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acre

/ˈeɪ.kə/ /ˈeɪ.kɚ/

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noun

Acre

An English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's plowing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square meters.

Examples :

"The farmer's field measured 10 acres. "

Le champ du fermier mesurait 10 acres.

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noun

Acre

Any of various similar units of area in other systems.

Examples :

"The farmer measured the land in hectares, but also noted the size of the field in acres for comparison. "

L'agriculteur a mesuré la terre en hectares, mais a également noté la taille du champ en acres à titre de comparaison.

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noun

étendue, superficie

(usually in the plural) A wide expanse.

Examples :

"I like my new house - there’s acres of space!"

J'aime bien ma nouvelle maison - il y a des hectares d'espace !

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Grande quantité, multitude

(usually in the plural) A large quantity.

Examples :

"The farmer had acres of land to cultivate. "

L'agriculteur avait des quantités de terres à cultiver.

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Champ, acre

Examples :

"The farmer plowed the entire acre of land. "

Le fermier a labouré l'ensemble de l'acre de terre.

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Acre

The acre's breadth by the length, English units of length equal to the statute dimensions of the acre: 22 yds (≈20 m) by 220 yds (≈200 m).

Examples :

"The farmer's field measured one acre in size. "

Le champ du fermier mesurait un acre.

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A duel fought between individual Scots and Englishmen in the borderlands.

Examples :

"The borderlands saw many an acre fought over, with Scots and English clashing frequently. "

Les zones frontalières ont vu de nombreux duels frontaliers, avec des Écossais et des Anglais s'affrontant fréquemment.

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