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Serpette

English translation: pruning knife

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French term or phrase:serpette
English translation:pruning knife
Entered by: Brigitte Gendebien

12:16 Nov 1, 2001
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
French term or phrase: Serpette
Vignoble
Lilla (X)
Local time: 13:58
pruning knife
Explanation:
Domaine(s) : agriculture 1 / 1

pruning knife serpette

Déf. :
Petite serpe servant à tailler les branches des arbres fruitiers, les sarments de vigne; est remplacée de plus en plus par le sécateur.

[1977]

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Brigitte Gendebien
Belgium
Local time: 13:58
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2pruning knife
Brigitte Gendebien
4small billhook
JH Trads
4small billhook; pruning knife
Victoria Barkoff


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
small billhook


Explanation:


for pruning, chopping...

HTH

JH Trads
United States
Local time: 07:58
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 673
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
pruning knife


Explanation:
Domaine(s) : agriculture 1 / 1

pruning knife serpette

Déf. :
Petite serpe servant à tailler les branches des arbres fruitiers, les sarments de vigne; est remplacée de plus en plus par le sécateur.

[1977]




    Reference: http://lcp.damesme.cnrs.fr/terminalf/jardinage/jardinage-1.c...
    Reference: http://www.lineone.net/dictionaryof/difficultwords/d0011779....
Brigitte Gendebien
Belgium
Local time: 13:58
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 192

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agree  FrAngXL
2 mins

agree  Suzanne Bernard
3 mins
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
small billhook; pruning knife


Explanation:
From the French-English Horticultural Dictionary

Victoria Barkoff
Local time: 07:58
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 119
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