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forest meaning in French

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deforestation (process of destroying a forest)
noun
[UK: ˌdi:.ˌfɒ.rɪ.ˈsteɪʃ.n̩]
[US: də.ˌfɔː.rə.ˈsteɪʃ.n̩]

déforestation◼◼◼nom {f}Their habitat is threatened by deforestation. = Leur habitat est menacé par la déforestation.

kelp forest noun

forêt de kelp◼◼◼nom {f}

old-growth forest (forest that has attained great age without significant disturbance)
noun

forêt primaire◼◼◼nom {f}

primeval forest (large forest unaffected by humans)
noun
[UK: praɪ.ˈmiːv.l̩ ˈfɒ.rɪst]
[US: praɪ.ˈmiːv.l̩ ˈfɔː.rəst]

forêt vierge◼◼◼nom {f}

forêt primaire◼◼◼nom {f}

rainforest [rainforests] (type of forest)
noun
[UK: ˈreɪn.fɒ.rɪst]
[US: ˈraɪn.ˌfɔː.rəst]

forêt tropicale◼◼◼nom {f}

forêt pluviale◼◼◻nom {f}

forêt pluvieuse◼◻◻nom {f}

pluvisilvenom {f}

pluvisylvenom {f}

Red Forest (a highly radioactive and highly contaminated forest, a red forest in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Polesia, Ukraine)
proper noun

Forêt rousse◼◼◼nom {f}

reforest [reforested, reforesting, reforests] (replant)
verb
[UK: ˌriː.ˈfɒ.rɪst]
[US: ri.ˈfɔː.rəst]

reboiser◼◼◼verbe

reforester◼◼◻verbe

reforestation (replanting)
noun
[UK: ri:.ˌfɒ.rɪ.ˈsteɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌri.fɒ.rə.ˈsteɪʃ.n̩]

reboisement◼◼◼nom {m}

reforestation◼◼◻nom {f}

second-growth forest (forest which has been harvested and is regrowing)
noun

forêt secondaire◼◼◼nom {f}

see the forest for the trees (to be overwhelmed by detail to the point where it obscures the overall situation)
verb

l'arbre qui cache la forêt◼◼◼verbe

Sherwood Forest (country park)
proper noun

forêt de Sherwood◼◼◼nom {f}

tropical rainforest (forest)
noun
[UK: ˈtrɒ.pɪk.l̩ ˈreɪn.fɒ.rɪst]
[US: ˈtrɑː.pɪk.l̩ ˈraɪn.ˌfɔː.rəst]

forêt tropicale humide◼◼◼nom {f}

virgin forest (forest free from disturbance)
noun
[UK: ˈvɜː.dʒɪn ˈfɒ.rɪst]
[US: ˈvɝː.dʒən ˈfɔː.rəst]

forêt vierge◼◼◼nom {f}

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