forest floor in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for forest floor in the English»French Dictionary

forest floor N

forest floor

sol m de la forêt

Translations for forest floor in the English»French Dictionary

the forest floor

le tapis forestier

Translations for forest floor in the English»French Dictionary

I.floor [Brit flɔː, Am flɔr] N

1. floor (of room):

floor (wooden)

plancher m

floor (wooden)

parquet m

floor (stone)

sol m

floor (of car, lift)

plancher m

to polish the floor

cirer le parquet

to fall/sit/sleep on the floor

tomber/s'asseoir/coucher par terre

to take the floor dancer:

se lancer sur la piste de danse

2. floor (of sea, tunnel, valley):

floor

fond m

the forest floor

le tapis forestier

3. floor:

floor (of Stock Exchange)

parquet m

floor (of debating Chamber)

auditoire m

floor (of factory)

atelier m

questions from the floor

des questions de l'auditoire

to have/hold/take the floor

avoir/garder/prendre la parole

the floor is yours

la parole est à vous

to be elected from the floor

être élu à vote ouvert

4. floor (storey):

floor

étage m

on the first floor Brit

au premier étage

on the first floor Am

au rez-de-chaussée

the top floor

le dernier étage

bottom floor Brit

rez-de-chaussée m

we're six floors up (on the sixth storey)

nous sommes au sixième étage

we're six floors up (six storeys above this storey)

nous sommes six étages plus haut

5. floor FIN (of prices, charges):

floor

plancher m (on sur)

II.floor [Brit flɔː, Am flɔr] VB trans

1. floor:

floor (in cement)

faire le sol de

floor (in wood) room

mettre un plancher dans

an oak-floored room

une pièce avec un parquet de chêne

2. floor (knock over):

floor attacker, boxer

terrasser

3. floor fig:

floor (silence) person, critic

réduire [qn] au silence

floor (stump) question: candidate

décontenancer

the news floored me

la nouvelle m'a laissé sans voix

4. floor Am inf MOTOR:

floor accelerator

appuyer à fond sur

to floor it inf

appuyer sur le champignon inf

III.floor [Brit flɔː, Am flɔr]

to wipe the floor with sb

battre [qn] à plates coutures

to cross the floor

changer de camp

See also ground floor

ground floor N esp Brit

1. ground floor:

ground floor

rez-de-chaussée m

on the ground floor

au rez-de-chaussée

to come in on the ground floor inf fig

commencer en bas de l'échelle

Phrases:

ground-floor attr apartment, room, window

au rez-de-chaussée

at ground-floor level

au rez-de-chaussée

forest [Brit ˈfɒrɪst, Am ˈfɔrəst] N

forest

forêt f

oak/pine forest

forêt de chênes/de pins

(tropical) rain forest

forêt tropicale

500 hectares of forest

500 hectares de forêt

forest floor in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for forest floor in the English»French Dictionary

floor of forest

sol m

Translations for forest floor in the English»French Dictionary

I.floor [flɔ:ʳ, Am flɔ:r] N

1. floor (surface):

floor

sol m

floor wooden

plancher m

2. floor (level of a building):

floor

étage m

ground floor apartment

appartement m de plein pied

first floor Brit

premier étage m

first floor Am

rez-de-chaussée m

3. floor GEO (bottom):

floor of ocean

fond m

floor of forest

sol m

4. floor ECON, POL (place of formal discussion):

the floor

le parquet

to have the floor

avoir la parole

Phrases:

to go through the floor prices

toucher le plancher

to take the floor

prendre la parole

to take the floor (stand up and start dancing)

aller sur la piste de danse

II.floor [flɔ:ʳ, Am flɔ:r] VB trans

1. floor (make floor out of sth):

to floor a room

poser un revêtement de sol dans une pièce

to floor a room with wood

parqueter une pièce

2. floor (knock down):

floor

terrasser

3. floor (shock):

floor

désarçonner

forest [ˈfɒrɪst, Am ˈfɔ:r-] N a. fig

forest

forêt f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These gaps affect the moisture and sunlight available, altering the habitats for plants and animals on the forest floor.

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No scorch marks were seen on the forest floor.

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Contrast the soggy forest floor that is covered with soft rotten trees and moist, squishy moss, both of which make for uncomfortable habitation.

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Later, they create a case and become vagrant on the forest floor.

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The fertlizers is made of a combination of spoiled crops, soy bean solids and bacterial culture collected from the forest floor.

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She deposits a small number of large eggs on leaves up to 120 cm (4 ft) above the forest floor where the male fertilises them.

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In many cases the mineral soil is intentionally exposed, encouraging germination by providing a moister seedbed than the leaves and needles that normally cover the forest floor.

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Light is very limited under their dense cover and there may be little plant life on the forest floor although fungi may abound.

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Pumice can be seen on the forest floor, indicating previous volcanic activity.

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The adults dwell in the forest canopy layer and rarely come near the understorey and forest floor layers.

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