harvest

harvest
harvest
A n
1 lit (of wheat) moisson f, récolte f ; (of fruits) récolte f ; (of grapes) vendange f ; to get in the harvest faire la récolte ; a good/poor harvest une bonne/mauvaise récolte ;
2 fig (of investment, policy) résultat m ; to reap the harvest of 20 years of tyranny/work récolter les fruits de 20 ans de tyrannie/de travail ; to reap a rich harvest récolter les fruits de ses efforts ; to reap a bitter harvest payer les pots cassés.
B vtr
1 lit moissonner [corn] ; récolter [vegetables] ; cueillir [fruit] ;
2 fig (collect) récolter [information].
C vi (of corn) faire la moisson or la récolte ; (of fruit) faire la récolte ; (of grapes) faire la vendange.

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