cultivation

culture, développement

Fait de faire pousser des plantes ou d’aider quelque chose à se développer et à s’améliorer.

En anglais simple : The process of growing plants or helping something develop and improve.

• Rice cultivation requires plenty of water.
• The cultivation of useful habits takes time.
• Her work encourages the cultivation of young talent.

Comment l'utiliser : cultivation of something (The school encourages the cultivation of practical skills.)

Synonymes : growing, development, nurturing

Expressions courantes : rice cultivation, cultivation of skills, cultivation of friendship

culture, travail de la terre

Travail consistant à préparer la terre, à semer et à faire pousser des cultures.

En anglais simple : Preparing land, planting seeds, and growing crops.

• This land is used for cultivation.
• The valley has been under cultivation for centuries.
• Farmers changed their methods of cultivation to save water.

Comment l'utiliser : under cultivation (Most of the flat land is under cultivation.)

Synonymes : farming, tillage

Expressions courantes : under cultivation, land cultivation, cultivation of crops

binage, travail superficiel du sol

Travail qui retourne ou ameublit la surface du sol, souvent pour enlever les mauvaises herbes.

En anglais simple : Turning or loosening the top layer of soil, often to remove unwanted plants.

• Shallow cultivation removes small weeds.
• Frequent cultivation can damage roots near the surface.
• The farmer used a hoe for cultivation between the rows.

Synonymes : tillage, hoeing

Expressions courantes : shallow cultivation, soil cultivation, cultivation between rows