noun, masculine/tɛ.ʁɛ̃/plural: terrains
ground, landscape; field (as in soccer field); lot, plot, parcel
“Un nouveau terrain de football a été aménagé l'an dernier.” — A new soccer field was built last year.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ters- Proto-Indo-European *tersos Proto-Italic *terzos Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *terzeznos Latin terrēnum Vulgar Latin *terranum Old French terrain French terrain Inherited from Old French terrain, terrein, from Vulgar Latin *terranum, from Latin terrēnum.