selective breeding in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for selective breeding in the English»French Dictionary

selective breeding N

selective breeding

sélection f artificielle (en élevage)

Translations for selective breeding in the English»French Dictionary

I.breed [Brit briːd, Am brid] N

1. breed ZOOL:

breed

race f

2. breed (type of person, thing):

breed

génération f

II.breed <pret, pp bred> [Brit briːd, Am brid] VB trans

1. breed:

breed FARM, ZOOL animals

élever

breed plants

produire

2. breed fig:

breed disease, feeling, rumours, unrest

engendrer

breed person

produire

III.breed <pret, pp bred> [Brit briːd, Am brid] VB intr

breed animals, people:

se reproduire

breed microorganisms:

se multiplier

IV.bred ADJ

ill-/well-bred

mal/bien élevé

country-/city-bred

élevé à la campagne/en ville

V.breed [Brit briːd, Am brid]

he was born and bred in Oxford, he's Oxford born and bred

il est né à Oxford et il y a grandi

I.breeding [Brit ˈbriːdɪŋ, Am ˈbridɪŋ] N

1. breeding:

breeding FARM, ZOOL

reproduction f

2. breeding (good manners):

breeding

bonnes manières fpl

a man of breeding

un homme bien élevé

3. breeding NUCL:

breeding

surrégénération f

II.breeding [Brit ˈbriːdɪŋ, Am ˈbridɪŋ] ADJ ZOOL

breeding

reproducteur/-trice

selective [Brit sɪˈlɛktɪv, Am səˈlɛktɪv] ADJ

1. selective (positively biased):

selective memory

sélectif/-ive

selective recruitment, school

sélectif/-ive

selective admission, education

basé sur la sélection

she should be more selective about the friends she makes/about what she reads

elle devrait mieux choisir ses amis/ses lectures

2. selective (negatively biased):

selective account, perspective

tendancieux/-ieuse

the media were very selective in their coverage of events

les médias ont couvert les événements de façon tendancieuse

3. selective (selecting some things and not others):

selective weedkiller

sélectif/-ive

selective breeding in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for selective breeding in the English»French Dictionary

selective breeding

élevage par sélection

Translations for selective breeding in the English»French Dictionary

selective ADJ

selective

sélectif(-ive)

selective breeding

élevage par sélection

selective entry

sélection à l'entrée

I.breed <bred, bred> [bri:d] VB trans

1. breed (grow):

breed

faire pousser

2. breed (raise):

breed

élever

3. breed (engender):

breed

engendrer

II.breed <bred, bred> [bri:d] VB intr ZOOL

breed

se reproduire

III.breed [bri:d] N

1. breed ZOOL:

breed

race f

2. breed BOT:

breed

espèce f

3. breed inf (type of person):

breed

race f

breeding N no pl

1. breeding farming:

breeding

élevage m

2. breeding (good manners):

breeding

manières fpl

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A stud farm, in animal husbandry, is an establishment for selective breeding using stud animals.

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Selective breeding by ingenious farmers gave us the watermelon we know and love, and the same ingenuity has given us the pineberry.

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Emmer wheat was domesticated, and animals were herded and domesticated (animal husbandry and selective breeding).

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The measure is careful to define transgenic-organisms as dependent on biotechnology as opposed to traditional methods of selective breeding.

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He acquired stock from all known purebred breeders, and used selective breeding to maintain the breed standard.

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This will involve enhancing the capacity of local personnel in selective breeding, genetic improvement, statistical analysis and hatchery management through specialized training courses.

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There are a variety of guppy strains produced by breeders through selective breeding, characterized by different colours, patterns, shapes, and sizes of fins, such as snakeskin and grass varieties.

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Techniques such as crop rotation, companion planting (also known as intercropping or mixed cropping), and the selective breeding of pest-resistant cultivars have a long history.

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The other mutations are a result of selective breeding in aviculture, such as two cobalts which will make a mauve (black).

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Inbreeding is a technique used in selective breeding.

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