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slash and burn en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Rough, coarse and lacking finesse, performed with little skill.
   • His slash and burn approach to management resulted in few friends and many enemies.

Forms

Translations (2)

fi suoraviivainen (rough) · pl nieokrzesany (rough)

slash and burn en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A technique in agriculture where plant matter is roughly cut down and then burned over to prepare fields for the next crop.

Forms

Relateds

crash and burn · burn-beat · jhum

Translations (34)

nl hakken en branden (technique) · es roza y quema (technique) · fr brûlis (technique) · nl brandlandbouw (technique) · pt coivara (technique) · ru подсе́чно-огнево́е земледе́лие (technique) · fr culture sur brûlis (technique) · gl queima (technique) · br gounidigezh war zevadur (technique) · ar القطع والحرق (technique) · fi kaskiviljely (technique) · pl system ogniowy (technique) · de Brandrodung (technique) · gl roza (technique) · lt lydiminė žemdirbystė (technique) · ja 焼畑農業 (technique) · fi kaskeaminen (technique) · cmn 焚林开垦 (technique) · pl gospodarka żarowa (technique) · da svedjebrug (technique) · sv svedjebruk (technique) · cmn 刀耕火種 /刀耕火种 (technique) · sh posijeci i spali (technique) · ko 화전농업 (technique) · de Schwenden (technique) · cy torri a llosgi (technique) · cs žďáření (technique) · nn bråtebruk (technique) · es artigaje (technique) · it debbio (technique) · it addebbiatura (technique) · et alepõllundus (technique) · et ale (technique) · gl estivada (technique)

slash and burn en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. To apply the slash and burn technique.
   • Villagers fled into the bush, setting up temporary camps. A few live there still, slashing and burning to create small clearings, growing what they can, then moving on. 2026 April 21, Cal Flyn, “On the trail with the hunters who believe shooting big game can save Africa’s wildlife”, in The Guardian:
   • We'll slash and burn this week and plant next.

Forms

Translations (6)

fi kasketa (to apply the technique) · pl wypalić żarem (to apply the technique) · sv svedja (to apply the technique) · gl rozar (to apply the technique) · gl cachar (to apply the technique) · pl wypalać żarem (to apply the technique)