territorial

territorial

Relatif aux terres qu’un pays ou un groupe possède ou contrôle.

En anglais simple : Connected with land that a country or group owns or controls.

• The countries have a territorial dispute.
• The boat entered their territorial waters.
• Leaders promised to respect each country’s territorial boundaries.

Expressions courantes : territorial dispute, territorial waters, territorial rights

territorial

Qui protège fermement son espace ou ce qu’il considère comme lui appartenant.

En anglais simple : Strongly protecting an area or something you think belongs to you.

• These birds are territorial.
• Our cat becomes territorial around other cats.
• He is territorial about his desk.

Comment l'utiliser : be territorial about something (She is territorial about her workspace.)

Synonymes : possessive

Expressions courantes : territorial animal, territorial behaviour, territorial about something