land in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for land 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

building land N

building land

terrain m à bâtir

dry land N U

dry land

terre f ferme

grazing land N

grazing land

pâturage m

land surveyor N

land surveyor

géomètre m

land use N

land use FARM

répartition f des terres

land use (in town planning)

aménagement m du territoire

land yacht N

land yacht

char m à voile

land tax N

land tax

impôt m foncier

land ownership N

land ownership

propriété f foncière

land registry N

land registry

cadastre m

land in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for land 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

crash-land VB intr

crash-land

atterrir d'urgence

to prepare to crash-land

se préparer à atterrir d'urgence

land tax <-es> N

land tax

impôt m foncier

land up VB intr

land up

atterrir

pasture land N

pasture land

pâturages mpl

land-based ADJ MIL

land-based

basé(e) au sol

land forces N pl MIL

land forces

armée f de terre

land reform N

land reform

réforme f agraire

land office N Am HISTORY

land office

cadastre m

common land N

common land

territoire m commun

land Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to see how the land lies

regarder la situation

to live in cloud cuckoo land

ne pas avoir les pieds sur terre

to land a plane on water

faire amerrir un avion

to grow out onto the neighbouring land Brit

déborder sur le terrain voisin

to grow out onto the neighboring land Am

déborder sur le terrain voisin

to see how the land lies

tâter le terrain

it's all going to land on me

cela va me retomber dessus

to land sb with the blame for sth

faire retomber la faute sur qn

to enclose one's land with a hedge

enclore son terrain d'une haie

to survey a piece of land

faire un relevé de terrain

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The land transfer tax on $1.15 million comes out to $38,200: $19,475 to the province and $18,725 to the city.

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He's got a son who's a professional footballer, a career-minded wife who's about to land the job of her dreams and his looks just keep improving with age.

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The total land area of the reservation is 50.5795 km (19.529 sq mi).

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The certificate holder has the other rights of owners -- the rights to use and occupy the land and reap the financial benefit from rent or resource use.

vancouversun.com

A small rivulet (called the nullah) ran right through this stretch of land.

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Next she was spotted on dry land sitting on a sun-lounger in a plain white halter-neck bikini with a deep scoop neck flaunting her famous curves.

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When the reclamation land for the project was done in the late 1990s.

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They were designed to transport 1,500 troops and their combat equipment, and land them on hostile shores with the ships' integral landing craft.

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Proud, sublime nature is not to be found in our land.

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It remained crown land for three hundred and fifty years.

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