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crop [krɒp]1. nouna. [animals] [+ grass] brouterb. [+ tail] écourter ; [+ hair] tondrec. [+ photograph] recadrer• to crop well [plant] bien donner4. compounds[problems] se présenter• something's cropped up and I can't come j'ai un contretemps, je ne pourrai pas venir* * *[krɒp] 1.1) ( type of produce) culture f2) ( growing in field) (souvent pl) culture f3) ( harvest) récolte f5) fig hum (of weeds, spots) paquet (colloq) m6) ( haircut) coupe f courte7) ( whip) cravache f2.transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-) couper [quelque chose] court [hair]; brouter [grass]; rogner [photograph]Phrasal Verbs:- crop up -
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1 noun(a) (produce) produit m agricole, culture f; (harvest) récolte f; (of fruit) récolte f, cueillette f; (of grain) moisson f;∎ food crops cultures fpl vivrières;∎ to get in or to harvest the crops faire la récolte, rentrer les récoltes;∎ a poor/good crop une mauvaise/bonne récolte;∎ we had a good wheat crop or crop of wheat le blé a bien donné(b) figurative fournée f;∎ what do you think of this year's crop of students? que pensez-vous des étudiants de cette année?∎ the barber gave me a (close) crop le coiffeur m'a coupé les cheveux ras(c) (of animal) brouter, paître(land, vegetables) donner ou fournir une récolte;∎ to crop well donner une bonne récolte►► crop circle = motif circulaire tracé dans un champ, attribué par certains à l'intervention d'extraterrestres;Agriculture crop dusting pulvérisation f des cultures;Computing crop mark trait m de coupe;Agriculture crop rotation assolement m, rotation f des cultures;Agriculture crop spraying pulvérisation f des culturessurvenir, se présenter;∎ his name cropped up in the conversation son nom a surgi dans la conversation;∎ we'll deal with anything that crops up while you're away on s'occupera de tout pendant votre absence;∎ something has cropped up j'ai un empêchement
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crop circle — crop ,circle noun count a part of a field where the crops have been pushed flat in the shape of a circle. Some people think these are caused by ALIENS … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
crop circle — ► NOUN ▪ an area of standing crops which has been flattened in the form of a circle or other pattern by unexplained means … English terms dictionary
crop circle — crop .circle n a pattern that appeared in British farm fields, which some people believe were made by creatures from another world … Dictionary of contemporary English
Crop circle — For the irrigation method that produces circular fields of crops, see center pivot irrigation. A 780 ft (240 m) crop circle in the form of a double (six sided) triskelion composed of 409 circles. Milk Hill, England, 2001 A crop circle… … Wikipedia
Crop Circle — Agroglyphe Un agroglyphe (ici de type “fractale”). Un agroglyphe, parfois nommé cercle de culture ou cercle de récolte, est un motif réalisé dans un champ de blé ou d autres céréales par flexion des épis afin de représenter diverses formes… … Wikipédia en Français
Crop circle — Agroglyphe Un agroglyphe (ici de type “fractale”). Un agroglyphe, parfois nommé cercle de culture ou cercle de récolte, est un motif réalisé dans un champ de blé ou d autres céréales par flexion des épis afin de représenter diverses formes… … Wikipédia en Français
crop circle — noun : a geometric and especially circular pattern in a field of grain giving the appearance of having been made by systematically flattening the stalks and now usually attributed to natural phenomena or to the work of hoaxers or pranksters… … Useful english dictionary
crop circle — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms crop circle : singular crop circle plural crop circles a part of a field where the crops have been pushed flat in the shape of a circle. Some people think that these are caused by aliens … English dictionary
crop circle — (also corn circle) n [often pl] an area in a field where parts of the crop have been made flat. The area is round or in other shapes and patterns. Crop circles began to appear in Britain in the 1980s. Some people think that they are made by… … Universalium
crop circle — noun An area in a field of crops where the stalks have been flattened into a circle or other geometric shape. Syn: corn circle … Wiktionary
crop circle — noun an area of standing crops which has been flattened in the form of a circle or more complex pattern by an unexplained agency … English new terms dictionary