land Signification, définition

Signification de land en français

• 0 the earth, not the sea -- terre [ feminine ]

  • on land or at sea à terre ou sur la mer

• 1 an area of ground used for building, farming, etc. -- terrain [ masculine ]

  • fertile land terrain fertile

  • to buy a plot of land acheter une parcelle de terrain

• 2 a country -- pays [ masculine ]

  • in a distant land dans un pays lointain

• 3 (of an aircraft) to come or bring down to the ground -- atterrir

  • We will be landing in about 10 minutes. Nous atterrirons dans environ 10 minutes.

  • He skillfully landed the helicopter. Il posa adroitement l’hélicoptère.

• 4 (of a boat) to arrive somewhere -- accoster

  • a Spanish ship that landed in Ireland un navire espagnol qui a accosté en Irlande

• 5 (of a bird, insect, or object) to fly or come down somewhere -- atterrir

  • The ball landed on my head. Le ballon a atterri sur ma tête.

  • The hawk circled before landing. Le faucon décrivit des cercles avant d’atterrir.

• 6 to get a very good thing -- décrocher

  • She landed an amazing job in New York. Elle a décroché un travail incroyable à New York.

• 7 to get into a bad situation -- finir par atterrir

  • His drug dealing landed him in jail. Son trafic de drogue a fini par le faire atterrir en prison.

• 8 the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea -- terre

  • We had been at sea a week before we saw land.

• 9 a country -- pays

  • foreign lands.

• 10 the ground or soil -- terre

  • He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.

• 11 an estate -- terrain, terre(s)

  • He owns land/lands in Scotland.

• 12 to come or bring down from the air upon the land -- (faire) atterrir

  • The plane landed in a field

  • They managed to land the helicopter safely

  • She fell twenty feet, but landed without any serious injuries.

• 13 to come or bring from the sea on to the land -- débarquer, amener à terre

  • After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth

  • He landed the big fish with some help.

• 14 to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation -- se retrouver

  • He landed himself in trouble when he was caught speeding by a traffic cop.