English-French translations for firebreak

  • pare-feuJe songe notamment, comme vous l'avez dit, Monsieur Rovsing, aux zones pare-feu. I am thinking in particular, as you said, Mr Rovsing, of firebreak areas. La décision prise par le Conseil de ministres en juin, qui prévoyait la suppression de l’aide octroyée pour les pare-feu m’a également surpris. I was similarly surprised by the decision taken by the Council of Ministers in June to scrap the firebreak subsidy. En effet, les moutons sont des pare-feu et favorisent à la fois l'agriculture biologique et l'équilibre des régions les plus défavorisées. For sheep are firebreaks and contribute actively to both organic farming and a balanced environment in the most disadvantaged regions.

Definition of firebreak

  • An area cleared of all flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading across it

Examples

  • The firefighters used a bulldozer to clear a firebreak in the forest to try to contain the forest fire.

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