harvest

S2 W2

BrE /ˈhɑːvɪst/ AmE /ˈhærvɪst/

noun / verb en → es

1 CROP GATHERING [uncountable] A2

the process of gathering crops from the fields or farms

cosecha, recolección

Collocations harvest season · harvest crops

  • The harvest was good this year.

    La cosecha fue buena este año.

2 ACT OF GATHERING [transitive] B1

the act of gathering crops or other produce from the land

cosechar, recoger

  • harvest something

Collocations harvest wheat · harvest fruit

  • Farmers are harvesting the rice.

    Los agricultores están cosechando el arroz.

3 RESULT OF GATHERING [uncountable] B1

the amount of crops or other produce gathered in one harvest

cosecha, producción

Collocations good/bad harvest

  • The farmers had a poor harvest last year.

    Los agricultores tuvieron una mala cosecha el año pasado.

1 TIME PERIOD [uncountable] B1

the time of year when crops are gathered from the fields or farms

temporada de cosecha, temporada agrícola

Collocations harvest season

  • The harvest is usually in September.

    La cosecha generalmente es en septiembre.

2 ACT OF GATHERING [transitive] B1

to gather crops or other produce from the land

cosechar, recoger

  • harvest something

Collocations harvest wheat · harvest fruit

  • Farmers are harvesting the rice.

    Los agricultores están cosechando el arroz.

3 RESULT OF GATHERING [transitive] B1

to gather crops or other produce from the land, resulting in a certain amount of harvest

cosechar, recoger

  • harvest something

Collocations good/bad harvest

  • The farmers had a poor harvest last year.

    Los agricultores tuvieron una mala cosecha el año pasado.

4 METAPHORICAL [transitive] B2

to use or take advantage of an opportunity or resource

aprovechar, utilizar

  • harvest something
  • We need to harvest the benefits of this new technology.

    Necesitamos aprovechar los beneficios de esta nueva tecnología.

5 METAPHORICAL [transitive] C1

to collect or gather information, data, etc., often for a specific purpose

recopilar, recoger

  • harvest something
  • The researchers are harvesting data from the survey.

    Los investigadores están recopilando datos del cuestionario.