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agriculture Flashcards

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1
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agriculture [syn: farming]

A

Landwirtschaft

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2
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crop
(a plant that us growing in large quantities, especially as food)

A

Feldfrucht, Ernte

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3
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to harvest [noun: harvest]
(to cut and gather crop)

A

ernten

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4
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to plant
(to put plants and seeds in the ground to grow)

A

pflanzen

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5
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to plough [noun: to plough (Plug)]
(to dig and turn over a field)

A

plügen

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6
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yield

A

Ertragen

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7
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soil [ground]

A

Boden

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8
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surplus

A

Überschuss

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9
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subsidy [verb: to subsidize]

A

Subvention

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10
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Seed

A

Saat, Samen

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11
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corn

A

Mais, Getreide

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12
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grain

A

Korn, Getreide

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13
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maize

A

Mais

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14
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wheat

A

Weizen

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15
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barley

A

Gerste

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16
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barn
( a large farm building for storing grain or keeping farm animal in)

A

Scheune

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17
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weed [pest plant]

A

Unkraut

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18
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pest
( an insect or animal that destroys plants)

A

Schädling

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19
Q

fertile [opp: infertile / noun: fertility]

A

fruchtbar

20
Q

fertilizer
( a substance used to make plants grow more successfully)

A

Dünger

21
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pesticide
( a chemical used for killing pests, especially insects)

A

Schädlingsbekämpfungsmittel

22
Q

herbicide [weedkiller]

A

Unkrautvernichter

23
Q

efficiency

A

Produktivität, Effizienz

24
Q

corn combine

A

Mähdrescher

25
Q

sophisticated

A

Hochentwickelt

26
Q

GM food [genetically modified]

A

genetisch veränderte Nahrungsmittel

27
Q

hybrid

A

Kreuzung

28
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to breed

A

züchten

29
Q

food chain

A

Nahrungskette

30
Q

threat [verb: to threaten]

A

Bedrohung

31
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hazard [adj: hazardous / syn: danger]

A

Gefahr

32
Q

mad cow disease

A

Rinderwahnsinn

33
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bone meal

A

Knochenmehl

34
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swine fever

A

Schweinepest

35
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antibiotics

A

Antibiotika

36
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mass-production

A

Massenproduktion

37
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to enhance [to improve]

A

verbessern

38
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food safety

A

Sicherheit der Nahrung

39
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nutrient [adj: nutritious]

A

Nährstoff

40
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organic farming [chemical-free farming]

A

ökologische Landwirtschaft

41
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sustainable [noun: sustainability]

A

nachhaltig

42
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dairy [dairy farming / dairy product]

A

Milch-, milchverarbeitend

43
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livestock

A

Viehbestand

44
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cattle
(cows and bulls that are kept as farm animals for milk or meat)

A

Rinder

45
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poultry
(chicken, ducks and geese that are kept as farm animals for their eggs or meat)

A

Geflügel

46
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irrigation [verb: to irrigate]
(the practice of supplying eater to an area of land so that crops will grow)

A

Bewässerung

47
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to exhaust

A

auslaugen

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