parcelle

Definitions of parcelle
  1. noun
    an extended area of land
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    centre
    the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
    quai de chargement
    an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines
    désert
    arid land with little or no vegetation
    champ de bataille
    a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
    champ de mines
    a region in which explosives mines have been placed
    nichoir
    a place where animals breed
    champ
    a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
    terres
    a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)
    terrain de jeux, terrain de sport
    a piece of land prepared for playing a game
    centre industriel
    a tract of land at a distance from city center that is designed for a cluster of businesses and factories
    prairie, pré
    land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life
    parc, réserve
    a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
    jardin public, parc
    a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
    place publique
    an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
    emplacement, endroit
    the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
    lopin
    a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
    terrain
    a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
    cour
    a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)
    parterre
    a plot of ground in which plants are growing
    camp, camping
    a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months
    court
    a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played
    stade, terrain de football
    the playing field on which football is played
    jardin
    a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
    gare de triage
    a railway yard in which trains are assembled and goods are loaded
    champ, jardin, terrain, terres
    the enclosed land around a house or other building
    parc d'attractions
    a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement
    camping, terrain de camping
    a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
    campus
    a field on which the buildings of a university are situated
    cimetière
    a tract of land used for burials
    décharge publique, dépotoir
    a piece of land where waste materials are dumped
    pré
    a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
    coupe-feu
    a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire
    gazon
    a field of cultivated and mowed grass
    parc national
    a tract of land declared by the national government to be public property
    rizière
    an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown
    aire de stationnement, garage à étages, parc de stationnement, parking
    a lot where cars are parked
    pré, pâtis
    a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
    prairie
    a treeless grassy plain
    place
    a public square with room for pedestrians
    savane
    a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions
    cour de récréation
    the yard associated with a school
    cimetière
    the yard associated with a church
    veld(t)
    elevated open grassland in southern Africa
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    aire géographique, région géographique
    a demarcated area of the Earth
  2. noun
    a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
    synonyms: lopin
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    parterre
    a plot of ground in which plants are growing
    jardin
    a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
    parterre
    a bed in which flowers are growing
    jardin fruitier
    garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
    jardin potager
    a small garden where vegetables are grown
    exploitation maraîchère
    a garden where fruit and vegetables are grown for marketing
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