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French to English translations [PRO]
Agriculture | | French term or phrase: la révolution verte | | ~Is it the green revolution?? It sounds so awkward. |
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| | green revolution | Explanation:
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omaine(s)
– Grain Growing
– Environmental Economics
– Ecology - General
Domaine(s)
– Culture des céréales
– Économie environnementale
– Écologie - Généralités
green revolution Source
CORRECT
révolution verte Source
CORRECT, FÉM
DEF – Increase in agricultural
production in the 1960s owing
mainly to the introduction of
new high-yield strains,
fertilizers, pesticides and
machinery. Source
DEF – the recent [in the
1960s and 1970s] large-scale
development of inexpensive
and high-yield varieties of
wheat, rice, and other grains,
especially to improve the
economy of underdeveloped
countries. Source
DEF – Amélioration
spectaculaire des productions
de céréales suscitée par la
création de variétés plus
productives dans les années
soixante et soixante-dix.
Source
Termium |
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