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Tech/Engineering - Agriculture | | French term or phrase: pépine | This is in the context of a farmer using a trencher to lay drain tile. I know pépine can mean backhoe loader, but that seems like overkill in this context. Is there any other meaning?
S’il frappait une roche, il l’enlevait avec une pépine. |
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| | backhoe | Explanation:
Wiki: Une tractopelle (backhoe en anglais) est un engin de génie civil combinant un chargeur sur pneus et une pelleteuse. La pelle, de petite taille, est surtout destinée à des travaux légers (creusement de tranchées, ou en agriculture pour le ramassage du fumier). |
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kashew
France
Local time: 17:58
| Grading comment It still seems like overkill for removing rocks, but maybe they're really big ones!
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Explanation:
Wiki: Une tractopelle (backhoe en anglais) est un engin de génie civil combinant un chargeur sur pneus et une pelleteuse. La pelle, de petite taille, est surtout destinée à des travaux légers (creusement de tranchées, ou en agriculture pour le ramassage du fumier).
| kashew
France
Local time: 17:58
Native speaker of:  English
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| | Grading comment | It still seems like overkill for removing rocks, but maybe they're really big ones! |
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