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HANDPICK [2 records]

Record 1 2008-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Harvesting Techniques
  • Plant and Crop Production
DEF

To harvest by hand.

CONT

Hand pick your own fresh oranges ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques de récolte
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
OBS

cueillir : Détacher (une partie d'un végétal) de la tige. Cueillir une fleur, un fruit, une feuille.

OBS

Syntagme former par analogie avec «cueillette manuelle».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Técnicas de recolección
  • Producción vegetal
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Record 2 2000-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
DEF

To select good ore out of a heap.

Key term(s)
  • handpick

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
CONT

Un appareil automatique de séparation par lévigation des charbons de la matrice minérale [...] permet de réduire de près de 90 % la quantité de sol à trier manuellement.

Spanish

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