Schwenten

English translation: weeding

16:39 Aug 4, 2019
German to English translations [PRO]
Agriculture
German term or phrase: Schwenten
Weidepflege:

Schwenten, Traenkestellen der Tiere regelmaessig saeubern.


(Job description for farmhand)
Jeff Steffin
Local time: 00:51
English translation:weeding
Explanation:
Removing undesired plants such as those that the livestock won't eat. See the article Esther posted in the DB
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Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 09:51
Grading comment
Thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1weeding
Ramey Rieger (X)
4wash out
David Hollywood
3pasture maintenance
Wendy Streitparth


Discussion entries: 4





  

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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
weeding


Explanation:
Removing undesired plants such as those that the livestock won't eat. See the article Esther posted in the DB

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 09:51
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 76
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: a possibility based on the link in DB (ohne wild guessing)
14 hrs
  -> Wild I am, weed me out!
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
wash out


Explanation:
I would say

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Note added at 10 hrs (2019-08-05 03:17:37 GMT)
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given the fact that this is Swiss German

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Note added at 10 hrs (2019-08-05 03:19:05 GMT)
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maybe a native Swiss German speaker can come in on this

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Note added at 10 hrs (2019-08-05 03:26:22 GMT)
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I also see you have a native speaker level in "several" languages... if that's the case, wow ... now that's seldom :)

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Note added at 10 hrs (2019-08-05 03:30:09 GMT)
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and I also see that you have closed 6 answers without grading ... oops

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Note added at 10 hrs (2019-08-05 03:31:10 GMT)
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oh well... we live in hope...

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Note added at 11 hrs (2019-08-05 03:44:36 GMT)
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anyway, the best way to go is to wait for a capable Swiss German speaker to explain what it means and go from there ...

David Hollywood
Local time: 04:51
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 35
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1 day 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
pasture maintenance


Explanation:
https://www.farmanddairy.com/columns/critical-fall-pasture-m...

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 09:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 65
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