Paysage (en. Landscape)

/pɛ.i.zɑʒ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

The appearance of a territory according to its natural and human configuration.

The landscape of Provence is known for its lavender fields.

Le paysage de la Provence est reconnu pour ses champs de lavande.

Artistic representation of a natural space.

This painting represents a mountain landscape.

Ce tableau représente un paysage montagnard.

The set of visible elements in a region.

The urban landscape is often very lively.

Le paysage urbain est souvent très animé.

From Old French 'paisage', derived from 'pais', meaning 'country'.

postcard landscape

A particularly beautiful landscape that resembles a postcard image.

paysage de carte postale

soundscape

The collection of sounds in a given environment.

paysage sonore

lunar landscape

A desolate landscape, often barren and lifeless.

paysage lunaire

nature

The collection of living and non-living elements of the environment.

nature

environment

The natural and social framework in which an activity takes place.

environnement

topography

Study of the shapes and reliefs of a land surface.

topographie

A landscape that would be considered less attractive.

This place is just a landscape of desolation.

Cet endroit est juste un paysage de désolation.

A landscape that evokes a good experience or memory.

This park has become a landscape of my childhood memories.

Ce parc est devenu un paysage de mes souvenirs d'enfance.