Consult this page to find suggested English equivalents for "nature."
character, characteristic, composition, essence, form, grain, kind, natural, natural environment, nature, nature-related, sort, temperament, type, wild, wilderness
- le contenu et la nature du programme sont essentiellement canadiens / the program is primarily Canadian in content and character
- ces produits de santé ont leur nature propre / these health products have their own unique characteristics
- décrire la nature de la croissance de l’entrepris / describe the composition of the company’s growth
- les sociétés d’État sont, par leur nature même, des organismes gouvernementaux / Crown corporations are, in essence, government agencies
- quelle que soit la nature de ces innovations / regardless of the form these innovations take
- en fait, cette mesure va à l’encontre de leur nature / in fact, this measure goes against their grain
- éviter une grève ou une interruption de travail de quelque nature que ce soit / avoid a strike or a labour disruption of any kind (sort)
- reconnaître la beauté intrinsèque de la nature canadienne / recognize the intrinsic beauty of Canada’s natural environment (wilderness)
- définir notre nature et façonner notre identité / define our nature and shape our identity
- il faut décrier une attitude de cette nature / we must condemn this sort (type) of attitude
- être de nature généreuse / have a generous temperament (nature)
- modifier la nature des renseignements contenus sur la carte d’identité / change the type of information contained on the ID card
- ces animaux nés en captivité ne peuvent pas survivre dans la nature / these animals born in captivity cannot survive in the wild
NOTE: In some instances, noun phrases containing the French word nature may be translated into English by an adjective, as in the following examples:
- un phénomène qui existe dans la nature / a natural phenomenon
- des activités reliées à la nature, comme le camping / nature-related activities, such as camping
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