cropping

UK
/ˈkrɒpɪŋ/
US
/ˈkrɑpɪŋ/

Translations

croppingnoun
croppings
pl
récolteDans le contexte agricole, pour l’action de récolter les cultures.
The farmers were engaged in the cropping of wheat during the harvest season.
Les agriculteurs étaient occupés à la récolte du blé pendant la saison des moissons.
tailleEn horticulture ou en coiffure, pour l’action de couper ou d’élaguer.
The gardener was busy with the cropping of the hedges to keep them neat and tidy.
Le jardinier était occupé par la taille des haies pour les garder nettes et soignées.
Additional translations
moissonPlus fréquent pour les céréales et dans un registre agricole traditionnel.
écourtage des oreillesTerme d’élevage ou vétérinaire, pour l’ablation ou la coupe des oreilles chez un animal.
croppinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈkrɒpɪŋ/
US
/ˈkrɑːpɪŋ/
Used attributively before nouns, e.g. “cropping season”, “cropping machinery”.
de récolteEmploi adjectival en contexte agricole ; peut aussi s’employer plus largement selon le contexte.
Special cropping machinery was brought in to speed up the harvest.
Du matériel de récolte spécial a été apporté pour accélérer la moisson.
cropverb

cropping

Gerund

cropped
Past Simple
cropped
Past Participle
cropping
Gerund
UK
/krɒp/
US
/krɑp/
recadrerPour une image ou une photo.
She decided to crop the photo to remove the distracting background.
Elle a décidé de recadrer la photo pour supprimer l’arrière-plan gênant.
récolterEn agriculture.
Farmers will crop the wheat fields in late summer.
Les agriculteurs récolteront le blé à la fin de l’été.
Additional translations
brouterPour des animaux qui mangent les pointes des plantes ou de l’herbe.

Definitions

croppingnoun
The act or process of cutting or trimming something, especially plants or hair.
The gardener was busy with the cropping of the hedges to keep them neat and tidy.
The removal of the ears of an animal, especially a dog, for cosmetic or practical purposes.
The cropping of the dog's ears is a controversial practice that is banned in some countries.
The process of harvesting crops from the fields.
The farmers were engaged in the cropping of wheat during the harvest season.
croppinggerund / present participle
Engaged in or relating to the action of cutting, trimming, or harvesting.
Special cropping machinery was brought in to speed up the harvest.
cropverb
To cut or trim the edges of something, especially a photograph or image, to improve its composition or to fit a particular size.
She decided to crop the photo to remove the distracting background.
To harvest plants or their produce from a field.
Farmers will crop the wheat fields in late summer.
To bite off or eat the tops of plants, typically used in reference to animals grazing.
The sheep were busy cropping the grass in the meadow.