Grammatical class

Noun

terrain

ground, landscape

Details

Syllables

ter-rain

Phonetics

tɛ.ʁɛ̃

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

826

Freq. (movies)

1058

Freq. (news)

443

Sentences

Ce terrain m'appartient.

I own this land.

A1

Ce terrain ne vaut rien.

This piece of land is worth nothing.

A1

Il a été expulsé du terrain.

He has been sent off the pitch.

A1

Il a vendu tout son terrain.

He sold all his land.

A1

Nous perdons trop de terrain.

We're losing too much ground.

A2

Il y avait un terrain d'entente.

There used to be some common ground.

A2

Un nouveau terrain de football a été aménagé l’an dernier.

A new soccer field was built last year.

B1

Nous gagnons du terrain.

We're gaining ground.

B1

À qui appartient ce terrain ?

Who does this land belong to?

B1

Le terrain était très irrégulier.

The ground was very uneven.

B1

Le mouvement gagne rapidement du terrain.

The movement is rapidly gaining ground.

B1

Le parti a rapidement gagné du terrain.

The party gained ground rapidly.

B2