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English translation: grow (only one) crop of rice

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Indonesian term or phrase:	turun ke sawah
English translation:	grow (only one) crop of rice
Entered by:	Ian Forbes

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04:54 May 3, 2008

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Agriculture

Indonesian term or phrase: turun ke sawah

Kondisi pertanian yang di kembangkan di desa tersebut sangat tradisonal. Di desa itu dalam setahun biasanya hanya satu kali turun ke sawah.

Regi2006
Indonesia

grow (only one) crop of rice

Explanation:
Sebagai alternatif, tetapi kedengarannya lebih enak dalam bentuk pasif yaitu ‘Only one crop of rice is grown in the village each year.’

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Ian Forbes
New Zealand
Local time: 14:36

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Summary of answers provided

4 +2

grow (only one) crop of rice

Ian Forbes

go to the fields

Erich Ekoputra

run down to paddy

ivo abdman

cultivate the (paddy/rice) fields

yam2u

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25 mins confidence:

cultivate the (paddy/rice) fields

Explanation:
i guess a couple of ways of saying "...dalam setahun biasanya hanya satu kali turun ke sawah" would be:

- ... in one year the paddy/rice fields are usually/normally cultivated only once.

- ... usually/normally the paddy/rice fields are only cultivated once a year.

yam2u
Local time: 22:36
Native speaker of:

Malay,

English

41 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

grow (only one) crop of rice

Explanation:
Sebagai alternatif, tetapi kedengarannya lebih enak dalam bentuk pasif yaitu ‘Only one crop of rice is grown in the village each year.’

Reference: http://dacnet.nic.in/rice/Status%20Paper%20-%2002.htm

Ian Forbes
New Zealand
Local time: 14:36
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 7

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6 hrs confidence:

run down to paddy

Explanation:
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ivo abdman
Indonesia
Local time: 09:36
Native speaker of:

Indonesian
PRO pts in category: 2

1 day21 hrs confidence:

go to the fields

Explanation:
Kadang penerjemahan harfiah itu lebih sederhana.

... they go to the fields once a year.

Ref:
... prevent timely cultivation, and the temptation to go to the field as early as possible with the cultivator could lead to ...

Reference: http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/icm/2004/5-17-2004/cultill.ht...

Erich Ekoputra
Indonesia
Local time: 09:36
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Indonesian
PRO pts in category: 20

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Changes made by editors

May 17, 2008 - Changes made by Ian Forbes:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term
May 5, 2008 - Changes made by Erich Ekoputra:
Field (specific)	Botany => Agriculture

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