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Meaning of haymaking | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The cutting of grass and subsequently curing it to make hay as fodder for animals.
  2. Taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts

Equivalents

Čeština senoseč
Deutsch Heuernte Heumahd
Suomi heinänteko
Français fenaison
Հայերեն հունձ
Italiano fienagione
Nederlands hooioogst
Polski sianokosy
Português fenação
Русский сеноко́с
Српски kosidba косидба
Українська сіножать

Examples

“The red-painted farm-houses, peculiar to Norway, lay picturesquely scattered on the higher points of the undulating valley, where men and women were busy hay-making.”
“In their haymaking days, the Spoonful created a string of '60s chestnuts: "Do You Believe In Magic?", "You Didn't Have To Be So Nice," "Daydream," "Summer In The City," "Nashville Cats."”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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