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coupe semis

08:13 Mar 26, 2013
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French to English translations [PRO]
Science - Forestry / Wood / Timber / Forest management
French term or phrase: coupe semis
This occurs in a table listing different stages ('stades') of forest development. 'Coupe semis' occurs first, before 'coupe travaux' and then 'peuplement mûr'.
Another line of the table has 'coupe semis'; 'perchis'; 'jeune futaie'; 'peuplement mûr'.

I do not known the sense in which 'coupe' is being used here, and this in turn affects the sense in which 'semis' is used.
Ditto for 'coupe travaux', although I intend to post that as a new question.

I would say that the table is for use by foresters and so can freely use technical terms. I have no context for the table: it stands alone on a solitary page sent for translation.
David Hayes
France
Local time: 19:35


Summary of answers provided
3felling seedling
piazza d
3replanted / seeded / area
Jane Proctor (X)


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felling seedling


Explanation:
successive operations
a suggestion

piazza d
France
Local time: 19:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
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neutral  Jane Proctor (X): as in felling seedlingS or seedling felling?
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replanted / seeded / area


Explanation:
http://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/coupe/19805

If we assume that "coupe" means "surface d'une exploitation" in this instance. See Larousse def under "sylviculture".



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Note added at 1 day5 hrs (2013-03-27 14:06:51 GMT)
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I mean replanted area or reseeded area.
Sorry, wasn't very clear...

Jane Proctor (X)
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Native speaker of: English
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