French word

pâture

Pronunciation

IPA/patyʁ/

Meaning

  • feminine nounpasture

Example

Les vaches paissent dans la pâture.

The cows graze in the pasture.

Illustration for pâture (pasture)

More examples

Ils ont mis les moutons en pâture cet été.

They put the sheep out to pasture this summer.

Core concept

A fenced grassy field where cattle feed directly on the growing grass.

Common phrases

  • mettre en pâture

    put out to pasture

  • dans la pâture

    in the pasture

Similar words

pâturage: Land set aside for livestock grazing.
prairie: A naturally grass-covered, usually level stretch of land.
pré: A meadow cultivated to produce hay.

Definition in French

Espace d'herbe réservé au pâturage des animaux.

Word origin

French pâture comes through Old French pasture from Latin pastura, related to pascere 'to feed', and shares this ancestry with English pasture.

Usage tips

  • Pâture is feminine, so the usual form is la pâture, and the common phrase is mettre des animaux en pâture.

Opposites

  • champ labouréplowed fieldnoun

Related words

  • pâturagepasturenoun
  • pâturergrazeverb

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