What does élevage in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word élevage in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use élevage in French.

The word élevage in French means farming, livestock farming, farm, farm, maturation, maturing, sheep farming, battery farming, free-range farming, intensive animal farming, intensive farming, dairy farming, pig farming, transhumance farming. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word élevage

farming, livestock farming

nom masculin (exploitation agricole du bétail)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'élevage est la ressource de notre région.
Farming is the mainstay of our region.

farm

nom masculin (lieu de production des animaux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Patricia a un grand élevage de poules.
Patricia has a large chicken farm.

farm

nom masculin (groupe d'animaux élevés)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On peut voir beaucoup d'élevages d'agneaux autour du Mont Saint-Michel.
You can see a lot of sheep farms around Mont Saint-Michel.

maturation, maturing

nom masculin (vin : élaboration) (wine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'élevage des vins jaunes se fait sans ouillage.
The maturation (or: maturing) of vin jaune is carried out without topping off.

sheep farming

nom masculin (production et entretien de moutons)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

battery farming

nom masculin (élevage industriel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

free-range farming

nom masculin (élevage libre en champ)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

intensive animal farming

nom masculin (élevage productiviste)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

intensive farming

nom masculin (agriculture productiviste) (Agriculture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les animaux produits en élevage intensif sont souvent de faible qualité.

dairy farming

nom masculin (élevage de vaches laitières)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pig farming

nom masculin (agriculture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

transhumance farming

nom masculin (élevage montant en altitude l'été) (cattle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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