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More about this list The twentieth entry is il battitore , the threshing drum, and the noun is an agent name of the plainest kind: battere is to beat, and whatever beats is il battitore . Inside the combine it is the cylinder that knocks the grain out of the ear; on a cricket field the same word names the batter, and in baseball too. But it has a third life that no glossary of machinery will show, and an Italian newspaper uses it most weeks: un battitore libero . The phrase comes from football, where the sweeper stood behind the defence with no man to mark and no fixed station, free to go wherever the game went. Off the pitch it became the ordinary way of describing a politician, a reporter or a colleague who keeps to no line and answers to no whip — è un battitore libero del partito . English has to choose between « a maverick », « a loose cannon » and « a free agent », and the three are not interchangeable: the first admires, the second warns, the third merely describes a contract. Battitore libero carries all three tones at once and lets the sentence around it decide.
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Noun (m) (12)
Grammar for these: Definite article: il, lo, la · Indefinite article: un, uno
il trattore the tractor Noun (m) C2 Il trattore tira l’attrezzo a velocità costante. The tractor pulls the implement at a steady speed.
l’attacco a tre punti the three-point linkage Noun (m) C2 L’attacco a tre punti solleva l’aratro a fine solco. The three-point linkage lifts the plough at the end of the furrow.
l’attrezzo portato the mounted implement Noun (m) C2 L’attrezzo portato pesa sull’assale posteriore. The mounted implement bears down on the rear axle.
il controllo dello sforzo the draught control Noun (m) C2 Il controllo dello sforzo alza l’attrezzo quando il terreno indurisce. The draught control raises the implement when the ground hardens.
il compattamento del suolo soil compaction Noun (m) C2 Il compattamento del suolo dura più di una stagione. Soil compaction lasts longer than a single season.
l’aratro the plough Noun (m) C2 L’aratro rovescia la zolla e sotterra i residui. The plough turns the clod over and buries the residues.
il battitore the threshing drum Noun (m) C2 Il battitore separa il chicco dalla spiga. The threshing drum frees the grain from the ear.
l’umidimetro the moisture meter Noun (m) C2 L’umidimetro decide se si trebbia oggi. The moisture meter decides whether there is threshing today.
l’essiccatoio per cereali the grain dryer Noun (m) C2 L’essiccatoio per cereali consuma molta energia. The grain dryer uses a great deal of energy.
il silo a trincea the clamp silo Noun (m) C2 Il silo a trincea va compattato ogni strato. The clamp silo has to be compacted layer by layer.
il bilancio dei nutrienti the nutrient balance Noun (m) C2 Il bilancio dei nutrienti si chiude a fine annata. The nutrient balance is closed at the end of the year.
il robot da campo the field robot Noun (m) C2 Il robot da campo lavora anche di notte. The field robot works at night as well.
Noun (f) (18)
Grammar for these: Definite article: il, lo, la · Indefinite article: un, uno
la presa di forza the power take-off Noun (f) C2 La presa di forza va coperta prima di partire. The power take-off must be covered before moving off.
la regolazione della pressione dei pneumatici tyre pressure regulation Noun (f) C2 La regolazione della pressione dei pneumatici si comanda dalla cabina. Tyre pressure regulation is operated from the cab.
l’agricoltura a traffico controllato controlled traffic farming Noun (f) C2 L’agricoltura a traffico controllato ripete sempre le stesse tracce. Controlled traffic farming always repeats the same tracks.
la lavorazione minima minimum tillage Noun (f) C2 La lavorazione minima lascia i residui in superficie. Minimum tillage leaves the residues on the surface.
la semina su sodo direct drilling Noun (f) C2 La semina su sodo apre solo un taglio stretto. Direct drilling opens only a narrow slot.
la seminatrice the seed drill Noun (f) C2 La seminatrice deposita il seme a profondità costante. The seed drill places the grain at a constant depth.
la dose di semina the seed rate Noun (f) C2 La dose di semina cambia con il tipo di terreno. The seed rate changes with the type of soil.
l’agricoltura di precisione precision farming Noun (f) C2 L’agricoltura di precisione tratta ogni angolo del campo a modo suo. Precision farming treats every corner of the field in its own way.
la mappa di resa the yield map Noun (f) C2 La mappa di resa mostra dove il campo rende meno. The yield map shows where the field gives less.
la distribuzione a dose variabile variable rate application Noun (f) C2 La distribuzione a dose variabile risparmia concime. Variable rate application saves fertiliser.
la barra irroratrice the spray boom Noun (f) C2 La barra irroratrice resta parallela al terreno. The spray boom stays parallel to the ground.
la deriva delle gocce spray drift Noun (f) C2 La deriva delle gocce raggiunge il campo vicino. Spray drift reaches the neighbouring field.
la mietitrebbia the combine harvester Noun (f) C2 La mietitrebbia lavora solo con la granella asciutta. The combine harvester works only with dry grain.
la testata di taglio the cutting header Noun (f) C2 La testata di taglio segue le ondulazioni del campo. The cutting header follows the undulations of the field.
la perdita di granella grain loss Noun (f) C2 La perdita di granella si misura dietro la macchina. Grain loss is measured behind the machine.
la trinciacaricatrice the forage harvester Noun (f) C2 La trinciacaricatrice riempie il rimorchio in corsa. The forage harvester fills the trailer on the move.
la botte per liquami the slurry tanker Noun (f) C2 La botte per liquami interra il liquame subito. The slurry tanker works the slurry into the soil straight away.
la guida automatica automatic steering Noun (f) C2 La guida automatica evita le sovrapposizioni. Automatic steering avoids overlaps.
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