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récolter

to harvest

verb ray-kol-TAY Rare

Also means

to reap (consequences)

Usage Note

Récolter is used literally for harvesting crops and figuratively for gathering results or reaping what one has sown. Récolter les fruits de son travail ('to reap the fruits of one's labour') is a common idiom. The noun is la récolte ('harvest, crop yield').

Examples

"Les agriculteurs récoltent le blé en été."

Natural Translation

Farmers harvest wheat in summer.

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