parc national
/paʁk na.sjɔ.nal/masculine
The English phrase "national park" is translated into French as parc national.
Meaning: national park (noun)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Swiss French, the term Parc national is used to refer to a national park.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun parc is masculine, so it is used with the masculine indefinite article un to say un parc national (a national park). The plural form of the phrase is parcs nationaux.
Did you know?
- In certain contexts, the word parc can be used to refer to a parking lot.
- In France, the label Parc national is a strict legal status that restricts human activity much more than the Parc naturel régional.
- The word parc shares a common ancestry with the English word 'park', as both traces back to the Frankish word *parrik, which referred to an enclosed or protected area.
Examples in context
- Ce parc national regorge de beaux paysages.This national park is full of beautiful scenery.This sentence is useful for describing the scenery found in a parc national.Tatoeba #13085600 by lbdx, translation #59240 by CM
- J'ai appris beaucoup sur la flore et la faune du parc national.I learned a lot about the flora and the fauna of the national park.This sentence shows how to discuss the flora and fauna within a parc national.Tatoeba #13856293 by Ioan_Cristian, translation #13856292 by Ioan_Cristian
- Cette région nationale est un parc national jouissant d'une protection spéciale.This Algerian region is a specially protected national park.This sentence illustrates the use of parc national in describing a protected region.Tatoeba #8589174 by Mineyas, translation #8589107 by Amastan
- Je vais visiter le Parc national des Pyrénées.I am going to visit the Pyrenees National Park.
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Manon and Hugo are planning a hiking trip.
- ManonOn va dans quel parc national ?Which national park are we going to?
- HugoOn pourrait aller dans ce parc national près de chez toi.We could go to this national park near your house.
- ManonC'est une excellente idée, Hugo.That is an excellent idea, Hugo.
- HugoJe vais préparer la carte.I will prepare the map.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “national park” translations and entries parc national, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries national, parc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
