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It's usually a jolly good trick to pick up a local tour guide. They can tell you all the anecdotes that make a place interesting. I'm one for rushing off to museums at the crack of dawn, eating fabulous things on terraces for lunch, and enjoying long dinners on balmy evenings.
Jane Birkin

Meaning of "terraces" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TERRACES

terraces  [ˈtɛrəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TERRACES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Terraces is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TERRACES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Terrace

Terrace may refer to: ▪ Terrace, a leveled surface ▪ Terrace, a raised flat platform ▪ Terrace, a step-like landform that borders a shoreline or river floodplain ▪ Terrace garden, an element where a raised flat paved or gravelled section overlooks a prospect ▪ Terraced house, a style of housing where identical individual houses are cojoined into rows ▪ Terrace, standing spectator areas, especially in Europe and South America, or the sloping portion of the outfield in a baseball stadium, not necessarily for seating, but for practical or decorative purposes ▪ Fluvial terrace, natural, flat surface or surfaces that border and lies above the floodplain of a stream or river ▪ Tone terracing in phonetics ▪ Terrace melodic motion in music ▪ In Indian English, the roof of a building, especially one accessible to the residents for various purposes...

Definition of terraces in the English dictionary

The definition of terraces in the dictionary is unroofed tiers around a football pitch on which the spectators stand. Other definition of terraces is the spectators themselves.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TERRACES


allomerous
æˈlɒmɛrəs
antivirus
ˈæntɪˌvaɪrəs
Carreras
kəˈrɛərəs
chorus
ˈkɔːrəs
Cyprus
ˈsaɪprəs
Cyrus
ˈsaɪrəs
dangerous
ˈdeɪndʒərəs
ferrous
ˈfɛrəs
generous
ˈdʒɛnərəs
glamourous
ˈɡlæmərəs
homoeomerous
ˌhɒmɪˈɒmɛrəs
Honduras
hɒnˈdjʊərəs
humorous
ˈhjuːmərəs
isopterous
aɪˈsɒptɛrəs
Mackerras
məˈkɛrəs
nonferrous
ˌnɒnˈfɛrəs
numerous
ˈnjuːmərəs
Taurus
ˈtɔːrəs
terrace
ˈtɛrəs
virus
ˈvaɪrəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TERRACES

terra firma
terra incognita
terra sigillata
terrace
terrace cultivation
terrace house
terraced
terraced house
terraced housing
terraceless
terracette
terracing
terracotta
terraform
terraforming
terrain
terramara
Terramycin
terrane
terrapin

WORDS THAT END LIKE TERRACES

anthraces
belt-and-braces
boraces
braces
cephalothoraces
embraces
Graces
high places
hydrothoraces
hyraces
in someone´s good graces
kick over the traces
mesothoraces
metathoraces
picnic races
prothoraces
races
rock hyraces
the races
thoraces

Synonyms and antonyms of terraces in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «terraces» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TERRACES

Find out the translation of terraces to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of terraces from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «terraces» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

梯田
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

terrazas
570 millions of speakers

English

terraces
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छतों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المدرجات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

террасы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

terraços
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সোপান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

terrasses
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Teres
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Terrassen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

テラス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

테라스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Teras
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ruộng bậc thang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாடியிலிருந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टेरेस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

teraslar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

terrazze
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tarasy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тераси
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

terase
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βεράντες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

terrasse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

terrasser
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

terrasser
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of terraces

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TERRACES»

The term «terraces» is very widely used and occupies the 21.749 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TERRACES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about terraces

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4 QUOTES WITH «TERRACES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word terraces.
1
Christopher Alexander
Once you understand this way, you will be able to make your room alive; you will be able to design a house together with your family; a garden for your children; places where you can work; beautiful terraces where you can sit and dream.
2
Jane Birkin
It's usually a jolly good trick to pick up a local tour guide. They can tell you all the anecdotes that make a place interesting. I'm one for rushing off to museums at the crack of dawn, eating fabulous things on terraces for lunch, and enjoying long dinners on balmy evenings.
3
Bill Blass
Something about glamour interested me. All my schoolbooks had drawings of women on terraces with a cocktail and a cigarette.
4
Sarah Kane
I hate the idea of theatre just being an evening pastime. It should be emotionally and intellectually demanding. I love football. The level of analysis that you listen to on the terraces is astonishing. If people did that in the theatre... but they don't. They expect to sit back and not participate.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TERRACES»

Discover the use of terraces in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to terraces and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
End of the Terraces: The Transformation of English Football
This book analyzes the transformation of English football in the 1990s.
Anthony King, 2002
2
Roof Gardens: Balconies and Terraces
A colour illustrated book offering practical advice on the building, planting and maintenance of roof gardens, balconies and terraces. It is written by the author of GARDEN FEATURES AND ORNAMENT and DESIGNING YOUR IDEAL GARDEN.
David Stevens, 1997
3
Living Terraces in Ethiopia: Konso Landscape, Culture & ...
Living Terraces is both an ethnographic and historical account of the terraces of Konso in southern Ethiopia.
Elizabeth E. Watson, 2009
4
Outdoor Rooms: Designs for Porches, Terraces, Decks, Gazebos
Presents examples of a variety of outdoor spaces including decks and porches and some of their furniture and accessories.
Julie D. Taylor, 2001
5
Modernist Semis and Terraces in England
There is a pleasant balance between terraces and semi-detached houses, the site is hilly, and Jellicoe has 7.7 Staggering of semi-detached houses ona cleverly used the contours of the land to avoid the monotony of unbroken slightly curving ...
Finn Jensen, 2012
6
Principles of Soil Conservation and Management
Terraces are constructed to achieve numerous functions. The main goal is to conserve soil and water. By decreasing the slope length, terraces not only allow the farming of steep slopes while reducing soil erosion risks. In mountainous areas ...
Humberto Blanco-Canqui, Humberto Blanco, R. Lal, 2008
7
The Making of the Cretan Landscape
People still know how to build terraces and occasionally make new ones, but the great majority are nineteent, cenory or earlier; nobody now alive remembers when they were not ther. We fTud it very difficult indeed, by looking at a terrace, ...
Oliver Rackham, Jennifer Moody, 1996
8
Soil Conservation for Small Farmers in the Humid Tropics
In addition to the above, bench terraces are unique among other structural measures because of the following benefits: creating cultivable lands from hills and marginal slopes; - increasing crop diversity or providing free choice of crops once ...
Ted C. Sheng, 1989
9
Forests, Water and People in the Humid Tropics: Past, ...
Figure 38.4 Collapsed rainted terraces (Java. Indonesia). generally been poor" due to 'high costs, inappropriate design, inadequate drainage and exposure of subsoil'. In Central America. Bunch ( 1999) dismisses construction of new bench  ...
Michael Bonell, L. A. Bruijnzeel, 2004
10
Holmes' Principles of Physical Geology
18.7 RIVER TERRACES When a river cuts down into its flood plain, the former alluvial surface is no longer flooded and is left as a more or less flat terrace above the new level of the river. In the course of time the new valley is widened and a ...
Peter MacLaren Donald Duff, Donald Duff, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TERRACES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term terraces is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hillsborough inquests: Survivor 'scoured' terraces for wife
A Hillsborough survivor whose wife died in the disaster "scoured" the terraces and was "obsessed" with finding her, a jury has been told. Stephen Jones gave ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
Hillsborough steward 'sent fan back to terraces'
A steward at Hillsborough directed a victim of the disaster back to the crowded terraces after he asked if there was another way into the ground, the new inquests ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
3
San Diego Police Investigating "Suspicious Death" in Bay Terraces
Police have launched an investigation into what they called a "suspicious death" after neighbors found a body in a parking lot. NBC 7's Liberty Zabala reports ... «NBC 7 San Diego, Jun 15»
4
2 women injured in Bay Terraces shooting
SAN DIEGO — A midday street shooting in a Bay Terraces-area neighborhood left two women wounded Tuesday afternoon. Witnesses reported hearing a ... «fox5sandiego.com, Jun 15»
5
Philippines' World Heritage-listed rice terraces face down forces of …
MAYOYAO, PHILIPPINES – It is fiesta time in the famed rice terraces of the northern Philippines, and young men in colorful tribal clothing pound ancient rhythms ... «The Japan Times, May 15»
6
Ruptured pipe creates sinkhole in Bay Terraces
SAN DIEGO – A water main break in the Bay Terraces neighborhood created a sinkhole and shut down a road Thursday morning, police said. The water main ... «fox5sandiego.com, May 15»
7
Car flies off road, over fence, into Bay Terraces backyard
SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - A homeowner escaped a close call early Thursday, as a driver flew off the road and crashed into his backyard in Bay Terraces. The driver ... «CBS 8 San Diego, Mar 15»
8
Green roofs will be planted on the Newtown terraces to provide …
But while they look like something a modern Bilbo Baggins might live in, they are actually inner city terraces, less than 5km from the Sydney CBD. The properties ... «NEWS.com.au, Nov 14»
9
Hit-and-Run Driver Drags Victim 100 Yards: SDPD
NBC 7's Matt Rascon talked to Bay Terraces residents who saw the aftermath of a fatal hit-and-run that happened late Tuesday night. He has their reaction and ... «NBC 7 San Diego, Oct 14»
10
Standing may return to Premier League football grounds under …
Lib-Dem MP John Leech, a Manchester City season ticket holder, said: “We are not calling for a return of the terraces of the 80s. Modern safe standing areas ... «Mirror.co.uk, Aug 14»

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