Weeds in spanish

Malas hierbas

pronunciation: mɑlɑsieɹ̩bɑs part of speech: noun
In gestures

weed1 = mala hierba, hierbajo, matojo, cizaña. 

Example: Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.

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» milkweed = algodoncillo. [Mala hierba cuya semilla tiene forma de bola blanca de algodón y que es muy perjudicial para los que sufren de alergia al polen]

Example: R. Shaw examined a collection of documents on milkweed in detail, and came to the conclusion that all the information to be found was contained in 96 of the total of four thousand!.

» pull + weeds = quitar las malas hierbas, quitar los hierbajos.

Example: This year we plan to use almost no herbicide -- but that means a lot of work pulling weeds.

» ragweed = ambrosía.

Example: As the days get shorter and summer winds down, allergy sufferers begin another period of sniffling and sneezing with the start of ragweed season.

» seaweed = alga, alga marina.

Example: The identified project areas of honey bees, fruit trees, squash, seaweed, rabbits, quail, and sheep will be initiated over a 3-year period.

» weed control = control de las malas hierbas.

Example: Large paved areas can be difficult to keep weed free, and until recently chemicals were the main option for weed control.

» weed killer = herbicida.

Example: Household chemicals such as white spirit, paint stripper, weed killers, fertilisers, pesticides and photographic materials are considered to be hazardous.

» weed trimmer = desbrozadora, cortabordes, motoguadaña.

Example: Most weed trimmers also include a strap for supporting the trimmer on the user's shoulder.

weed3 = expurgar, eliminar. 

Example: It seems to me that the electronic catalog provides the ability to build a file that can, in fact, be easily weeded.

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» weed out = eliminar.

Example: Information services administrators expect library schools to uphold admission standards and weed out unsuitable candidates.

» weed through = cribar.

Example: But we must nevertheless weed through these various proposals and get down to bedrock to what Dirksen really wants.

weeds = ropa, ropa de luto. [Uso antiguo]

Example: The respectable young woman (her weeds again in immaculate condition hardly suggestive of many days spent travelling afoot) looked with innocent curiosity.

Weeds synonyms

mourning band in spanish: , pronunciation: mɔrnɪŋbænd part of speech: noun
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