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1 ♦ crop
♦ crop /krɒp/n.1 (agric.) coltura: The main crop is wheat, la coltura principale è il frumento; crop rotation, avvicendamento delle colture; root crop, radice commestibile ( barbabietola, rapa, ecc.)2 (agric.) messe; raccolto: the barley crop, il raccolto dell'orzo; a bumper crop, un raccolto abbondante; subsistence crop, raccolto per uso proprio4 mucchio; quantità: a crop of lies, un mucchio di bugie; a crop of questions, una quantità di domande● crop circle, forma spesso circolare creata in un campo di grano dallo schiacciamento delle spighe ( e ritenuta di origine misteriosa); cerchio nel grano □ (ind. min.) crop coal, carbone affiorante □ (agric.) crop duster, aereo per l'irrorazione delle colture ( con pesticidi, ecc.) □ crop dusting = crop spraying ► sotto □ crop-eared, ( di animale) dalle orecchie mozze; ( di persona) rapato □ crop-headed, rapato □ (comput.) crop mark, indicatore di taglio □ (agric.) crop land ► cropland □ (agric.) crop rotation, rotazione delle colture □ (agric.) crop spraying, irrorazione delle colture ( con insetticidi).(to) crop /krɒp/A v. t.1 tagliar via; mozzare ( la coda, ecc. a un animale); tosare corto; rasare; rapare: to crop the edges of a book, tagliare i margini d'un libro; to have one's hair cropped, farsi rasare i capelli3 (agric.) cogliere; raccogliere: We have cropped a lot of wheat this year, abbiamo raccolto molto grano quest'anno4 (agric.) seminare; piantare: He is going to crop twenty acres with corn, intende seminare venti acri a cerealiB v. i.2 seminare● (geol.: di rocce, ecc.) to crop out, affiorare □ to crop up, sorgere inaspettatamente, saltar fuori, presentarsi; venir fuori ( nel discorso); (geol.) affiorare: A new difficulty has cropped up in the peace talks, nelle trattative di pace è saltata fuori una nuova difficoltà. -
2 ♦ corn
♦ corn (1) /kɔ:n/n. [u]2 grano; frumento● (in USA) the Corn Belt, la zona del granturco □ corn beef, carne di manzo conservata sotto sale □ ( USA) corn bread, pane di granturco □ (zool.) corn bunting ( Emberiza calandra), strillozzo □ corn chandler, mercante di granaglie □ corn circle = crop circle ► crop □ corn dealer (o corn merchant), grossista in granaglie □ ( USA) corn dog, salsiccia di carne rivestita di pastella di farina di granturco e fritta □ (GB) corn dolly, bambola di paglia intrecciata □ corn ear, pannocchia □ (fin.) the Corn Exchange, la Borsa dei cereali □ corn-fed, nutrito a granturco; (fam. USA) provinciale; rustico □ corn merchant, commerciante in granaglie □ (stor.) the Corn Laws, le leggi protezionistiche sul grano (in GB, nel 1804) □ corn oil, olio di mais □ corn on the cob, pannocchia di granturco arrostita o bollita ( mangiata come primo in GB, come contorno in USA) □ (agric., USA) corn picker, raccoglitrice di mais ( macchina) □ ( USA: negli Stati del Sud) corn pone, pane di granturco non lievitato □ ( USA) corn-pone (attr.), rustico; provinciale □ corn popper, padella per fare il popcorn □ (bot.) corn poppy ( Papaver rhoeas), papavero di campo □ (bot.) corn salad, valerianella; morbidello; dolcetta □ ( USA) corn silk, ► cornsilk □ ( USA) corn shuck ► corn-husk □ ( sci, USA) corn snow, neve rigelatasi dopo il disgelo; neve primaverile □ ( USA) corn syrup, sciroppo di mais □ ( USA) corn whiskey, whisky di mais.corn (2) /kɔ:n/n.callo; durone● corn plaster, cerotto per calli; callifugo □ (fig.) to tread on sb. 's corns, pestare i calli a q.
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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
