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How do you say "landslide" in French?
le glissement de terrain
In French, "landslide" is le glissement de terrain.
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Pronunciation
Say gleese-mon duh tehr, linking glissement, sliding, with de terre, of earth.
Grammar notes
le glissement de terrain is masculine. Its plural is glissements de terrain.
Example sentence
De fortes pluies ont provoqué un glissement de terrain sur la route.
Heavy rain caused a landslide on the road.
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How to remember le glissement de terrain
Glissement de terre literally means 'sliding of earth', a fully logical phrase.
Related words
- ecosystem l' écosystème
- habitat l' habitat
- wildlife la faune
- environment l' environnement
- pollution la pollution
- recycling le recyclage
- conservation la conservation
- wildfire le feu de forêt
- petal le pétale
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Questions about le glissement de terrain
How do you pronounce le glissement de terrain?
Say gleese-mon duh tehr, linking glissement, sliding, with de terre, of earth.
Is le glissement de terrain masculine or feminine?
le glissement de terrain is masculine. le glissement de terrain is masculine. Its plural is glissements de terrain.
How is le glissement de terrain used in French?
le glissement de terrain is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: De fortes pluies ont provoqué un glissement de terrain sur la route. (Heavy rain caused a landslide on the road.).
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