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MOISSONNER [1 record]

Record 1 2022-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
  • Harvesting Techniques
DEF

... reap and gather in [a ripe crop].

CONT

Wheat is generally not a difficult crop to harvest, and modern combines are very well adapted to recovering a high percentage of the crop.

OBS

In French, a distinction is made between "récolter" and "moissonner", the former being used to designate the harvest of all types of crops and the latter the harvest of cereals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
  • Techniques de récolte
DEF

Couper et récolter [des céréales].

OBS

En anglais, «harvest» est utilisé pour désigner la récolte de tous les types de cultures.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de cereales
  • Técnicas de recolección
DEF

Cortar mieses o hierba con la hoz, la guadaña o cualquier máquina a propósito.

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