reforestation

English

Etymology

From reforest +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

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Noun

reforestation (countable and uncountable, plural reforestations)

1. The act or process of replanting a forest, especially after clear-cutting.

   Synonym: afforestation

   Antonym: deforestation

Translations

replanting

Dutch: herbebossing (nl) f Esperanto: rearbarigo Finnish: uudelleenmetsitys French: reboisement (fr) m, reforestation (fr) f Georgian: ხელახლა გატყიანება (xelaxla gaṭq̇ianeba) German: Wiederaufforstung f Greek: αναδάσωση (el) f (anadásosi) Hungarian: újraerdősítés (hu) Indonesian: reboisasi (id) Italian: forestazione f, rimboschimento m Manx: aacheyllaghey m, aachuirr m, aachuirrey lesh biljyn m Polish: ponowne zalesianie n Portuguese: reflorestamento (pt) m Romanian: reîmpădurire (ro) f Russian: лесовозобновле́ние (ru) n (lesovozobnovlénije) Swedish: återförskogning (sv) c Tagalog: baligubat, mulinsagubat Ukrainian: лісовідновлення n (lisovidnovlennja)

French

Etymology

From reforester +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁə.fɔ.ʁɛs.ta.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

reforestation f (plural reforestations)

1. reforestation

   Synonym: reboisement

   Coordinate term: déforestation

Further reading

• “reforestation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.