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2 continental air mass
air continental; masse d'air continentaleEnglish-French dictionary of Geography > continental air mass
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5 land
land [lænd]1. nouna. terre fb. ( = farmland) terre fd. ( = country) pays m• buying the house landed him in debt l'achat de la maison l'a mis financièrement dans le pétrin (inf)d. (British) (inf) to be landed with sth ( = left with) rester avec qch sur les bras ; ( = forced to take on) devoir se coltiner qch (inf)• now we're landed with all this extra work maintenant il faut qu'on se coltine tout ce boulot en plus (inf)a. [aircraft] atterrir• to land on sth [falling object] tomber sur qch ; [person or animal jumping] retomber sur qch ; [bird, insect] se poser sur qch4. compounds* * *[lænd] 1.1) (terrain, property) terrain m; ( very large) terres fplthe lie GB ou lay US of the land — lit le relief du terrain
to get the lie GB ou lay US of the land — fig savoir de quoi il retourne
private/public land — propriété f privée/publique
2) Agriculture ( farmland) terre f3) ( countryside) campagne f4) ( country) pays m5) ( not sea) terre f2.noun modifier [ clearance, drainage, prices] du terrain; [ purchase, sale] de terrain; [ deal, tax] foncier/-ière; [ law] agraire; [ battle, forces, animal] terrestre3.transitive verb1) Aviation [pilot] poser [aircraft]; faire atterrir [space capsule]2) ( in fishing) prendre [fish]3) (colloq) fig ( secure) décrocher (colloq) [job, contract, prize]4) (colloq) ( leave with problem)he landed me with washing the car — il m'a refilé (colloq) la voiture à laver
to be landed with somebody/something — se retrouver avec quelqu'un/quelque chose sur les bras
now you've really landed her in it! — tu l'as vraiment fichue (colloq) dans de beaux draps!
5) (colloq) ( deliver) flanquer (colloq) [blow, punch]4.1) Aviation [aircraft, passenger] atterrir2) Nautical [passenger] débarquer; [ship] accoster3) Sport, gen [person, animal, object] atterrir; [ball] toucher le sol5.to land oneself in — se mettre dans [situation]
to land oneself with — (colloq) se retrouver avec [task, problem]
Phrasal Verbs:- land up••
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