French word

lande

Pronunciation

IPA/lɑ̃d/

Meaning

  • feminine nounheath

Example

Ce sentier longe une lande.

This path runs along the heath.

Illustration for lande (heath)

More examples

Nous avons traversé la lande au coucher du soleil.

We crossed the moor at sunset.

Core concept

An open, uncultivated stretch of poor ground covered with low shrubs and heather.

Common phrases

  • se promener dans la lande

    walk on the moor

  • traverser la lande

    cross the moor

  • dans la lande

    on the moor

Similar words

terrain: A general term for a piece of land or ground.
pré: Open grassland where livestock graze.
champ: A broad field plowed for growing crops.
bois: A densely wooded area resembling a small forest.

Definition in French

Étendue de terre non cultivée, souvent sur un sol pauvre et couverte de végétation basse comme la bruyère.

Word origin

French lande comes from Old French lande and is generally considered a borrowing from a Celtic word for open or uncultivated land.

Usage tips

  • Lande is feminine, so the usual form is la lande, not le lande.

Other meanings

  • moorlandnoun

Opposites

  • champcultivated fieldnoun

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