General Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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the countryside

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la campagne

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2
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a farmer

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un fermier

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3
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a farmer’s wife

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une agricultrice

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4
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a farm hand, a farm worker, a laborer

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un ouvrier agricole

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5
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a peasant

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un paysan

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6
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a farm

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une ferme

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7
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land

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les terres

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8
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the soil

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la terre

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9
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a field

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un champ

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10
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a fence

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une barrière, une clôture

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11
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agriculture

A

l’agriculture

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12
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monoculture

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la monoculture

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13
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mechanisation

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la mécanisation

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14
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mixed farming

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la polyculture

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15
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self-sufficiency

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l’autosuffisance

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16
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crop rotation

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l’assolement

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17
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cultivation

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la culture

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18
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farm produce

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les produits agricoles

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19
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the harvest

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la moisson

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20
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a crop

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une récolte, une culture

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21
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the output

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la production

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22
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the yield

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le rendement

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23
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irrigation

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l’irrigation

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24
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watering

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l’arrosage

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25
Q

an aquifier

A

une nappe phréatique

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26
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manure

A

le fumier

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27
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a fertilizer

A

un engrais

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28
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a parasite

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un parasite

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29
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a pest

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un animal nuisible

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30
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a pesticide

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un pesticide

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31
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a weed-killer

A

un désherbant

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32
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phosphates

A

les phosphates

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33
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nitrates

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les nitrates

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34
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a nutrient

A

un élément nutritif

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35
Q

farm buildings

A

des bâtiments agricoles

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36
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a farmhouse

A

une ferme

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37
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outhouses

A

les dépendances

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38
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a farmyard

A

une cour de ferme

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39
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a barn

A

une grange

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40
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a stable

A

une écurie

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41
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a shed

A

une remise

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42
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a cowshed

A

une étable

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43
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a pigsty

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une porcherie

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44
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a greenhouse

A

une serre

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45
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a well

A

un puits

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46
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farming implements

A

le matériel agricole

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47
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a tractor

A

un tracteur

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48
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a plough

A

une charrue

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49
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a trailer

A

une remorque

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50
Q

a combine harvester

A

une moissonneuse-batteuse

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51
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a scythe

A

une faux

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52
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a fork

A

une fourche

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53
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a rake

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un râteau

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54
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a spade

A

une bêche

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55
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a shovel

A

une pelle

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56
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a blade

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une lame

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57
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a basket

A

un panier

58
Q

a whip

A

un fouet

59
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a yoke

A

un joug

60
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a bucket

A

un seau

61
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a scarecrow

A

un épouvantail

62
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mesures

A

les mesures

63
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a pound (454 kg)

A

une livre

64
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a hundredweight (cwt= 50,7 kg)

A

un demi quintal

65
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a ton

A

une tonne

66
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an acre

A

une acre (0,4 ha)

67
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the acreage

A

la superficie (en acres)

68
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industrial farming

A

l’agriculture intensive

69
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foodstuffs

A

les denrées alimentaires

70
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a commodity

A

une denrée

71
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a by-product

A

un (produit) dérivé

72
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the agribusiness

A

l’agro-alimentaire

73
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a glut

A

une surabondance

74
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a surplus

A

un surplus

75
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overproduction

A

la surproduction

76
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a quota

A

un quota

77
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a shortage

A

un manque, une pénurie

78
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a fallow field

A

un champ en jachère

79
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rural

A

rural

80
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agricultural

A

agricole

81
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arable

A

arable

82
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fertile

A

fertile

83
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tropical

A

tropical

84
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dry

A

sec

85
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wet

A

humide

86
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barren

A

improductif

87
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archaic

A

archaïque

88
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self-sufficient

A

autosuffisant

89
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modern

A

moderne

90
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brand new

A

flambant neuf

91
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early

A

hâtif

92
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late

A

tardif

93
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vegetable

A

végétal

94
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ripe

A

mûr

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unripe

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vert

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juicy

A

juteux

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mature

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mûr, à maturité

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sound, healthy

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sain, en bonne santé

99
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wholesome

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sain (nourriture)

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plentiful

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abondant

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natural(ly)

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naturel(lement)

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industrial(ly)

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industriel(lement)

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genetic(ally)

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génétique(ment)

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transgenic

A

transgénique

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systemic

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systèmique

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organic(ally)

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biologique(ment)

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sustainable

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durable, viable

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intensive(ly)

A

intensive(ly)

109
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extensive(ly)

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extensif (de manière extensive)

110
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parasitic

A

parasite

111
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septic

A

septique

112
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sanitary

A

sanitaire

113
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veterinary

A

vétérinaire

114
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(ir)reversible

A

ir(réversible)

115
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to farm

A

cultiver

116
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to till

A

labourer, cultiver

117
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to grow

A

cultiver (tr.) ; pousser (intr.)

118
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to feed

A

nourrir

119
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to fence (in)

A

clôturer

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to plough

A

labourer

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to sow

A

semer

122
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to reap

A

faucher, récolter

123
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to harvest

A

récolter

124
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to mow

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couper, tondre

125
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to pick

A

cueillir

126
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to yield

A

rendre, produire

127
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to irrigate

A

irriguer

128
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to water

A

arroser

129
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to sprinkle

A

arroser, asperger

130
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to fertilize

A

fertiliser, amender

131
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to spread

A

épandre

132
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to spray

A

pulvériser

133
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to feed

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nourrir ; se nourrir

134
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to stockpile

A

stocker

135
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to subsidize

A

subventionner

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to pour

A

verser

137
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to spill

A

renverser

138
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to regulate

A

réglementer

138
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to contaminate

A

contaminer

139
Q

to dump

A

jeter, vendre à bas prix