Dec 9, 2010 14:17
13 yrs ago
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French term
motoculture
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Agriculture
Everywhere we go "motoculture" is advertised.
We know that it mainly covers ride-on mowers and rotovators
But dictionaries suggest "mechanised agriculture" and "mechanised farming"
Is there another word that covers the ideas of "week-end" "small-scale" "domestic", please?
We know that it mainly covers ride-on mowers and rotovators
But dictionaries suggest "mechanised agriculture" and "mechanised farming"
Is there another word that covers the ideas of "week-end" "small-scale" "domestic", please?
Proposed translations
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garden machinery
My Tibberton (Gloucester) supplier of parts for my Westwood ride-on is
E. Buckland Garden Machinery L.L.P.
Even with postage, parts come out at half the price of working through a French supplier (though I haven't actually ordered any really heavy parts).
They undoubtedly do other brands. I recommend them.
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http://www.bucklandgardenmachinery.co.uk/
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Note added at 4 hrs (2010-12-09 18:22:19 GMT)
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Look at the link: lots of ride-ons, chainsaws, seed spreaders, exactly the sort of things the local motoculturistes do. Quads too, but I'm not sure they count, even if the locals deal in them too.
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Do the Products page.
E. Buckland Garden Machinery L.L.P.
Even with postage, parts come out at half the price of working through a French supplier (though I haven't actually ordered any really heavy parts).
They undoubtedly do other brands. I recommend them.
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http://www.bucklandgardenmachinery.co.uk/
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Look at the link: lots of ride-ons, chainsaws, seed spreaders, exactly the sort of things the local motoculturistes do. Quads too, but I'm not sure they count, even if the locals deal in them too.
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Do the Products page.
Note from asker:
Your BUCKLAND garden machinery photo is practically identical to the one I have for this job. Look like fairground dodgems without the overhead sparks That's BUCKLAND for you, always ready to give 10% |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you again Mr G"
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home and garden power equipment
I'd say home and garden power equipment, outdoor power equipment for homeowners, etc., as per the websites for the companies that make this stuff that I gave you below.
Note from asker:
Thank you John, that's nearer the mark! |
Peer comment(s):
neutral |
B D Finch
: Wouldn't that include electric drills?
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I don't think there is a truly specific EN equivalent for FR motoculture. DR, the company whose website I listed, uses the term "home & garden power equipment" and they make lawnmowers, brushcutters, etc. and that's all.
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self-propelled garden/horticultural equipment
Starting with one that isn't a ride-on mower:
"The Turbo70 SP is the top of the Lawn-King garden vacuum range and is a self propelled unit powered by the eco-friendly B&S XLS 50 5 Hp low emission engine."
www.greenandeasy.co.uk/.../Lawn-King-Turbo-70-SP--Self-Prop...
"Professional wheeled and ride-on brushcutters for use on gardens, parks, grounds and for use on ... Type, Pedestrian self-propelled. Width of cut (cm), 60 ..."
www.whatkit.co.uk/products/.../wheeled-ride-on-brushcutters... -
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Dropped? Hardly. I think that the whole point of "moto" is that the equipment concerned is too big and heavy for the operator to push or pull and so it is self-propelled, which can cover both ride-on equipment and the sort that the operator walks behind but doesn't have to push.
"The Turbo70 SP is the top of the Lawn-King garden vacuum range and is a self propelled unit powered by the eco-friendly B&S XLS 50 5 Hp low emission engine."
www.greenandeasy.co.uk/.../Lawn-King-Turbo-70-SP--Self-Prop...
"Professional wheeled and ride-on brushcutters for use on gardens, parks, grounds and for use on ... Type, Pedestrian self-propelled. Width of cut (cm), 60 ..."
www.whatkit.co.uk/products/.../wheeled-ride-on-brushcutters... -
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Dropped? Hardly. I think that the whole point of "moto" is that the equipment concerned is too big and heavy for the operator to push or pull and so it is self-propelled, which can cover both ride-on equipment and the sort that the operator walks behind but doesn't have to push.
Note from asker:
do you think that "self-propelled" might be dropped, BD ? |
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motorised equipment
such as a motorised lawnmower
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Garden power tools
Any garden equipment that uses a motor, whether electric or internal combustion.
The term scores a large harvest on Google.
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Strictly, your term "motoculture" would be "Gardening with power tools"
The term scores a large harvest on Google.
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Strictly, your term "motoculture" would be "Gardening with power tools"
Discussion
In other words small hand tools. And if one Googles "power tools" that's the result. Thoughts?
Which doesn't give much of a clue for anyone wondering what "motoculture" might be. Personally, I hate lack of context, so I understand your objections.
It struck me as strange that my dictionaries seemed so far from the mark.