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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 -
2 crop
A n2 ( growing in field) ( souvent pl) culture f ; the crops have been trampled/will fail les cultures ont été piétinées/seront perdues ;3 ( harvest) (of fruit, vegetables) récolte f ; ( of cereals) récolte f, moisson f ; bumper crop récolte exceptionnelle ; second crop deuxième récolte ; the oat/rice crop la récolte d'avoine/de riz ;4 fig (collection of prizes, medals) moisson f ; (of people, novels, films) cuvée f ; this year's crop of graduates la cuvée des diplômés de cette année ; they are the cream of the crop ce sont les meilleurs du lot ;6 ( short haircut) coupe f courte ;7 ( of bird) jabot m ;8 ( whip) cravache f.2 [animal] brouter [grass, field] ;3 Phot rogner [photograph] ;4 ( harvest) récolter [cereal, vegetable, fruit] ; moissonner [wheat, corn] ; cueillir [cherries, strawberries] ;5 ( grow produce on) cultiver [land] ;6 ( grow) cultiver [vegetable, cereal].C vi ( p prés etc - pp-) [produce, plant] produire une récolte ; this variety crops late c'est une variété tardive.■ crop out [rock] affleurer.■ crop up [matter, subject] surgir ; [person, name] être mentionné ; [problem, difficulty] surgir ; [opportunity] se présenter ; something's cropped up il y a un contretemps ; she's always cropping up in the papers on ne voit qu'elle dans les journaux.
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