slash and burn

culture sur brûlis

Méthode agricole qui prépare le terrain en coupant puis en brûlant la végétation avant de planter.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : slash-and-burn agriculture

Expressions courantes : traditional slash and burn, slash and burn farming

brutal, grossier

Qui emploie des méthodes brutales et peu soignées, sans grande habileté ni attention aux détails.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : crude, heavy-handed, rough

Contraires : careful, skillful

Expressions courantes : slash and burn approach, slash and burn management

défricher par brûlis

Couper et brûler la végétation pour préparer un terrain à la culture.

En anglais simple : 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?

Expressions courantes : slash and burn land, slash and burn fields