Vocabulary builder: Describing landscapes

Have you ever wanted to describe an area of the countryside but found you didn’t have the right words? If so, we’ll now have a look at words and phrases that we use to describe different landscapes. To start with the most basic description, an area of land that is mainly covered with grass or trees is often described as green: There are so few green spaces in the city. – Annyira kevés zöld felület van a városban. An area that is especially green, in a way that is attractive, may also be described as lush: lush green valleys. A more literary word for this is verdant: All around her were verdant meadows. – Szerte körülötte zöldellő rétek terültek el. Meanwhile, a landscape that has few or no plants because there is so little rain may be described as arid: Few animals can survive in this arid desert landscape. – Kevés állat képes megélni ebben a száraz sivatagos vidéken. (A technical description for an area that has little rain but is not completely dry is semi-arid: a semi-arid zone.) Land that is extremely dry because rain has not fallen for a long time is often said to be parched: parched […]