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terrace

/ˈtɛr.əs/

Translations

terracenoun

terraces

/ˈtɛr.əs/

terrasse

We enjoyed our morning coffee on the terrace overlooking the garden.

Nous avons pris notre café du matin sur la terrasse donnant sur le jardin.

Additional translations

rangée de maisonsAu sens britannique d’alignement continu de maisons.

terrasseEn agriculture ou en géographie, au sens de niveau plat aménagé en gradins.

Synonyms

terraceverb

terraced

Past Simple

terraced

Past Participle

terracing

Gerund

/ˈtɛr.əs/

terrasserEn parlant d’un terrain ou d’une pente, au sens de le transformer en terrasses.

Farmers terrace the hillsides to prevent soil erosion and to create more arable land.

Les agriculteurs terrassent les pentes pour empêcher l’érosion des sols et créer davantage de terres arables.

Additional translations

aménager en terrasseAu sens de doter un bâtiment ou un espace d’une terrasse.

Synonyms

step the slope

bench the slope

grade

construct terraces

make terraces

create terraces

level

step

bench

terraceadjective

Used attributively to modify another noun, e.g. 'terrace farming', 'terrace walls'.

de terrasse

They installed terrace lighting to make the outdoor space usable at night.

Ils ont installé un éclairage de terrasse pour rendre l’espace extérieur utilisable la nuit.

Synonyms

Definitions

terracenoun

A level paved area or platform next to a building; a patio or veranda.

We enjoyed our morning coffee on the terrace overlooking the garden.

A series of flat areas made on a slope, used for cultivation.

The rice was planted on terraces to prevent soil erosion on the hillside.

A row of houses built in one block in a uniform style.

They live in a charming Victorian terrace in the city center.

A natural flat raised stretch of ground, especially one formed alongside a river or shoreline.

The ancient river left a gravel terrace several meters above the current floodplain.

terraceverb

To form (a slope or hillside) into a series of level flat areas resembling steps.

Farmers terrace the hillsides to prevent soil erosion and to create more arable land.

To provide (a building or area) with a terrace.

The restaurant was terraced to give diners a view of the harbor.

terraceadjective

Situated on, relating to, or designed for a terrace.

They installed terrace lighting to make the outdoor space usable at night.