environnement
environment, surroundings
noun ahn-vee-ron-MAHN Rare
Origin: French environner (to surround) + -ment
Usage Note
Environnement is the standard French term for both the natural environment and one's immediate surroundings or working environment (environnement de travail). The adjective environnemental follows the same form as in English. Environnement also appears in computing: environnement de développement (development environment).
Examples
"Nous devons protéger notre environnement naturel."
Natural Translation
We must protect our natural environment.
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