Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
La hache polie, outil du défrichement
English translation:
polished axe, used for clearing land
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Elena Robert
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La hache polie, outil du défrichement
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La hache polie, outil du défrichement, est caractéristique du Néolithique.
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polished axe, used for clearing brush
Clearing brush would be a suitable term for 'défrichement' during the Neolithic period.
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the sharpened axe, instrument used for forest clearing
is characteristic/distinctive for the Neolithic Period/Age
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*the sharpened axe, the instrument of forest clearing .... *
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Note added at 7 mins (2006-02-24 00:10:01 GMT)
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*the sharpened axe, the instrument of forest clearing .... *
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Johannes Gleim
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Neolithic polished axe for deforesting
défricher un forêt= deforest, break fresh ground, untimber, lumber
(Ernst, Dictionnaire Général de la Technique Industrielle)
(Ernst, Dictionnaire Général de la Technique Industrielle)
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sarahl (X)
: yes, except défrichement doesn't have to be a forest, could be weeds on a field.
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défrichment means both: to stub, to clear as well as reclamation, cultivation. But I think that in the neolithic the emphasis lies on clearing the wood.
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the polished axe, an implement used for clearing
Another possibility. I use the more general "clearing" because it's not clear what's being cleared in the context you give.
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