cattle-breeding in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cattle-breeding in the French»English Dictionary

I.vouer [vwe] VB trans

1. vouer (porter):

vouer un sentiment à qn

to nurse a feeling for sb

il leur voue une haine farouche/un amour profond

he nurses a deep hatred of them/a deep love for them

vouer une reconnaissance éternelle à qn

to be ou feel eternally grateful to sb

vouer un véritable culte à qn

to (hero-)worship sb

la passion qu'ils vouent à leur ville

their passionate love for ou devotion to their town

2. vouer (destiner):

vouer

to doom

film voué à l'échec

film doomed to failure, film bound to fail

jeune fille vouée au célibat

girl destined to remain unmarried

le manque de médecins voue la population aux maladies endémiques

the lack of doctors makes endemic disease inevitable

vouer qn à la vindicte publique

to expose sb to public condemnation

3. vouer (consacrer):

vouer sa vie/son temps à qc

to devote one's life/one's time to sth

pays voué à l'élevage

country entirely given over to cattle-breeding

4. vouer (dédier):

vouer qn à Dieu/un saint

to dedicate sb to God/a saint

II.se vouer VB refl

1. se vouer (se consacrer):

se vouer à qc

to devote oneself to sth

2. se vouer (se porter):

ils se vouent une haine féroce

they hate each other intensely

III.vouer [vwe]

je ne sais plus à quel saint me vouer

I don't know which way to turn

See also gémonies

gémonies [ʒemɔni] N fpl

vouer qn aux gémonies

to expose sb to public contempt

cattle-breeding in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cattle-breeding in the English»French Dictionary

cattle-breeding N no pl

cattle-breeding

élevage m de bovins

Translations for cattle-breeding in the French»English Dictionary

pays [pei] N m

1. pays (nation, État):

pays

country

pays membres de l'UE

member countries of the EU

pays en voie de développement/d'industrialisation

developing/industrializing country

2. pays sans pl (région):

pays

region

mon pays natal

the area where I was born

être du pays

to be local

les gens du pays

the local people

saucisson/vin de pays

local sausage/wine

3. pays sans pl (patrie):

pays

native country

4. pays sans pl (terre d'élection):

c'est le pays du vin

it's wine country

5. pays (milieu favorable à):

pays de légumes

vegetable-growing area

pays d'élevage

cattle-breeding area

6. pays GEO:

pays

area

plat pays

flat country(side)

7. pays (village):

pays

village

un petit pays perdu

a small isolated village

Phrases:

être en pays de connaissance (connaître la matière, le lieu)

to be on home ground

être en pays de connaissance (être connu)

to be among friends

il se conduit comme (si il était) en pays conquis

he acts as if he owns the place

voir du pays

to get around

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Those who are occupied with cattle-breeding, produce milk and meat.

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He conducted reconstruction of the historical buildings, launched a few innovative cattle-breeding and agricultural projects.

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His formative years were spent in farming and cattle-breeding.

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The economy is primarily based upon cattle-breeding, vegetable growing and silkworm breeding.

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Crop-growing and a cattle-breeding played a major role in the economy.

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Agriculture comprises cattle-breeding and dairy-farming.

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Agriculture of the district has several main branches: milk and meat cattle-breeding; grain and fodder crops growing; potato growing.

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In the higher regions of the canton the population is mainly engaged in pastoral pursuits and cattle-breeding.

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After his death he is raised to the position of a tutelary deity of the land, for his many services to agriculture and cattle-breeding.

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In 1911, there were 22 enterprises and 67 different workshops dealing with processing the products of cattle-breeding, woodwork, and metal, and many independent craftsmen.

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