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Rough, coarse and lacking finesse, performed with little skill.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- His slash and burn approach to management resulted in few friends and many enemies.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A technique in agriculture where plant matter is roughly cut down and then burned over to prepare fields for the next crop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
To apply the slash and burn technique.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- We'll slash and burn this week and plant next.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
suoraviivainen
— rough
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Polish:
nieokrzesany
— rough
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Arabic:
القطع والحرق
— technique
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Breton:
gounidigezh war zevadur
— technique
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Chinese Mandarin:
焚林开垦
— technique
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Chinese Mandarin:
刀耕火種 /刀耕火种
(dāogēnghuǒzhòng)
— technique
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Czech:
žďáření
— technique
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Danish:
svedjebrug
— technique
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Dutch:
brandlandbouw
— technique
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Dutch:
hakken en branden
— technique
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Estonian:
ale
— technique
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Estonian:
alepõllundus
— technique
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Finnish:
kaskiviljely
— technique
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Finnish:
kaskeaminen
— technique
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French:
brûlis
— technique
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French:
culture sur brûlis
— technique
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Galician:
roza
— technique
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Galician:
estivada
— technique
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Galician:
queima
— technique
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German:
Brandrodung
— technique
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German:
Schwenden
— technique
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Italian:
debbio
— technique
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Italian:
addebbiatura
— technique
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Japanese:
焼畑農業
— technique
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Korean:
화전농업
(hwajeonnong'eop)
— technique
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Lithuanian:
lydiminė žemdirbystė
— technique
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
bråtebruk
— technique
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Polish:
gospodarka żarowa
— technique
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Polish:
system ogniowy
— technique
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Portuguese:
coivara
— technique
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Russian:
подсе́чно-огнево́е земледе́лие
(podséčno-ognevóje zemledélije)
— technique
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Serbo-Croatian:
posijeci i spali
— technique
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Spanish:
roza y quema
— technique
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Spanish:
artigaje
— technique
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Swedish:
svedjebruk
— technique
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Welsh:
torri a llosgi
— technique
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Finnish:
kasketa
— to apply the technique
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Galician:
cachar
— to apply the technique
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Galician:
rozar
— to apply the technique
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Polish:
wypalać żarem
— to apply the technique
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Polish:
wypalić żarem
— to apply the technique