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232 months ago

Gina W   asked this question:

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232 months ago

   wrote:

newly-emerged grasses/grains

My comment:

This is the term I'd use, and it's true, many herbicides will injure newly-emerged crops as well as the weeds they're supposed to kill and most will have directions on the label as to what growth stage the weeds must be sprayed for max. efficacy and if they can be sprayed over a crop, at what stage the crop must be to avoid injury. Herbicides are classed as pre-emergence (prelevees) and post emergence (post levees) relative to the weeds and the crops, depending on when they're sprayed, and broad v. narrow spectrum, depending on how selective they are as to what they kill or prevent from germinating.

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232 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

Good translation and explanation.

232 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

Thanks Jennifer! I used to work in this field before I became a full time translator.

232 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

Yes, it's good to see , for once, an answer by a speaker of the target language who also has experience in a particular field. Too many replies are just plucked from a dictionary. Happy Christmas!

232 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

Good translation and explanation.

232 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

Yes, it's good to see , for once, an answer by a speaker of the target language who also has experience in a particular field. Too many replies are just plucked from a dictionary. Happy Christmas!

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232 months ago

   wrote:

grasses which have sprouted up

My comment:

Dans Grand Dictionnaire Larousses, lever (pousser-ble)=to come up.

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232 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

OK Barbara or "that have come up"

232 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

Merci, Bertrand.

232 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

I think "grass sprouts" may be OK, too. I love brevity.

232 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

Yes-if the more parsimonious version of my translation works best, go for it!