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  • The form terre could be:
    • (as terré) the past participle of the verb terrer
    • from the subjunctive of the verb terrer
    • from the present tense of the verb terrer

1 terre Noun, feminine

(a) (=planet) earth; la Terre the Earth; sur Terre on Earth; cela l'a rappelé sur ~! that brought him back down to earth with a bump!

(b) (=area, country) land; la Terre sainte the Holy Land

(c) (=substance) soil, earth; ~ cuite terracotta; ~ glaise clay

(d) (Electricity, Electronics) earth, ground (esp US); fiche à contact de ~ earthed plug

(e) (Zool) sting ray

Terms from the DGT glossary

French termEnglish term
Terre et milieu de cultureSoil and growing medium
Paiements relatifs à la fécule de pommes de terrePotato starch payment
Terre di FranciacortaTerre di Franciacorta
Terre di VelejaTerre di Veleja
Terre di ChietiTerre di Chieti
Terre del VolturnoTerre del Volturno
Fécule de pommes de terrePotato starch
Pommes de terrePotatoes
Effets sur les vers de terreEffects on earthworms
Symptômes sur les pommes de terreSymptoms in potato
Produits à base de pommes de terreProcessed and preserved potatoes
Vente en gros de pommes de terreWholesale trade services of potatoes
Semences de pommes de terreSeed potatoes
Pomme de terrePotatoes
Pommes de terre pour la féculePotatoes for starch

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