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terrien

French → English

noun/[tɛ.ʁjɛ̃]/

(sci-fi) Earthling: an inhabitant of the planet Earth, often as viewed by beings from other planets

Dans ce roman de science-fiction, les Martiens tentent de communiquer avec les Terriens par ondes radio.

(English) In this science-fiction novel, Martians attempt to communicate with Earthlings via radio waves.

Le premier Terrien à avoir marché sur la Lune était l'astronaute américain Neil Armstrong en 1969.

(English) The first Earthling to walk on the moon was American astronaut Neil Armstrong in 1969.

noun/[tɛ.ʁjɛ̃]/

(agriculture) Landowner: a person who owns agricultural land or lives from farming the land

Ce riche terrien possède des centaines d'hectares de vignes dans la région de Bordeaux.

(English) This wealthy landowner owns hundreds of hectares of vineyards in the Bordeaux region.

Malgré la modernisation, il reste un terrien attaché aux traditions paysannes de ses ancêtres.

(English) Despite modernization, he remains a man of the land attached to the peasant traditions of his ancestors.

Entry ID: fr:en:terrien · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary