0 [ singular ] the planet we live on -- terre [ feminine ]
Earth and the other planets la Terre et les autres planètes
the largest mammal on earth le plus grand mammifère sur terre
1 the ground -- le sol
2 soil -- terre [ feminine ]
3 ground in an electrical circuit -- terre [ feminine ]
4 emphasizes your surprise or shock at sth -- que/où/pourquoi etc. diable
What on earth are you doing? Que diable fais-tu ?
5 the third planet in order of distance from the Sun; the planet on which we live -- terre
In my opinion, such a far-reaching scorched earth policy is really unnecessary.
That is the equivalent to a medium-sized town being wiped off the face of the earth every year.
Instead, we human beings have been set the – even biblical – task of subduing the earth.
In the billions of years of earth's existence, a very brief pause to check the facts is surely not too much to ask.
It is an unquestionable fact, however, that the human being is the most communicative being on earth.
I would like to remind you that the science of chemistry has offered a lot to the improvement of human life on earth.
