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forest /ˡfɒrɪst/ noun foresta f

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'forest' found in these entries:

English:

Amazon - Black Forest gateau - dense - density - fire - forest fire - forest ranger - sustainable - thick - wood

Italian:

foresta - forestale - frutto - guardia - selva

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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
forest	n	(wooded place)	foresta nf
There is a forest behind our house, not just some woods.
C'è una foresta dietro casa nostra, non solo un bosco.
Additional Translations
forest	n	figurative (many)	mucchio, mare, sacco nm
There was a forest of problems that they had to deal with.
C'era un sacco di problemi che dovevano affrontare.
forest	vtr	(plant and grow trees)	imboschire vtr ⇒
Johnny Appleseed is said to have forested Ohio in apple trees.
SI dice che Johnny Appleseed abbia imboschito l'Ohio di meli.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
cloud forest			foresta amazzonica
forest conservation	n	(preservation of woodland areas)	salvaguardia forestale, salvaguardia delle foreste nf
One of the aims of the National Park Service is to practice forest conservation in all of the park lands.
La salvaguardia forestale è uno degli obiettivi principali del Ministero dell'Ambiente.
			conservazione forestale, conservazione delle foreste nf
Il governo ha varato un nuovo programma per la conservazione forestale.
forest fire	n	(uncontrolled fire in a woodland area)	incendio boschivo nm
There is great danger of forest fires in that area, due to lack of rain.
C'è un grosso rischio di incendi boschivi in quell'area a causa della scarsità di piogge.
forest floor			suolo forestale
forest green			verde bosco
forest management			amministrazione forestale
forest oak			quercia nf
forest path	n	(footpath or track in a woodland area)	sentiero attraverso il bosco, sentiero boschivo nm
They strolled down the forest path until they came to a beautiful meadow.
Un sentiero attraverso il bosco condusse Hansel e Gretel ad una casetta di marzapane.
forest preserve			protezione forestale
forest ranger	n	(sb employed to care for forest areas)	guardia forestale nf
If a forest ranger catches you smoking in here, you will get a big fine.
Se ti becca la guardia forestale a fumare qui, ti fa una multa esorbitante.
forest reserve			riserva forestale
forest-covered			ricoperto da foreste adj
national forest			foresta nazionale
park forest		una città in NE Illinois	Park Forest nm
petrified forest			foresta pietrificata
pine forest			pineta nf
primeval forest			foresta primordiale nf
state forest			foresta di proprietà dello stato
timber forest		foresta da legname	foresta nf
virgin forest			foresta vergine nf
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'forest' in the title:
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deep into the forest
driving in the forest
forest canopy
forest of wines
forest outplantings
If a man is standing in the middle of the forest speaking
one-tree forest/forest with one tree
Red Forest - Foresta Rossa
The forest of Santa Caterina, a 2 hectare wood,..
wood vs forest

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