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La Nature et l’Environnement — French vocabulary | Vocabulary

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Landscapes, climate & the planet. This French landscapes climate planet vocabulary list gives you 23 essential words — from la forêt (forest) to une énergie renouvelable (renewable energy) — each with audio and its English translation. Use it to build the French words you need to talk about landscapes climate planet, then test yourself with the games below.

La Nature et l’Environnement

Landscapes, climate & the planet

Les paysages 🏞️

la forêtforest
la montagnemountain
la rivièreriver
le fleuve(large) river to sea
le laclake
la mersea
l’océanocean
la campagnecountryside
le champfield
la côtecoast

Le climat 🌦️

le climatclimate
le réchauffement climatiqueglobal warming
la sécheressedrought
une inondationa flood
une caniculea heatwave

L’écologie ♻️

la pollutionpollution
les déchetswaste
le recyclagerecycling
trierto sort (rubbish)
gaspillerto waste
le développement durablesustainable development
protéger la planèteto protect the planet
une énergie renouvelablerenewable energy
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📘 Talking about the environment (DELF gold)

  • This is a top DELF B1/B2 topic — learn to state a problem + a solution: la pollution augmente, donc il faut agir.
  • Il faut + infinitive is your workhorse: il faut trier ses déchets, il faut moins gaspiller.
  • Fleuve vs rivière: a fleuve flows to the sea (la Seine, la Loire); a rivière flows into another river.
  • Opinion starters: à mon avis, je pense qu’il faut, on devrait + infinitive.
  • Green verbs: protéger, préserver, recycler, polluer, gaspiller, économiser l’eau/l’énergie.

🔊 Useful phrases

Il faut protéger la nature.We must protect nature.
À mon avis, on gaspille trop.In my opinion, we waste too much.
On devrait utiliser les transports en commun.We should use public transport.
Le réchauffement climatique m’inquiète.Global warming worries me.

🔊 Example sentences

Je trie mes déchets tous les jours.I sort my waste every day.
La forêt est menacée par la pollution.The forest is threatened by pollution.
Il faut économiser l’eau pendant la sécheresse.We must save water during the drought.

✍️ Practice

a river that flows to the sea = un ___ (big river)

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fleuve

to sort your rubbish = ___ ses déchets (recycling)

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trier

global warming = le ___ climatique (climate)

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réchauffement

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How do you say « forest »? (recall)

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la forêt

What does « la rivière » mean? (recall)

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river

How do you say « lake »? (recall)

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le lac

What does « l’océan » mean? (recall)

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ocean

How do you say « field »? (recall)

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le champ

What does « le climat » mean? (recall)

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climate

How do you say « a flood »? (recall)

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une inondation

What does « la pollution » mean? (recall)

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pollution

French landscapes climate planet vocabulary — FAQ

How do you say common landscapes climate planet words in French?

For example: forest is « la forêt », mountain is « la montagne », river is « la rivière ». The full list above has 23 French landscapes climate planet words, each with audio so you can hear the pronunciation.

What are the most useful French landscapes climate planet words to learn first?

Start with the basics: la forêt (forest), la montagne (mountain), la rivière (river), le fleuve ((large) river to sea), le lac (lake), la mer (sea). Master these core French words before moving on to the rest of the list.

How can I memorise French landscapes climate planet vocabulary?

Learn the words in small themed groups, say each one out loud with the audio, and use it in a short sentence about your own life. Spaced repetition is what makes new vocabulary stick — see our guide to learning French vocabulary that sticks.

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