noun🔗SharePastorale, poème pastoralA poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyll; a bucolic."The English class studied pastoral and learned about poems that idealize rural life and shepherds. "Le cours d'anglais a étudié la pastorale et a appris des poèmes qui idéalisent la vie rurale et les bergers.literatureartnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePastoraleA cantata relating to rural life; a composition for instruments characterized by simplicity and sweetness; a lyrical composition the subject of which is taken from rural life."The school choir will perform a beautiful pastoral next spring, celebrating the joys of country living with simple melodies and lyrics about nature. "La chorale de l'école interprétera une belle pastorale au printemps prochain, célébrant les joies de la vie à la campagne avec des mélodies simples et des paroles sur la nature.musicliteratureartnatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLettre pastoraleA letter of a pastor to his charge; specifically, a letter addressed by a bishop to his diocese."The bishop's annual pastoral, outlining the diocese's goals and challenges, was distributed to all parishes. "La lettre pastorale annuelle de l'évêque, décrivant les objectifs et les défis du diocèse, a été distribuée à toutes les paroisses.religiontheologycommunicationwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLettre pastoraleA letter of the House of Bishops, to be read in each parish."The bishop requested that the pastoral be read aloud by the priest during Sunday's service. "L'évêque a demandé que la lettre pastorale soit lue à haute voix par le prêtre pendant l'office du dimanche.religioncommunicationwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePastoral, champêtreOf or pertaining to shepherds or herders of other livestock"The painting depicted a peaceful, pastoral scene of sheep grazing in a green meadow. "La peinture représentait une scène pastorale paisible de moutons broutant dans une prairie verte.agricultureanimalnatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePastoral, champêtreRelating to rural life and scenes"We were living a pastoral life."Nous menions une vie pastorale.natureenvironmentagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePastoral, relatif au clergéRelating to the care of souls, to the pastor of a church or to any local religious leader charged with the service of individual parishioners, i.e. a priest or rabbi."pastoral duties; a pastoral letter"Fonctions pastorales ; une lettre pastoralereligiontheologysoulpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading