"slash and burn" meaning in All languages combined

See slash and burn on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} slash and burn (not comparable)
  1. Rough, coarse and lacking finesse, performed with little skill. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Agriculture, Fire Translations (rough): suoraviivainen (Finnish)
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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} slash and burn (uncountable)
  1. A technique in agriculture where plant matter is roughly cut down and then burned over to prepare fields for the next crop. Tags: uncountable Related terms: burn-beat, crash and burn Translations (technique): القطع والحرق (Arabic), gounidigezh war zevadur [feminine] (Breton), 焚林开垦 (Chinese Mandarin), 刀耕火種 (Chinese Mandarin), 刀耕火种 (dāogēnghuǒzhòng) (Chinese Mandarin), žďáření [neuter] (Czech), svedjebrug [neuter] (Danish), brandlandbouw [masculine] (Dutch), hakken en branden [neuter] (Dutch), ale (Estonian), alepõllundus (Estonian), kaskiviljely (Finnish), kaskeaminen (Finnish), brûlis [masculine] (French), culture sur brûlis [feminine] (French), roza [feminine] (Galician), estivada [feminine] (Galician), queima [feminine] (Galician), Brandrodung [feminine] (German), Schwenden [neuter] (German), debbio [masculine] (Italian), addebbiatura [feminine] (Italian), 焼畑農業 (Japanese), 화전농업 (hwajeonnong'eop) (Korean), lydiminė žemdirbystė (Lithuanian), bråtebruk (Norwegian Nynorsk), gospodarka żarowa [feminine] (Polish), system ogniowy [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), coivara [feminine] (Portuguese), подсе́чно-огнево́е земледе́лие (podséčno-ognevóje zemledélije) [neuter] (Russian), posijeci i spali (Serbo-Croatian), roza y quema [feminine] (Spanish), artigaje [masculine] (Spanish), svedjebruk [neuter] (Swedish), torri a llosgi (Welsh)
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Verb [English]

Forms: slashes and burns [present, singular, third-person], slashing and burning [participle, present], slashed and burned [participle, past], slashed and burned [past], slashed and burnt [participle, past], slashed and burnt [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|slash<> and burn<,,:burnt>}} slash and burn (third-person singular simple present slashes and burns, present participle slashing and burning, simple past and past participle slashed and burned or slashed and burnt)
  1. To apply the slash and burn technique. Synonyms: slash-and-burn Translations (to apply the technique): kasketa (Finnish), cachar (Galician), rozar (Galician)
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "ar",
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      "sense": "technique",
      "word": "القطع والحرق"
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    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "gounidigezh war zevadur"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "technique",
      "word": "焚林开垦"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "technique",
      "word": "刀耕火種"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dāogēnghuǒzhòng",
      "sense": "technique",
      "word": "刀耕火种"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "žďáření"
    },
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "svedjebrug"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "brandlandbouw"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "hakken en branden"
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "technique",
      "word": "ale"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "technique",
      "word": "alepõllundus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "technique",
      "word": "kaskiviljely"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "technique",
      "word": "kaskeaminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "brûlis"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "culture sur brûlis"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "roza"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "estivada"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "queima"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Brandrodung"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Schwenden"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "debbio"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "addebbiatura"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "technique",
      "word": "焼畑農業"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "hwajeonnong'eop",
      "sense": "technique",
      "word": "화전농업"
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      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "technique",
      "word": "lydiminė žemdirbystė"
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      "code": "nn",
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      "sense": "technique",
      "word": "bråtebruk"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "gospodarka żarowa"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "system ogniowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "coivara"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podséčno-ognevóje zemledélije",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "подсе́чно-огнево́е земледе́лие"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "technique",
      "word": "posijeci i spali"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "roza y quema"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "artigaje"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "svedjebruk"
    },
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "technique",
      "word": "torri a llosgi"
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      "form": "slashes and burns",
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to apply the technique",
      "word": "kasketa"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to apply the technique",
      "word": "cachar"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to apply the technique",
      "word": "rozar"
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