cull

• Nom désignant l'action de sélectionner ou de retirer quelque chose, souvent utilisé dans le contexte de la réduction d'une population animale ou du choix des meilleurs éléments d'un groupe.

A noun referring to the act of selecting or removing something, often used in the context of reducing a population of animals or selecting the best items from a group.

1. Selective removalB2formal

   The act of removing or killing animals from a group to control population or improve quality.

   élimination sélective

   • The annual deer cull helps maintain a healthy forest ecosystem.
   • Farmers conducted a cull of sick livestock to prevent disease spread.
   • The government authorized a cull of invasive species in the region.

   Synonymeseliminationthinning

2. Selection processC1formal

   The process of selecting and removing inferior or unwanted items from a larger group.

   Élimination sélective

   • The editor performed a cull of outdated articles from the database.
   • A cull of underperforming employees was announced by management.
   • The museum's cull of duplicate artifacts freed up storage space.

   Synonymeseliminationpruningremovalscreeningselectionsortingthinningwinnowing

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de sélectionner ou de prélever quelque chose dans un groupe plus large, souvent avec l'intention de supprimer ou de réduire.

A verb used to indicate the act of selecting or gathering something from a larger group, often with the intention of removing or reducing.

1. Select or gatherB2formal

   To choose or collect something from a larger group, often with care.

   sélectionner

   • The editor culled the best articles for the anthology.
   • She culled the most relevant data from the report.
   • They culled the finest examples from the collection.

   Synonymeschoosecollectgathergleanpickselectsiftsort

   Antonymesdiscardreject

2. Reduce populationB2formal

   To selectively kill animals in a population to control its size or health.

   Réduire une population animale

   • The park rangers culled the deer population to prevent overgrazing.
   • Farmers cull weak animals from the herd to improve breeding.
   • The government authorized a cull of invasive species.

   Synonymesdestroyeliminatereduceremoveslaughterthin out

   Antonymesbreedconserveincreasepreservepropagateprotect

Variantes phrasalcull out