How is the word contreforts translated from French to English

English translation
Foothills
noun

Collines basses situées au pied d'une chaîne de montagnes.

Low hills at the base of a mountain range.

Examples with “contreforts”

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  • Le village se trouve dans les contreforts des Alpes. — The village lies in the foothills of the Alps.

  • Nous avons pédalé dans les contreforts tout l'après-midi. — We cycled through the foothills all afternoon.

  • Les contreforts deviennent dorés à la fin de l'automne. — The foothills turn golden in late autumn.

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