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1 bumper
bumper ['bʌmpə(r)]1 noun∎ front/rear bumper pare-chocs m inv avant/arrière(c) (full glass) rasade f(crop, harvest) exceptionnel, formidable;∎ British a bumper issue un numéro exceptionnel►► bumper car auto f tamponneuse, Belgian auto-scooter m ou f;Cars bumper sticker autocollant m (pour voiture) -
2 bumper crop harvest
Agr., Stups. recolte exceptionnelle; recolte recordEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > bumper crop harvest
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3 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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bumper harvest — n. large and plentiful harvest … English contemporary dictionary
harvest — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ abundant (esp. AmE), bountiful, bumper, good, large, rich ▪ We ve had a bumper harvest of apples this year. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
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bumper — [[t]bʌ̱mpə(r)[/t]] bumpers 1) N COUNT Bumpers are bars at the front and back of a vehicle which protect it if it bumps into something. ● PHRASE: v link PHR, PHR n, PHR after v If traffic is bumper to bumper, the vehicles are so close to one… … English dictionary
bumper — bump|er1 [ˈbʌmpə US ər] n 1.) BrE a bar fixed on the front and back of a car to protect it if it hits anything American Equivalent: fender 2.) bumper to bumper bumper to bumper traffic is very close together and moving slowly bumper 2 bumper2 adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
bumper — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ front ▪ back, rear BUMPER + NOUN ▪ car (esp. AmE) (usually dodgem in BrE) PHRASES … Collocations dictionary
harvest — I UK [ˈhɑː(r)vɪst] / US [ˈhɑrvəst] noun Word forms harvest : singular harvest plural harvests * 1) [countable] the activity of collecting a crop the corn/potato/grape harvest a) [singular] the time when a crop is collected It was harvest time. a… … English dictionary
harvest — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)vɪst[/t]] harvests, harvesting, harvested 1) N SING: the N The harvest is the gathering of a crop. There was about 300 million tons of grain in the fields at the start of the harvest. 2) N COUNT A harvest is the crop that is gathered… … English dictionary