Weeds in spanish
Malas hierbas
pronunciation: mɑlɑsieɹ̩bɑs part of speech: noun
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.more:
» 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.more:
» 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.