slash and burn
Adjective

slash and burn (not comparable)

  1. Rough, coarse and lacking finesse, performed with little skill.
    His slash and burn approach to management resulted in few friends and many enemies.
Noun

slash and burn (uncountable)

  1. A technique in agriculture where plant matter is roughly cut down and then burned over to prepare fields for the next crop.
Translations
  • French: brûlis, culture sur brûlis
  • German: Brandrodung, Schwenden
  • Italian: debbio, addebbiatura
  • Portuguese: coivara
  • Russian: подсе́чно-огнево́е земледе́лие
  • Spanish: roza y quema, artigaje
Verb

slash and burn

  1. To apply the slash and burn technique.
    We'll slash and burn this week and plant next.



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