land mass in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for land mass in the English»French Dictionary

land mass N

land mass

masse f terrestre

Translations for land mass in the English»French Dictionary

I.land [Brit land, Am lænd] N

1. land:

land CONSTR, LAW (terrain, property)

terrain m

land (very large)

terres fpl

building land

terrain à bâtir

the lie Brit or lay Am of the land lit

le relief du terrain

to get the lie Brit or lay Am of the land fig

savoir de quoi il retourne

get off my land!

dégagez de mon terrain! inf

private/public land

propriété f privée/publique

private/public land attr clearance, drainage, development

du terrain

private/public land purchase, sale

de terrain

private/public land prices

du terrain

private/public land deal, tax

foncier/-ière

private/public land law, tribunal

agraire

2. land FARM (farmland):

land

terre f

barren/fertile land

terre stérile/fertile

to live off/work the land

vivre de/travailler la terre

a movement back to the land

un retour à la terre

a movement back to the land attr worker

agricole

3. land (countryside):

land

campagne f

to live on/leave the land

vivre à/quitter la campagne

4. land POL (gen):

land (country)

pays m

foreign/tropical land

pays étranger/tropical

from many lands

de nombreux pays

throughout the land

dans tout le pays

the land of dreams, opportunity

le pays de

5. land (not sea):

land

terre f

I can see land

je vois la terre

to reach or make land

toucher terre

to remain on land

rester à terre

by land

par voie de terre

on land the bird is clumsy

sur la terre ferme l'oiseau est maladroit

land was sighted

la terre était en vue

land ahoy! NAUT

terre en vue!

the war on (the) land

la guerre terrestre

the war on (the) land attr battle, forces, transport, animal

terrestre

II.land [Brit land, Am lænd] VB trans

1. land pilot:

land AEROSP, AVIAT aircraft, spacecraft

poser

land passengers, astronaut

débarquer

land cargo, luggage

décharger

NASA wants to land a space capsule on Mars

la NASA veut faire atterrir une capsule spatiale sur Mars

2. land NAUT:

land person

débarquer (on sur)

land cargo, luggage

décharger (on sur)

3. land FISH:

land fish

prendre

4. land (secure):

land fig, inf

décrocher inf

job, contract, prize I landed myself a job at the palace

je me suis dégoté un boulot au palais inf

5. land (saddle with problem) inf:

to land sb with task

refiler à qn

he landed me with washing the car

il m'a refilé la voiture à laver

to be landed with sb/sth

se retrouver avec qn/qc sur les bras

I was landed with the children/with cleaning the equipment

je me suis retrouvé avec les enfants/avec le nettoyage du matériel sur les bras

now you've really landed her in it or in a fine mess!

tu l'as vraiment fichue dans de beaux draps! inf

he landed us in court

on s'est retrouvé au tribunal par sa faute

6. land (deliver):

land inf

flanquer inf

blow, punch she landed him one (in the eye)

elle lui en a collé une (dans l'œil) inf

III.land [Brit land, Am lænd] VB intr

1. land:

land AEROSP, AVIAT aircraft, balloon, passenger:

atterrir

land spacecraft: (on earth)

atterrir

land (on moon)

atterrir sur la lune

land (on moon)

alunir controvers

land (on planet)

se poser

as the plane came in to land

alors que l'avion se préparait à atterrir

2. land NAUT:

land passenger:

débarquer

land ship:

accoster

3. land SPORTS (gen):

land sportsman, gymnast, animal, insect, bird:

atterrir

land object, substance:

tomber

land hum

atterrir

land ball:

toucher le sol

he fell and landed at the bottom of the stairs

il est tombé et a atterri au bas de l'escalier

did you see where it landed?

tu as vu où c'est tombé or où ça a atterri?

most of the paint landed on me

presque toute la peinture m'est tombée dessus

the petition landed on my desk fig

la pétition a atterri sur mon bureau

the punch landed on his chin

le coup de poing l'a touché au menton

only one of the darts landed on the board

une seule fléchette s'est retrouvée sur la cible

IV.land [Brit land, Am lænd] VB refl

to land oneself in difficult situation

se mettre dans

to land oneself with inf task, problem

se retrouver avec

V.land [Brit land, Am lænd]

to find out how the land lies

savoir de quoi il retourne

I.mass [Brit mas, Am mæs] N

1. mass:

mass (voluminous body)

masse f (of de)

mass (cluster)

amas m (of de)

a mass of trees

une masse d'arbres

a mass of particles

un amas de particules

the tree was just a mass of flowers

l'arbre était couvert de fleurs

2. mass (large amount):

mass (of people)

foule f (of de)

mass (of evidence, legislation, details)

quantité f (of de)

3. mass REL:

mass

messe f

to celebrate/say mass

célébrer/dire la messe

to attend or go to mass

aller à la messe

4. mass:

mass PHYS, ART

masse f

II.masses N npl

1. masses (the people):

the masses (gen)

la foule

the masses (working class)

les masses fpl

the labouring masses

les masses laborieuses

2. masses Brit (lots) inf:

to have masses of work/friends

avoir beaucoup de travail/d'amis

to have masses of work/friends

avoir plein de travail/d'amis inf

there were masses of people

il y avait une foule de gens

there was masses of food

il y avait un tas de choses à manger inf

to have masses of time

avoir tout son temps, avoir largement le temps

III.mass [Brit mas, Am mæs] ADJ attr

1. mass (large scale):

mass audience

de masse

mass destruction, exodus, protest, unemployment

massif/-ive

mass meeting

rassemblement m de masse

2. mass (of the people):

mass communications, consciousness, culture, demonstration, movement, tourism

de masse

mass hysteria

collectif/-ive

to have mass appeal

avoir un succès de masse

3. mass (simultaneous):

mass sackings, desertions

en masse

IV.mass [Brit mas, Am mæs] VB intr

mass troops:

se regrouper

mass bees:

se masser

mass clouds:

s'amonceler

land mass in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for land mass in the English»French Dictionary

I.land [lænd] N

1. land no pl a. AGR:

land

terre f

by land

par voie de terre

2. land (area of ground):

land

terrain m

3. land (nation):

land

pays m

Phrases:

the Land of the Rising Sun

le pays du soleil levant

II.land [lænd] VB intr

1. land AVIAT:

land

atterrir

2. land NAUT:

land

débarquer

3. land (end up) a. SPORTS:

land

retomber

to land on one's feet

retomber sur ses pieds

III.land [lænd] VB trans

1. land (bring onto land):

land plane

faire atterrir

land boat

faire accoster

to land a plane on water

faire amerrir un avion

2. land (unload):

land

décharger

3. land (obtain):

land contract

décrocher

land fish

prendre

land job

dégoter

I.mass [mæs] N no pl

1. mass (formless quantity, quantity of matter) a. PHYS:

mass

masse f

mass of persons

foule f

2. mass (large quantity):

mass

grande quantité f

mass of contradictions

multitude f

mass of the people, population

majorité f

masses of sth

des tonnes de qc

masses of people

des tas de gens

II.mass [mæs] VB intr

mass

s'amonceler

mass troops, demonstrators

se masser

III.mass [mæs] ADJ

mass

massif(-ive)

mass (widespread)

de masse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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With its large land mass and long coastline, China has exceptional wind resources.

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All of these areas combined constituted seven-hundredths of one percent of the original land mass it once covered.

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He did hypothesize that, based upon the amount of ice, that there must be an originating land mass.

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When large-scale winds are calm, the strength of the sea breeze is directly proportional to the temperature difference between the land mass and the sea.

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They were cited as the southernmost land mass plotted as of that time, and retained the honor for 156 years, until the discovery of the South Sandwich Islands in 1775.

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And in a small (in land mass not population) country of 16 million people, it pays to be neighbourly.

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The peninsula consists of several smaller peninsulas jutting from its central land mass.

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The strength of the sea breeze is directly proportional to the temperature difference between the land mass and the sea.

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