Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 Umgebung
, 🇪🇸 entorno
, 🇮🇹 ambiente
, 🇵🇹 entorno
, 🇨🇳 环境
, 🇯🇵 環境
, 🇰🇷 환경
, 🇸🇦 بيئة
, 🇮🇳 परिसर
Usage Examples
- Je me soucie de l'environnement et je recycle toujours.
- Les écoles doivent enseigner le respect de l'environnement.
- Nous avons besoin d'un environnement sain pour grandir.
Etymology
**Etymology of *environnement***
The noun *environnement* derives from the French verb *environner* “to surround” + the nominal suffix *‑ment*. *Environner* itself is formed with the pre‑prefix *en-* “in, around” and *viron*, an old French form meaning “surrounding” that ultimately comes from the Latin root *virere* (“to be round, to circulate”). The word entered French in the 16th century as *environnement* and was later regularised to *environnement* in the 20th century.
Synonyms
approximativement
presque
à peu près
quasi
en gros
quasiment
Antonyms
intérieur
l'intérieur
interne
