Terrace — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence

a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɛɹɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɛɹɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɛɹɪs/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈɛɹɪs/.

Examples

Grosvenor Terrace
We terrassed the country house
The Incas terraced their mountainous land

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

terrasse patio bench

Parts of Speech

noun	usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
noun	a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
noun	a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face) “Grosvenor Terrace”
verb	provide (a house) with a terrace “We terrassed the country house”
verb	make into terraces as for cultivation “The Incas terraced their mountainous land”

Word Forms

terrace	verb	provide (a house) with a terrace
terrace	noun	usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Terrasse

meist gepflasterter Außenbereich, der an ein Wohnhaus angrenzt

🇫🇷French

terrasse

espace extérieur généralement pavé attenant à une résidence

🇪🇸Spanish

terraza

área exterior generalmente pavimentada contigua a una residencia

🇮🇹Italian

terrazza

area esterna solitamente pavimentata adiacente ad un'abitazione

🇳🇱Dutch

terras

meestal verharde buitenruimte grenzend aan een woning

🇵🇹Portuguese

terraço

área externa geralmente pavimentada adjacente a uma residência

🇷🇺Russian

терраса

обычно мощеная открытая площадка, примыкающая к дому

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छत

आमतौर पर किसी आवास से सटा हुआ पक्का बाहरी क्षेत्र

🇧🇩Bengali

সোপান

সাধারণত একটি বাসস্থান সংলগ্ন পাকা বহিরঙ্গন এলাকা

🇮🇳Tamil

மொட்டை மாடி

வழக்கமாக ஒரு குடியிருப்பை ஒட்டிய வெளிப்புறப் பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

చప్పరము

సాధారణంగా ఒక నివాసానికి ఆనుకొని ఉన్న బహిరంగ ప్రదేశం

🇮🇳Marathi

टेरेस

सहसा निवासस्थानाला लागून असलेला प्रशस्त बाहेरचा भाग

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટેરેસ

સામાન્ય રીતે નિવાસસ્થાનની બાજુમાં મોકળો આઉટડોર વિસ્તાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಾರಸಿ

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಒಂದು ನಿವಾಸದ ಪಕ್ಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಸಜ್ಜಿತ ಹೊರಾಂಗಣ ಪ್ರದೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടെറസ്

സാധാരണയായി ഒരു താമസസ്ഥലത്തോട് ചേർന്നുള്ള നടപ്പാത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛੱਤ

ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਰਿਹਾਇਸ਼ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਲੱਗਦੇ ਪੱਕੇ ਬਾਹਰੀ ਖੇਤਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

چھت

عام طور پر ایک رہائش گاہ سے متصل بیرونی علاقہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

阳台

通常是毗邻住宅的铺砌室外区域

🇯🇵Japanese

テラス

通常は住宅に隣接する舗装された屋外エリア

🇰🇷Korean

테라스

일반적으로 주택에 인접한 포장된 야외 공간

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sân thượng

khu vực ngoài trời thường được lát đá liền kề nơi cư trú

🇹🇭Thai

ระเบียง

มักปูพื้นที่กลางแจ้งติดกับที่พักอาศัย

🇮🇩Indonesian

teras

biasanya area outdoor beraspal yang bersebelahan dengan tempat tinggal

🇲🇾Malay

teres

biasanya kawasan luar berturap bersebelahan dengan kediaman

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شرفة

عادة ما تكون منطقة خارجية مرصوفة مجاورة للسكن

🇮🇷Persian

تراس

معمولاً محوطه بیرونی آسفالت شده در مجاورت یک اقامتگاه

🇹🇷Turkish

teras

genellikle bir konuta bitişik döşeli açık alan

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִרפֶּסֶת

בדרך כלל שטח חיצוני מרוצף הסמוך לבית מגורים

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