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∎ farmers have to lop and top all trees and hedges les agriculteurs doivent tailler tous les arbres et toutes les haies(b) figurative (budget) élaguer, faire des coupes sombres dans; (sum of money, item of expenditure) retrancher, supprimer∎ they could easily lop another 10 percent off fares ils pourraient facilement baisser le prix des billets de 10 pour cent;∎ the new motorway will lop 30 minutes off travelling time la nouvelle autoroute va raccourcir le trajet de 30 minutes
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