earth

Terre

La planète où vivent les humains, les animaux et les plantes.

En anglais simple : The planet where people, animals, and plants live.

• We live on Earth.
• The Earth moves around the sun.
• Astronauts photographed Earth from space.

Synonymes : world, globe

Expressions courantes : planet earth, on earth, earth’s surface

terre

La matière meuble du sol dans laquelle poussent les plantes.

En anglais simple : The loose material on the ground in which plants grow.

• The earth was soft after the rain.
• She dug a hole in the earth.
• Fresh earth covered the roots of the tree.

Synonymes : soil, dirt

Expressions courantes : damp earth, dig the earth, patch of earth

terre

Matière provenant du sol, comme la terre, le sable ou des morceaux de roche.

En anglais simple : Material from the ground, such as soil, sand, or broken rock.

• Trucks carried earth away from the site.
• The wall was built from packed earth.
• Workers removed tons of earth to make the tunnel.

Synonymes : ground material

Expressions courantes : excavated earth, pile of earth, move the earth

terre, monde

Une planète ou un monde imaginaire semblable au nôtre.

En anglais simple : A planet or imagined world similar to the one where we live.

• The story takes place on another earth.
• Scientists searched for a second earth among distant planets.
• The travelers discovered several earths in parallel universes.

Synonymes : world, planet

Expressions courantes : another earth, parallel earth, different earth

terre

Selon les penseurs anciens, une des matières constituant le monde, avec l’air, le feu et l’eau.

En anglais simple : One of the basic materials ancient thinkers believed made up the world, along with air, fire, and water.

• Earth was one of the classical elements.
• The philosopher linked earth with solid matter.
• The diagram places earth beside water.

Expressions courantes : earth element, earth and water, earth and fire

terre

Une des cinq forces de la pensée chinoise traditionnelle, liée au sol, à la stabilité et au centre.

En anglais simple : One of five forces in traditional Chinese thought, associated with soil, stability, and the center.

• Earth is one of the five Chinese elements.
• This chart places earth at the center.
• The cycle connects earth with metal.

Expressions courantes : earth element, earth and metal, earth phase

mettre à la terre

Relier un appareil électrique au sol pour évacuer sans danger l’électricité indésirable.

En anglais simple : To connect electrical equipment to the ground so unwanted electricity can flow away safely.

• You must earth this appliance.
• The electrician earthed the metal casing.
• Is the equipment properly earthed?

Synonymes : ground

Expressions courantes : earth an appliance, earth electrical equipment, earth the circuit