French Conversation · Level 42
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French word
déforestation
Pronunciation
IPA/defoʁɛstasjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine noundeforestation
Example
La déforestation menace les habitats naturels.
Deforestation threatens natural habitats.
More examples
La déforestation accélère le changement climatique.
Deforestation accelerates climate change.
Core concept
A forest frontier receding as trees disappear and cleared land expands.
Common phrases
lutter contre la déforestation
fight deforestation
taux de déforestation
deforestation rate
réduire la déforestation
reduce deforestation
Similar words
déboisement: The clearing of trees until an area becomes treeless.
défrichement: The clearing of forest or brush to make land usable for farming or building.
abattage: The cutting down of trees as a timber-producing operation.
reboisement: The recovery of damaged forest through renewed tree planting.
Definition in French
Perte ou destruction étendue de forêts, principalement causée par des activités humaines comme la conversion des terres ou l'exploitation du bois.
Word origin
The noun déforestation is built from déforester and -ation; the prefix dé- marks removal, and forêt is the French word for forest.
Usage tips
- Déforestation describes a broad process, while déboisement often focuses more specifically on clearing or removing trees.
Opposites
- reforestationreforestationnoun
- reboisementreforestationnoun
Related words
- déforesterdeforestverb
- déforestédeforestedadjective