noun🔗ShareGazon, pelouseA layer of earth covered with grass; sod."The children loved rolling down the hill covered in soft turfs. "Les enfants adoraient rouler en bas de la colline couverte de gazon doux.areapropertyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMotte de gazon, tourbeA piece of such a layer cut from the soil. May be used as sod to make a lawn, dried for peat, stacked to form earthen structures, etc."The landscaper carefully laid the turfs to create a new lawn. "L'architecte paysagiste a soigneusement posé les mottes de gazon pour créer une nouvelle pelouse.materialagricultureenvironmentbuildingpropertyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMotte de tourbeA sod of peat used as fuel."During the cold winter months, the family relied on burning turfs in their fireplace to keep warm. "Pendant les mois froids d'hiver, la famille comptait sur la combustion de mottes de tourbe dans leur cheminée pour se réchauffer.fuelmaterialplantnatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTerritoire, secteurThe territory claimed by a person, gang, etc. as their own."The two rival groups marked their turfs with graffiti on opposite sides of the park. "Les deux groupes rivaux ont marqué leurs territoires avec des graffitis de part et d'autre du parc.areapropertygroupsocietyplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLes courses de chevaux, hippodrome(with "the") A racetrack; or the sport of racing horses."My grandfather loves spending Saturday afternoons at the turfs, watching the horse races. "Mon grand-père adore passer ses samedis après-midi à l'hippodrome, à regarder les courses de chevaux.sportraceentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGazonner, couvrir de gazonTo cover with turf; to create a lawn by laying turfs."The landscapers are turfing the empty space behind the school to create a new playground. "Les paysagistes gazonnent l'espace vide derrière l'école pour créer une nouvelle aire de jeux.environmentpropertyagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLancer un frisbee trop court(Ultimate Frisbee) To throw a frisbee well short of its intended target, usually causing it to hit the ground within 10 yards of its release.""He was so nervous for his first ultimate frisbee game that he turfed the disc on his very first throw, landing it only a few feet in front of him." "Il était tellement nerveux pour son premier match d'ultimate frisbee qu'il a lancé le disque trop court dès son premier lancer, le faisant atterrir à quelques mètres devant lui.sportgameactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRenvoyer, licencierTo fire from a job or dismiss from a task."Eight managers were turfed after the merger of the two companies."Huit directeurs ont été renvoyés après la fusion des deux sociétés.jobbusinessorganizationworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAnnuler, abandonnerTo cancel a project or product."The company turfed the concept car because the prototype performed poorly."L'entreprise a annulé la voiture conceptuelle car le prototype était peu performant.businessorganizationjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExpulser, renvoyerTo expel, eject, or throw out; to turf out."The manager turfed him out of the meeting for being disruptive. "Le directeur l'a expulsé de la réunion pour avoir perturbé.actionsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRefiler, se débarrasser deTo transfer or attempt to transfer (a patient or case); to eschew or avoid responsibility for."The doctor refused to turf the difficult patient to another specialist, choosing instead to manage the case herself. "Le médecin a refusé de refiler le patient difficile à un autre spécialiste, choisissant plutôt de gérer le cas elle-même.medicinejoborganizationserviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading