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Meanings of forests in English

Russian
лес
Portuguese
floresta
Spanish
bosque
Catalan
bosc
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Dense collection of trees covering a relatively large area.

        лес
        Usage of forests in English
        1
        Right across France and Scandinavia, for example, there are extensive community forests.
        The Guardian
        2
        They suggested romances: lovers in the forests; knights in armor; wicked enchantresses.
        The Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp
        3
        Environmentalists are particularly concerned over an increasing trend towards converting peatland forests.
        Reuters
        4
        The fires are deliberately set to clear forests for palm oil plantations.
        BBC
        5
        Environmentalists are particularly concerned over an increasing trend toward converting peatland forests.
        Reuters
        6
        Mrs Tekwie says destruction of New Guinea's forests needs to be curbed.
        Radio NZ
        7
        Land of many rivers, land of many mountains, land of many forests.
        New york: the novel
        8
        The fundamental idea of forestry is the perpetuation of forests by use.
        Theodore Roosevelt and His Times: A Chronicle of the Progressive...
        9
        The use of random forests is increasingly common in genetic association studies.
        Pubmed
        10
        The war to save our forests and their public value starts now.
        The Guardian
        11
        You simply can't trust this incompetent Tory-led government with the nation's forests.
        The Guardian
        12
        The principal commercial forests lie in the South-Western districts of the Colony.
        Spinifex and Sand / A Narrative of Five Years' Pioneering and Ex...
        13
        Tropical forests harbor many species of plants and animals found nowhere else.
        The South African
        14
        How will the government ensure that the forests are not simply asset-stripped?
        The Guardian
        15
        About 240 million acres of America's forests are owned by the government.
        A walk in the woods: rediscovering america on the appalachian tr...
        16
        Ants abound in Norway, both in the forests and on the mountains.
        Feats on the Fiord / The third book in "The Playfellow"
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        Russian
        лес
        Portuguese
        floresta
        Catalan
        bosc
        Forests through the time
        Forests across language varieties
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