slash and burn

agricoltura taglia e brucia

Metodo agricolo che libera il terreno tagliando e bruciando la vegetazione prima di coltivarlo.

In inglese semplice: A farming method that clears land by cutting down plants and burning them before planting crops.

• They use slash and burn to clear land.
• Slash and burn can damage forests when used too often.
• The farmers relied on slash and burn before planting their crops.

Sinonimi: slash-and-burn agriculture

Espressioni comuni: traditional slash and burn, slash and burn farming

grossolano, brutale

Che usa metodi rozzi e poco curati, con scarsa abilità o attenzione ai dettagli.

In inglese semplice: Using rough, careless methods without much skill or attention to detail.

• His slash and burn approach upset everyone.
• The editor's slash and burn methods removed several important scenes.
• Staff suffered under the new director's slash and burn management.

Sinonimi: crude, heavy-handed, rough

Contrari: careful, skillful

Espressioni comuni: slash and burn approach, slash and burn management

disboscare e bruciare

Tagliare e bruciare la vegetazione per liberare un terreno destinato alle coltivazioni.

In inglese semplice: To clear land for crops by cutting down plants and burning them.

• They slash and burn before planting.
• The farmers slashed and burned a small area of forest.
• Will they slash and burn the hillside this year?

Espressioni comuni: slash and burn land, slash and burn fields