | La prof m'est tombée dessus parce que je n'avais pas fait mes devoirs. |
| | La prof m'a engueulé parce que je n'avais pas fait mes devoirs. |
| Formes composées |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| arable land n | (land usable for crops) | terre arable nf |
| | The desert has no arable lands. |
| barren land n | (terrain: not fertile) | terre aride nf |
| | Much of central Australia is barren land due to poor weather conditions. |
black land,
blackland | (dark soil) (Géologie) | terres noires nfpl |
bottomland,
bottom land n | (geology: area of lowland) | vallée alluviale, plaine alluviale nf |
| by land adv | (via land transport) | par voie terrestre adv |
| | We can either take the ferry across Lake Michigan, or go by land via Chicago. |
| | | par la route adv |
cloud-cuckoo-land,
cloud cuckoo land n | (idealized realm) | monde utopique, monde idéalisé nm |
| | (figuré) | petit nuage nm |
| common land n | (law: owned by several people) | terres communales nfpl |
corncrake,
landrail,
corn crake,
land rail n | (grain-eating bird) (oiseau) | râle des genêts, roi caille nm |
| crash-land⇒ vi | (make emergency landing) | atterrir en catastrophe vi + loc adv |
| crash-land [sth]⇒ vtr | (aircraft: land in an emergency) | faire atterrir [qch] en catastrophe vtr + loc adv |
| | | poser [qch] en catastrophe vtr + loc adv |
| dry land n | (terra firma, earth) | terre ferme nf |
| | We were glad to be back on dry land after our disastrous cruise. |
| | Nous étions heureux de regagner la terre ferme après notre croisière désastreuse. |
| fallow land n | (uncultivated field or plot) | terres en jachère nfpl |
| get the lay of the land v expr | informal, figurative (become familiar with [sth]) | se familiariser (avec [qch]) v pron |
| | | prendre le pouls de [qch], tâter le terrain vi |
| the Holy Land n | (Mid-east region) (Christianisme) | la Terre sainte nf propre |
| Holy Land n | (region revered by a religion) | Terre Sainte, Terre Sacrée nf |
| Land ahoy! interj | (nautical: used on sighting land) (Nautique) | Terre ! interj |
| land and buildings npl | (law: property) | terrains et constructions nmpl |
| land art n | (art movement) (anglicisme, tendance artistique) | land art nm |
| Note: Pratique artistique où la nature elle-même est utilisée comme œuvre. |
| land breeze | (meteorology) | brise de terre nf |
| land certificate n | (law: land ownership document) | extrait de registre foncier nm |
| land girl n | historical, often capitalized (WWII: woman working on farm) (Seconde Guerre mondiale) | femme travaillant dans les champs nf |
| land grab n | (seizing land, esp. illegally) | appropriation de terres, saisie de terres nf |
| | | spoliation de terres, spoliation terrienne nf |
| land grabbing n | (seizing a lot of land, esp. illegally) | appropriation de terres, saisie de terres nf |
| | | spoliation de terres, spoliation terrienne nf |
| | Many were evicted from their homes when the village fell victim to land grabbing. |
| land grant | (land given by government) | concession de terre nf |
land law,
land laws n | (real estate laws, collectively) | droit foncier nm |
land mass,
landmass n | (geography: area of land) | terres émergées nfpl |
| | | masse continentale, masse terrestre nf |
| | Africa is a gigantic land mass. |
land mine,
landmine n | (explosive device in ground) | mine (terrestre) nf |
| | Every year dozens of people are injured or killed by old forgotten landmines. |
| | Chaque année, des dizaines de personnes sont blessées ou tuées par de vieilles mines oubliées. |
| land mining n | (military: placing explosives underground) | minage nm |
| land of milk and honey n | (Biblical: Promised Land) (Bible) | pays où coulent le lait et le miel nm |
| land of milk and honey n | figurative (place of prosperity and fertility) | pays de cocagne nm |
| | A lot of Europeans migrated to the USA in the 19th century believing it to be a land of milk and honey. |
| | | l'Eldorado nm |
| | Beaucoup d'Européens qui ont émigré aux États-Unis au 19e siècle pensaient trouver l'Eldorado. |
| land office | (government office) (organisme américain) | administration du domaine public nf |
| Note: Organisme américain qui enregistre les ventes concernant les terrains publics. |
land on your feet,
fall on your feet v expr | figurative, informal (be lucky, successful) (figuré) | retomber sur ses pieds loc v |
| land reform n | (redistribution of land) | réforme agraire nf |
| | The land reform of 1975 in Ethiopia transformed rural areas. |
| | La réforme agraire de 1975 en Éthiopie a transformé les régions rurales. |
| Land Registry n | UK (law: government department) | cadastre nm |
| | (Can, équivalent) | bureau d'enregistrement foncier nm |
| land rights npl | (land: legal ownership or access) | droits fonciers nmpl |
| land survey n | (mapping) | levé de terrain nm |
| | | arpentage nm |
| land tenure n | (rules about owning land) | régime foncier nm |
| | Land tenure affects what landowners are allowed to do on their land. |
| land warfare n | (military combat that takes place on land) | combat terrestre nm |
| | We were well trained for land warfare but completely unprepared for the enemy's awesome air power. |
| | Nous étions bien formés au combat terrestre mais nous n'étions absolument pas préparés à la puissance aérienne de l'ennemi. |
| land-grabber n | (person who seizes land, esp. illegally) (littéraire) | spoliateur de terres, spoliatrice de terres nm, nf |
| | Land-grabbers have razed much of this rainforest in order to cultivate palm trees. |
| land-grabbing adj | (seizing a lot of land, esp. illegally) (pratique,...) | d'appropriation des terres, de saisie des terres, de spoliation des terres loc adj |
| | (personne) | qui s'approprie des terres, qui spolie des terres loc adj |
| land-office business n | figurative (brisk trade) (familier) | succès fou nm |
landline,
land line n | (wire-connected phone line) (Téléphone) | ligne fixe nf |
| | | téléphone fixe, fixe nm |
| | If I don't answer my mobile, call my landline. |
| landside n | (airport: open to public) (aéroport) | côté ville nm |
| landside n | ([sth] in water: toward land) | rivage nm |
| | | rive, berge nf |
| landside n | (plow: toward earth) (charrue) | contre-sep nm |
| law of the land n | (all of a country's laws) | loi du pays, législation du pays nf |
| | | lois du pays nfpl |
lay of the land,
lie of the land n | (geographical features) | configuration du terrain nf |
| | When hillwalking, be guided by the lay of the land. |
live off the fat of the land,
live on the fat of the land v expr | (enjoy plentiful lifestyle) | vivre grassement vi + adv |
| | | avoir la belle vie loc v |
| native land n | (homeland, mother country) | pays natal nm |
| | After six years living abroad, she longed to return to her native land. |
| | | pays d'origine nm |
| never-never land n | (place existing only in fantasy) | pays imaginaire, pays de cocagne nm |
| | We cannot go on living in never-never land, and have to take better care of the Earth's resources. |
| | Nous ne pouvons pas continuer à vivre dans un pays imaginaire ; il faut que nous prenions mieux soin des ressources de la Terre. |
no man's land,
no-man's land n | (war: unoccupied area) (anglicisme) | no man's land nm inv |
| | During the war, he wandered into no man's land and was very nearly shot by his own troops. |
| | Pendant la guerre, il a erré dans le no man's land et a failli être tué par ses propres troupes. |
no man's land,
no-man's land n | (wasteland) | terre inhabitée nf |
| | The Sahara Desert is mostly a no man's land. |
| | Le désert du Sahara est majoritairement une terre inhabitée. |
| on dry land adv | (not at sea) | sur la terre ferme loc adv |
| | I didn't believe I had survived the shipwreck until I was back on dry land. |
| | (fam) | sur le plancher des vaches expr |
| on land adv | (not at sea) | terrestre adj |
| | The cheetah is the fastest known animal on land. |
| | Le guépard est l'animal terrestre le plus rapide. |
| | | sur terre loc adv |
| | Le guépard est l'animal le plus rapide sur terre. |
| parcel of land n | (tract of land) | parcelle de terre nf |
| | | terrain nm |
| | (familier : petit) | bout de terrain nm |
| | (petit) | lopin de terre nm |
| | They bought a nice little parcel of land just east of the town. |
| | Ils ont acheté un joli petit terrain à l'est de la ville. |
| pasture land n | (grassland used for grazing) | pâturage, herbage nm |
| | Farms with rich pasture land have cows that produce excellent milk. |
| | | prairie nf |
| piece of land n | (tract or parcel of land) | parcelle de terre, parcelle de terrain nf |
| | | lotissement, lopin de terre nm |
| | They're planning to build a supermarket on that piece of land. |
plot,
plot of land n | (piece of land: lot) | parcelle nf |
| | | terrain nm |
| | The developer owned five plots on which he planned to build new houses. |
| | Le promoteur possédait cinq parcelles sur lesquelles il prévoyait de faire construire de nouvelles maisons. |
the promised land,
the Promised Land n | often capitalized (Bible: land promised to the Jews) | la Terre promise nf |
| | Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt to the Promised Land. |
| | Moïse guida les Israélites de l'Égypte à la Terre promise. |
the promised land,
the Promised Land n | often capitalized (heaven) | le paradis nm |
promised land,
Promised Land n | sometimes capitalized, figurative (place of prosperity) (figuré) | terre promise nf |
| | The Scottish National Party believed they were heading for a promised land of Scottish independence. |
| | Le Parti national écossais pensait qu'il se dirigeait vers la terre promise de l'indépendance écossaise. |
| registered land n | (law: boundaries guaranteed by state) | terrain immatriculé nm |
| see how the land lies v expr | figurative (investigate before acting) (figuré) | tâter le terrain loc v |
surveyor,
land surveyor n | ([sb] who surveys land) | géomètre-expert nm |
| | (Can) | arpenteur-géométre nm |
| | (pour un terrain seulement) | arpenteur nm |
| | The surveyor measured the land. |
| | Le géomètre-expert a mesuré le terrain. |
| the Land of Nod n | figurative (sleep) (figuré) | le pays des rêves nm |
| trespass to land n | (law: illegal entry) (Droit) | intrusion nf |
| virgin land n | (land previously undeveloped) | terre vierge nf |
| | There's hardly any virgin land left in the Amazon Basin. |
| | Il n'y a presque plus de terres vierges en Amazonie. |