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Landanbau

English translation: agriculture, farming

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German term or phrase:Landanbau
English translation:agriculture, farming
Entered by: Hans-Henning Judek

03:39 Oct 24, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Agriculture
German term or phrase: Landanbau
I assume this is different from Landbau (agriculture) and have translated it as cultivation of land, but is there a specific term for i?
Sarah Downing
Local time: 13:30
agriculture, farming
Explanation:
The terms "Landbau" and "Landanbau" are synonyms. See references
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Hans-Henning Judek
Local time: 02:30
Grading comment
Thanks to everyone and thanks to Hans for your confirmation:-)
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Summary of answers provided
5land development
Mats Wiman
5agriculture, farming
Hans-Henning Judek
5Agriculture and farming are not the same as Land(an)bau
Protradit
4cultivation of the land
Protradit


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
land development


Explanation:
is the expression


    CCP1+13 yrs in Germany
Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 19:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
agriculture, farming


Explanation:
The terms "Landbau" and "Landanbau" are synonyms. See references


    Reference: http://www.bhak-graz.ac.at/projekte/bio/biolandb.htm
    www.eurotronik.de/landwirtschaft.htm; www.malawi-hilfe.de/wirtschaft.htm
Hans-Henning Judek
Local time: 02:30
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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Thanks to everyone and thanks to Hans for your confirmation:-)
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cultivation of the land


Explanation:
It depends on the context. There is a difference.

Protradit
Local time: 10:30
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Agriculture and farming are not the same as Land(an)bau


Explanation:
Agriculture and farming both can include animals; whereas "Land(an)bau" can only be tilling (cultivating) the soil. The two German words are synonymous; not the two English expressions though!

Protradit
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