French Conversation · Level 89
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French word
boiser
Pronunciation
IPA/bwaze/
Meaning
- verbplant trees
Example
Nous allons boiser ce terrain.
We are going to plant trees on this land.
More examples
La ville va boiser le parc municipal.
The city will plant trees in the municipal park.
Core concept
A piece of land changed into a young woodland by planting trees across it.
Common phrases
boiser le parc
plant trees in the park
boiser les abords du fleuve
plant trees along the riverbanks
Similar words
afforester: To create a forest by planting trees on land that was not previously forested.
reboiser: To restore a forest by replanting trees where trees once grew.
Definition in French
Transformer un terrain en espace boisé en y plantant des arbres.
Word origin
The verb boiser comes from bois by adding the regular French verb-forming ending -er, giving the idea of making a place wooded.
Usage tips
- Reboiser means to reforest an area, while boiser does not by itself state that the area had been forested before.
Other meanings
- cover with treesverb
- panelverb
Opposites
- déboiserdeforestverb
Related words
- boiséwoodedadjective
- reboiserreforestverb