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61 frenar
v.1 to brake (automobiles).El auto frena de repente The car brakes suddenly.Ricardo frenó el auto Richard braked the car.2 to check.los altos tipos de interés frenan a los inversores the high interest rates are holding investors back3 to rein in, to rein up, to rein back.El jinete frenó al caballo The rider reined in the horse.María frenó su lengua Mary checked her tongue.4 to halt, to set back, to slow down to a halt.El movimiento frenó The movement slowed down to a halt.5 to scotch, to spoke.El mecánico frena la rueda The mechanic scotches the wheel.* * *1 to brake2 figurado to restrain, check1 to brake* * *verb1) to brake2) check* * *1. VT1) (Aut, Mec) to brake2) (=contener) [+ inflación, crecimiento, avance, deterioro] to check, slow down; [+ pasiones, entusiasmo] to curb; [+ enemigo, ataque] to check, hold backsu novia tiene que frenarle para que no beba tanto — his girlfriend has to restrain him from drinking so much
2.VI (Aut) to brakefrena, que viene una curva — brake, there's a bend coming up
frenar en seco — to brake sharply o suddenly
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (Transp) to brake2) <proceso/deterioro> to slow... down; <alza/inflación> to curb, check; <progreso/desarrollo> to hold... back2.frenar vi to brake, apply the brake(s) (frml)3.frenarse v pron (refl) to restrain oneself* * *= put + the brakes on, stultify, rein in, curb, apply + the brakes, slow down, slow up, brake, hold + Nombre + back.Ex. At the heart of the debate on Community budget and agricultural reforms has been the UK's insistence on the need to put the brakes on runaway spending on agriculture.Ex. Excessive standardisation also tends to stultify development and improvement of IT products.Ex. If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.Ex. A book detection system was installed to curb thefts which had been seriously eroding the library's resources for some time, creating a heavy drain on the limited book budget.Ex. The conclusion by the article 'Children's bookstores: applying the brakes' is that the rapid growth in children's bookstores and bookselling, documented in previous surveys, may have finally reached a plateau.Ex. However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.Ex. Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.Ex. Last year the system was upgraded so the car will brake if the driver fails to react to a dangerous situation.Ex. Despite the improvements in the 17th edition, the scheme has been held back for years by the old policy of 'integrity of numbers' referred to above, the effects of which are not likely to be quickly mitigated.----* frenar el gasto público = curb + public spending.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (Transp) to brake2) <proceso/deterioro> to slow... down; <alza/inflación> to curb, check; <progreso/desarrollo> to hold... back2.frenar vi to brake, apply the brake(s) (frml)3.frenarse v pron (refl) to restrain oneself* * *= put + the brakes on, stultify, rein in, curb, apply + the brakes, slow down, slow up, brake, hold + Nombre + back.Ex: At the heart of the debate on Community budget and agricultural reforms has been the UK's insistence on the need to put the brakes on runaway spending on agriculture.
Ex: Excessive standardisation also tends to stultify development and improvement of IT products.Ex: If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.Ex: A book detection system was installed to curb thefts which had been seriously eroding the library's resources for some time, creating a heavy drain on the limited book budget.Ex: The conclusion by the article 'Children's bookstores: applying the brakes' is that the rapid growth in children's bookstores and bookselling, documented in previous surveys, may have finally reached a plateau.Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.Ex: Last year the system was upgraded so the car will brake if the driver fails to react to a dangerous situation.Ex: Despite the improvements in the 17th edition, the scheme has been held back for years by the old policy of 'integrity of numbers' referred to above, the effects of which are not likely to be quickly mitigated.* frenar el gasto público = curb + public spending.* * *frenar [A1 ]vtA ( Transp) to brakeB1 ‹proceso/deterioro› to slow … down, check; ‹alza/inflación› to curb, check, slow … down; ‹progreso/desarrollo› to hold … back, slow … up/downfrena la maduración de la fruta it stops the fruit ripening so quickly, it slows down the ripening process of the fruita veces uno tiene que frenar la lengua there are times when one has to hold one's tonguepara frenar la ola de refugiados to stem the flow of refugees2 ‹ilusiones/esperanzas› to put a damper on■ frenarvito brake, apply the brake(s) ( frml)■ frenarse( refl) to restrain oneself* * *
frenar ( conjugate frenar) verbo transitivo
1 (Transp) to brake
2 ‹proceso/deterioro› to slow … down;
‹alza/inflación› to curb, check;
‹progreso/desarrollo› to hold … back
verbo intransitivo
to brake, apply the brake(s) (frml)
frenar verbo transitivo
1 (un vehículo, máquina) to brake
2 (contener) (crisis, inflación, etc) to slow down
(una tendencia, un impulso) to restrain
' frenar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
retardar
- seco
English:
arrest
- brake
- check
- put on
- slam on
- apply
- curb
* * *♦ vt1. [en vehículo] to brake2. [contener] to check;[disminuir] to curb, to slow down;medidas para frenar el desempleo measures to curb unemployment;nadie pudo frenar a la estrella brasileña no one could stop the Brazilian star;los altos tipos de interés frenan a los inversores the high interest rates are holding investors back♦ vi[en vehículo] to brake* * *I v/i AUTO brake;frenar en seco brake sharplyII v/t figslow down; impulsos check* * *frenar vt1) : to brake2) detener: to curb, to checkfrenar vi: to apply the brakes* * *frenar vb to brake -
62 pith
[pɪθ]1) (of fruit) albedo f.; (of stem) midollo m.2) fig. essenza f.* * *[piƟ]1) (the white substance between the peel of an orange, lemon etc and the fruit itself.) albedo, albedine2) (the soft substance in the centre of the stems of plants.) midollo3) (the most important part of anything: the pith of the argument.) nocciolo, succo* * *pith /pɪɵ/n. [u]3 (fig.) parte essenziale; essenza; nòcciolo, succo (fig.): the pith of his words, il succo delle sue parole; the pith of the matter, il nòcciolo della faccenda4 (fig.) energia; forza; vigore● the pith and marrow of st., l'intima essenza di qc. □ pith helmet, casco coloniale □ to get down to the pith of the matter, andare al sodo.(to) pith /pɪɵ/v. t.* * *[pɪθ]1) (of fruit) albedo f.; (of stem) midollo m.2) fig. essenza f. -
63 pulp
1. noun1) (of fruit) Fruchtfleisch, das2) (soft mass) Brei, der2. transitive verbbeat somebody to a pulp — jemanden zu Brei schlagen (salopp)
zerdrücken, zerstampfen [Rübe]; einstampfen [Druckerzeugnis]* * *1. noun1) (the soft, fleshy part of a fruit.) das Fruchtfleisch2) (a soft mass of other matter, eg of wood etc from which paper is made: wood-pulp.) der Zellstoff2. verb(to make into pulp: The fruit was pulped and bottled.) in Brei verwandeln- academic.ru/58997/pulpy">pulpy* * *[pʌlp]I. nto mash sth to a \pulp etw zu Brei kneten [o ÖSTERR einem Brei verrühren]to reduce sb to [a] \pulp ( fig) jdn einschüchtern\pulp fiction [or literature] Schundliteratur f\pulp magazine Groschenheft nt\pulp novel Schundroman m2. (in paper-making) Papier-\pulp mill Papiermühle fIII. vt▪ to \pulp sth2. (destroy printed matter) etw einstampfen* * *[pʌlp]1. n1) (= soft mass, paper pulp, wood pulp) Brei mto reduce sth to pulp — etw in Brei auflösen; wood etc (for paper) etw zu einem Brei verarbeiten
to beat sb to a pulp (inf) — jdn zu Brei schlagen (inf), Matsch aus jdm machen (sl)
2) (of plant stem) Mark nt; (of fruit, vegetable) Fruchtfleisch nt; (of tooth) Zahnmark nt, Pulpa f (spec)3) (pej) Schundmagazin nt2. vtfruit, vegetables zerdrücken; paper, book einstampfen; wood zu Brei verarbeiten* * *pulp [pʌlp]A s1. Fruchtfleisch n:2. BOT Stängelmark n3. weicher oder fleischiger Teil5. Brei m, breiige Masse:boil sth to a pulp etwas zerkochen;a) → B 1,be reduced to a pulp fig völlig am Boden zerstört seina) Pulpe f, Papierbrei m, besonders Ganzzeug nb) Zellstoff m:pulp factory Holzschleiferei f7. Bergbau:a) Schlich n, Wascherz nb) Scheide-, Guterz n (trocken aufbereitetes, zerkleinertes Erz)8. Maische f, Schnitzel pl (Zucker)pulp (novel) Schund-, Groschenroman m;pulp literature Schundliteratur fB v/t1. in Brei verwandeln2. Druckerzeugnisse einstampfen3. Früchte entfleischenC v/i breiig werden* * *1. noun1) (of fruit) Fruchtfleisch, das2) (soft mass) Brei, der2. transitive verbbeat somebody to a pulp — jemanden zu Brei schlagen (salopp)
zerdrücken, zerstampfen [Rübe]; einstampfen [Druckerzeugnis]* * *(of a tooth) n.Zahnmark n. (fruit) n.Fruchtfleisch n. n.Brei -e m.Fruchtmark n.Mark nur sing. n.Quatsch m.Zellstoff (Biologie) m.breiige Masse f. v.einstampfen v.entfleischen v.zermalmen v.zu Brei machen ausdr. -
64 canker
1) язва; изъязвлять, разъедать2) рак растений; некроз плодовых деревьев3) червоточина4) заражать5) губить; разлагать; пожирать•- fruit trees canker
- oak canker
- pitch canker
- potato canker
- stem canker of fruit trees
- stem canker of pine
- wood canker* * * -
65 flower
1. noun(the part of a plant or tree from which fruit or seed grows, often brightly coloured and sometimes including the stem on which it grows: a bunch of flowers.) blomst2. verb((of plants etc) to produce flowers: This plant flowers in early May.) blomstre- flowered- flowery
- flower-bed
- flower-pot
- in flower* * *1. noun(the part of a plant or tree from which fruit or seed grows, often brightly coloured and sometimes including the stem on which it grows: a bunch of flowers.) blomst2. verb((of plants etc) to produce flowers: This plant flowers in early May.) blomstre- flowered- flowery
- flower-bed
- flower-pot
- in flower -
66 pear
[peə](a type of fruit of the apple family, round at the bottom and narrowing towards the stem or top: She's very fond of pears; ( also adjective) a pear tree.) pære; pære-* * *[peə](a type of fruit of the apple family, round at the bottom and narrowing towards the stem or top: She's very fond of pears; ( also adjective) a pear tree.) pære; pære- -
67 stalk
I [sto:k] noun(the stem of a plant or of a leaf, flower or fruit: If the stalk is damaged, the plant may die.) stilk; stængelII [sto:k] verb1) (to walk stiffly and proudly, eg in anger: He stalked out of the room in disgust.) skride; spankulere2) (to move menacingly through a place: Disease and famine stalk (through) the country.) hærge3) (in hunting, to move gradually as close as possible to game, eg deer, trying to remain hidden: Have you ever stalked deer / been deer-stalking?) snige sig ind på•- stalker* * *I [sto:k] noun(the stem of a plant or of a leaf, flower or fruit: If the stalk is damaged, the plant may die.) stilk; stængelII [sto:k] verb1) (to walk stiffly and proudly, eg in anger: He stalked out of the room in disgust.) skride; spankulere2) (to move menacingly through a place: Disease and famine stalk (through) the country.) hærge3) (in hunting, to move gradually as close as possible to game, eg deer, trying to remain hidden: Have you ever stalked deer / been deer-stalking?) snige sig ind på•- stalker -
68 स्कन्धः _skandhḥ
स्कन्धः [स्कन्द्यते आरुह्यते$सौ सुखेन शाखया वा कर्मणि घञ् पृषो˚; cf. Uṇ.4.26]1 The shoulder; महर्षभस्कन्ध- मनूनकन्धरम् Ki.14.4.-2 The body; सूक्ष्मयोनीनि भूतानि तर्कगम्यानि कानिचित् । पक्ष्मणो$पि निपातेन येषां स्यात् स्कन्धपर्ययः ॥ Mb.12.15.26.-3 The trunk or stem of a tree; तीव्राघातप्रतिहततरुस्कन्धलग्नैकदन्तः Ś.1.32; R.4.57; Me.55.-4 A branch or large bough; स्कन्धाधिरूढोज्ज्वलनीलकण्ठान् Śi.4.7.-5 A department or branch of human knowledge; Śi.2.28.-6 A chapter, section, division (of a book).-7 A division or detachment of an army; द्वितीयं प्रेषयामास बलस्कन्धं युधिष्ठिरः Mb.5.196. 9; R.4.3.-8 A troop, multitude, group; 'स्कन्धः स्यान्नृपतौ वंशे साम्परायसमूहयोः' इति मेदिनी; Mb.14.45.1.-9 The five objects of sense.-1 The five forms of mundane consciousness (in Buddhistic phil.); सर्वकार्यशरीरेषु मुक्त्वाङ्गस्कन्धपञ्चकम् Śi.2.28.-11 War, battle.-12 A king.-13 An agreement.-14 A road, way; Mb.3.-15 A wise or learned man.-16 A heron.-17 Articles used at the coronation of a king.-18 A part (अंश); तदवध्यानविस्रस्तपुण्यस्कन्धस्य भूरिदः Bhāg.11.23.1.-न्धा 1 A branch.-2 A creeper.-Comp. -अग्निः, -अनलः the trunk of a tree set on fire, fire made with thick logs.-आवारः 1 an army or a division of it; स्कन्धावारमसौ निवेश्य विषमे सौवेलमूर्ध्नि स्वयम् Mv.6.17; Dūtavākyam 1.-2 a royal capital or residence; तत्तु दृष्ट्वा पुरं तच्च स्कन्धावारं च पाण्डवाः Mb.1.185. 6.-3 a camp; स्कन्धावारनिवेशः Kau. A.1; उपप्लव्यं स गत्वा तु स्कन्धावारं प्रविश्य च Mb.5.8.25.-उपानेय a. to be carried on the shoulders. (-यः) a form of peace- offering in which fruit or grain is presented, as a mark of submission.-घनः cognition; अन्यस्मिन् स्कन्धघने- $न्येन स्कन्धघनेन यज्ज्ञानं तत् तत्संततिजेनान्येनोपलभ्यते नातत्सं- ततिजेनान्येन । तस्मात् शून्याः स्कन्धघना इति ŚB. on MS.1.1.5.-चापः a sort of pole or yoke for carrying burdens; cf. शिक्य (Mar. काव़ड).-जः a tree growing from a principal stem.-तरुः the cocoa-nut-tree.-देशः 1 the shoulder; इदमुपहितसूक्ष्मग्रन्थिना स्कन्धदेशे Ś.1.19.-2 that part of the elephant's body, where the driver sits.-3 the stem of a tree.-परिनिर्वाणम् the annihilation of the elements of being (with Buddhists).-पीठम् the shoulder-blade.-फलः 1 the cocoa-nut tree.-2 the Bilva tree.-3 the glomerous fig-tree.-बन्धना a sort of fennel.-मल्लकः a heron.-रुहः the (Indian) fig-tree.-वाहः, -वाहकः an ox trained to carry burdens, pack-bullock.-शाखा a principal branch, the forked branch issuing from the upper stem of a tree.-शृङ्गः a buffalo.-स्कन्धः every shoulder. -
69 équeuter
équeuter [ekøte]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb[+ cerises] to remove the stalk from ; [+ fraises] to hull* * *ekøteverbe transitif to remove the stalk from GB, to stem US [cerise]; to hull GB, to stem US [fraise]* * *ekøte vtCUISINE [fraises] to hull* * *équeuter verb table: aimer vtr to remove the stalk from GB, to stem US [cerise]; to hull GB, to stem US [fraise].[ekøte] verbe transitif -
70 split
adj. gesplitst; gespleten; gescheiden (mening, etc)--------n. spleet; scheuring; scheur; bananasplit (ijssoort); halve fles drank--------v. splijten; splitsen; verdelen; delen; scheuren; weggaansplit1[ split]2 deel ⇒ gedeelte, aandeelIII 〈meervoud; the〉1 spagaat♦voorbeelden:————————split2〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉 〈→ Sporttermen: American footballSporttermen: American football/〉♦voorbeelden:split pea • spliterwtsplit pin • splitpensplit second • onderdeel van een seconde, flitssplit shift • gebroken dienst〈 Amerikaans-Engels, voornamelijk politiek〉 split ticket • gesplitste stem 〈 stem uitgebracht op kandidaten van verschillende partijen〉————————split3♦voorbeelden:♦voorbeelden:split up into groups • (zich) in groepjes verdelen -
71 banana
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] banana[English Plural] bananas[Swahili Word] ndizi[Swahili Plural] ndizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] The child, who does not like fruits, did not eat the <b>banana</b>.[Swahili Example] Mtoto, ambaye hayapendi matunda, haikula <b>ndizi</b>.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] banana plant[English Plural] banana plants[Swahili Word] mgomba[Swahili Plural] migomba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fiber of the banana plant[English Plural] fibers[Swahili Word] ugomba[Swahili Plural] magomba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] banana plant (variety of)[English Plural] banana plants[Swahili Word] tongo[Swahili Plural] matongo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Swahili Example] ( = mgomba)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stem of the banana plant (with the entire bunch of fruit)[English Plural] stems[Swahili Word] mkungu[Swahili Plural] mikungu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bunch of bananas[English Plural] bunches[Swahili Word] tana[Swahili Plural] matana[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] banana shoot[English Plural] banana shoots[Swahili Word] mtoto wa mgomba[Swahili Plural] watoto wa mgomba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] banana sprout[English Plural] banana sprouts[Swahili Word] mtoto wa mgomba[Swahili Plural] watoto wa mgomba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] banana (variety of)[English Plural] bananas[Swahili Word] bokoboko[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] banana[English Plural] bananas[Swahili Word] dole[Swahili Plural] madole[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] banana (variety of)[English Plural] bananas[Swahili Word] kichaazi[Swahili Plural] vichaazi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] young banana plant[English Plural] young banana plants[Swahili Word] kigomba[Swahili Plural] vigomba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] banana (type of)[English Plural] bananas[Swahili Word] kikondo[Swahili Plural] vikondo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] banana (variety of)[English Plural] bananas (of a particular variety)[Swahili Word] kipukute[Swahili Plural] vikupute[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] pukusa[Terminology] botany / culinary------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] banana species with diuretic effect[Swahili Word] kojozi[Swahili Plural] kojozi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kojoa[Terminology] medical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] banana (type of)[English Plural] bananas[Swahili Word] matoke[Swahili Plural] matoke[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] banana (variety of)[English Plural] bananas[Swahili Word] mazu[Swahili Plural] mazu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] banana plant (variety with red stem, roots, and fruit)[English Plural] banana plants[Swahili Word] mchinjadamu[Swahili Plural] michinjadamu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] banana tree[English Plural] banana trees[Swahili Word] mdizi[Swahili Plural] midizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Note] colloq------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] banana (kind of)[English Plural] bananas[Swahili Word] mfichachani[Swahili Plural] mifichachani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] banana plant (kind of)[English Plural] bananas[Swahili Word] mkalimana[Swahili Plural] mikalimana[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] banana (variety of)[English Plural] bananas (variety)[Swahili Word] mkono[Swahili Plural] mikono[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] banana (variety of)[English Plural] bananas[Swahili Word] mpanje[Swahili Plural] mipanje[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kind of banana which is cooked when unripe[English Plural] bananas[Swahili Word] mzuzu[Swahili Plural] mizuzu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] banana (kind of)[English Plural] bananas[Swahili Word] pukusa[Swahili Plural] pukusa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] The mother bought a full bundle of bananas[Swahili Example] Mama alinunua mkungu mzima wa ndizi pukasa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] banana bread[English Plural] banana bread[Swahili Word] kibama[Swahili Plural] vibama[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Terminology] culinary------------------------------------------------------------ -
72 ساق (عربة، إلخ)
سَاقَ (عربة، إلخ) \ drive (drove, driven): to control the course of (a vehicle such as a car, bus, train, or motorboat, etc.): Have you learnt to drive? What kind of car do you drive?, cause (sb. or sth.) to move in a certain direction We drove the sheep to market. \ ساقٌ (اسم) \ leg: the part of the body that is used for walking: Ants have six legs, the part of a garment that covers the leg a trouser leg. \ سَاقُ النَّبَات \ stalk: the soft stem of a plant (compared with the woody stem of a bush); any stem on which a flower or fruit grows: a corn stalk; an apple on its stalk. stem: the main part of a plant, to which the roots and leaves are joined. -
73 stalk
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74 pear
peə(a type of fruit of the apple family, round at the bottom and narrowing towards the stem or top: She's very fond of pears; (also adjective) a pear tree.) perapear n peratr[peəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (fruit) pera\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLpear tree peral nombre masculinopear ['pær] n: pera fn.• pera s.f.• peral s.m.per, peə(r)a) ( fruit) pera fb) pear (tree) peral m[pɛǝ(r)]N (=fruit) pera f ; (also: pear tree) peral m* * *[per, peə(r)]a) ( fruit) pera fb) pear (tree) peral m -
75 porter
porter [pɔʀte]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ parapluie, paquet, valise] to carry ; [+ responsabilité] to bearb. ( = apporter) to take• porter l'affaire sur la place publique/devant les tribunaux to take the matter into the public arena/before the courts• porter une œuvre à l'écran/à la scène to make a film/stage a play based on a workd. ( = montrer) [+ signe, trace, blessure, inscription, date] to beare. ( = inscrire) [+ nom] to put downh. ( = conduire, amener) to carry ; ( = entraîner) [foi] to carry alongi. ( = inciter) porter qn à faire qch to lead sb to do sth• tout (nous) porte à croire que... everything leads us to believe that...2. intransitive verba. [bruit, voix, canon] to carryb. [reproche, coup] to hit homec. ( = frapper) c'est la tête qui a porté his head took the blowd. ( = reposer) [poids] porter sur to be supported bye. ► porter sur ( = concerner) [débat, cours] to be about ; [revendications, objection] to concern ; [étude, effort] to be concerned with ; [accent] to fall on3. reflexive verba. [personne]se porter bien/mal to be well/unwellb. ( = se présenter comme) se porter candidat to run as a candidatec. ( = aller) to go• se porter sur ( = se diriger vers) [soupçon, choix] to fall ond. ( = être porté) [vêtement] les jupes se portent très courtes the fashion is for very short skirts* * *pɔʀte
1.
1) ( transporter) to carry [chose, personne]2) ( apporter)3) ( soutenir) [mur, chaise] to carry, to bear [poids]porter quelqu'un à bout de bras — fig to take on somebody's problems
4) ( avoir sur soi) to wear [robe, bijou, verres de contact]; to have [cheveux longs, moustache]5) ( avoir) to have [initiales, date, titre]; to bear [sceau]le document porte la mention ‘secret’ — the document is marked ‘secret’
6) ( produire) to bear [fleurs]porter des fruits — lit
porter ses fruits — fig to bear fruit
7) ( amener)cela porte le prix du billet à... — this brings the price of the ticket to...
porter la température de l'eau à 80°C — to heat the water to 80°C
8) ( diriger)9) ( inscrire)se faire porter malade or pâle — (colloq) to go (colloq) ou report sick
10) ( inciter)11) (donner, causer)porter bonheur or chance — to be lucky
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porter sur verbe transitif indirect1) ( concerner)porter sur — [débat, article] to be about; [mesure, interdiction] to apply to
2) ( reposer sur)porter sur — [structure] to be resting on
3) ( heurter)
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verbe intransitifun canon qui porte à 500 mètres — a cannon with a range of 500 metres [BrE]
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se porter verbe pronominal1) ( se sentir)se porter bien/mal — [personne] to be well/ill; [affaire] to be going well/badly
2) ( être mis)3) ( se diriger)se porter sur — [soupçon] to fall on
le choix se porta sur le vase — they/she etc chose the vase
tous les regards se sont portés vers le ciel/vers lui — everyone looked toward(s) the sky/in his direction
4) ( se propager)* * *pɔʀte1. vt1) [charge, sac, valise, colis] to carryIl portait une valise. — He was carrying a suitcase.
2) (= apporter)3) (sur soi) [vêtement, barbe, bague] to wearElle porte une jolie robe bleue. — She's wearing a lovely blue dress.
4) (= mettre)porter un fait à la connaissance de qn — to bring a fact to sb's attention, to bring a fact to sb's notice
5) (= inciter)6) [fruits, fleurs] [arbre] to bear7) [enfant] [femme enceinte] to carry8) [responsabilité] to bear, to carry9) [inscription, titre] to bearElle portait le nom de Rosalie. — She went by the name of Rosalie.
10) (= inscrire)porter qch sur [registre] — to write sth down in, to enter sth in
11) [jugement] to pass2. vi1) [voix] to carry2) [coup, argument] to hit homeporter sur [conférence] — to be about, (= peser) to rest on, [accent] to fall on, (= heurter) [choc] to strike
* * *porter verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( transporter) to carry [chose, personne]; porter qn sur son lit to get sb into bed; porter qn sur son dos to carry sb on one's back, to give sb a piggyback○; tu ne dois rien porter you mustn't carry anything heavy;2 ( apporter) porter qch quelque part to take sth somewhere [lettre, paquet]; porter qch à qn to take sb sth, to bring sb sth US; porter des messages to run messages; porter la bonne nouvelle to spread the word; porter une affaire devant les tribunaux to bring a case to court;3 ( soutenir) [mur, chaise] to carry, to bear [poids]; mes jambes ne me portent plus my legs are giving out; l'eau te portera the water will hold you up; être porté par le vent [sable, papier] to be blown along by the wind; porter qn à bout de bras fig to take on sb's problems; mes parents sont lourds à porter my parents are emotionally demanding; porter l'espoir de millions d'hommes to be the focus for the hopes of millions; être porté par un mouvement d'espoir to be carried along by a surge of optimism;4 ( avoir sur soi) to wear [robe, bijou, verres de contact]; to have [cheveux longs, balafre]; to have, to wear [barbe, moustache]; porter les armes to bear arms; porter une arme to be armed;5 ( avoir) to have [initiales, date, titre]; to bear [sceau]; ne pas porter de date not to have a date, to be undated; ne pas porter de titre not to have a title, to be untitled; portant le numéro 300 with the number 300; le document porte la mention ‘secret ’ the document is marked ‘secret’; ils ne portent pas le même nom they have different names; quel prénom porte-t-elle? what's her first name?; elle porte le nom de son mari she has taken her husband's name; le nom que je porte est celui de ma grand-mère I'm named after my grandmother; il porte bien son nom the name suits him; bien porter son âge to look good for one's age; porter des traces de sang to be blood-stained; l'arbre ne portait plus de feuilles the tree was bare of leaves; portant une expression de découragement sur son visage looking discouraged; porter en soi une grande volonté de réussir to be full of ambition; cela porter en soi quelques risques it's inherently risky;6 ( produire) to bear [fleurs]; porter des fruits lit, fig to bear fruit; l'enfant qu'elle porte the child she is carrying; le roman qu'il porte en lui his great unwritten novel;7 ( amener) porter qch à [situation, événement] to bring sth to; [personne, entreprise, administration] to put sth up to; cela porte la cotisation/le prix du billet d'avion/le nombre des victimes à… this brings the subscription/the price of the plane ticket/the death toll to…; porter un taux/une cotisation à to put a rate/a subscription up to; porter la température de l'eau à 80°C to heat the water to 80°C; porter qn au pouvoir to bring sb to power; porter qn à la tête d'une entreprise to take sb to the top of a company;8 ( diriger) porter son regard vers to look at; porter qch à sa bouche to raise sth to one's lips; porter qch à son oreille to hold sth to one's ear; porter la main à son chapeau to lift one's hat; si tu portes la main sur elle if you lay a finger on her; porter de l'intérêt à qch to be interested in sth; l'estime/l'amour qu'elle te porte her respect/love for you; porter ses efforts sur qch to devote one's energies to sth; porter un jugement sur qch to pass judgment on sth; faire porter ses accusations sur to direct one's accusations at;9 ( inscrire) porter qch sur un registre to enter sth on a register; porter une somme au crédit de qn to credit a sum to sb's account; être porté disparu to be reported missing; se faire porter malade or pâle○ to go○ ou report sick; porter témoignage to bear witness; porter plainte to lodge a complaint;10 ( inciter) porter qn à être méfiant or à se méfier to make sb cautious; tout le porte à la méfiance everything inclines him to caution; tout nous porte à croire que everything leads us to believe that;11 (donner, causer) porter partout la mort et la destruction to spread death and destruction; porter bonheur or chance to be lucky; porter malheur to be unlucky; ça m'a porté bonheur it brought me luck; ça m'a porté malheur it was unlucky; ⇒ nuit.B porter sur vtr ind1 ( concerner) porter sur [débat, article] to be about; [mesure, accord] to concern, to apply to; [interdiction] to apply to; l'impôt porte sur les objets de luxe the tax applies to luxury goods; l'accent porte sur la deuxième syllabe the accent is on the second syllable;2 ( reposer sur) porter sur [structure] to be resting on;3 ( heurter) porter sur to hit.C vi une voix qui porte a voice that carries; des arguments qui portent convincing arguments; ta critique a porté your criticism hit home; le coup a porté the blow hit home; porter contre un mur to hit a wall; un canon qui porte à 500 mètres a cannon with a range of 500 metresGB; les mortiers ne portent pas jusqu'ici we are out of mortar range.D se porter vpr1 ( se sentir) elle se porte bien/mal/mieux [personne] she is well/ill/better; [affaire] it's going well/badly/better; comment se porte votre femme? how is your wife?; je ne m'en porte pas plus mal I'm none the worse for it; je me porte à merveille I'm absolutely fine;2 ( être mis) [vêtement, bijou, chapeau] cela se porte avec des chaussures plates you wear it with flat shoes; les jupes se portent juste au-dessus du genou cet hiver skirts are being worn just above the knee this year; cela ne se porte plus it has gone out of fashion;3 (aller, se diriger) se porter à la rencontre de qn ( aller) to go to meet sb; ( venir) to come to meet sb; se porter sur [soupçon] to fall on; le choix se porta sur le vase bleu they/she etc chose the blue vase; tous les regards se sont portés vers le ciel/vers lui everyone looked toward(s) the sky/in his direction; se porter à des excès to overindulge;I[pɔrte] verbe transitifA.[TENIR, SUPPORTER]1. [soutenir - colis, fardeau, meuble] to carry ; [ - bannière, pancarte, cercueil] to carry, to beardeux piliers portent le toit two pillars take the weight of ou support the roofporter quelqu'un sur son dos/dans ses bras to carry somebody on one's back/in one's armsB.[METTRE, AMENER][mettre]porter une œuvre à l'écran/à la scène to adapt a work for the screen/the stageporter une affaire devant les tribunaux to take ou to bring a matter before the courtsles frais d'inscription ont été portés à 25 euros the registration fees have been increased ou raised to 25 euros2. [diriger]porter sa ou la main à sa tête to raise one's hand to one's headporter son regard vers ou sur to look towards ou in the direction ofporter ses pas vers to make one's way towards, to head for3. [enregistrer - donnée] to write ou to put down (separable)se faire porter absent/malade to go absent/sickporter 200 euros au crédit de quelqu'un to credit somebody's account with 200 euros, to credit 200 euros to somebody's accountporter son attention sur to focus one's attention on, to turn one's attention toil a fait porter tout son effort ou ses efforts sur la réussite du projet he did his utmost to make the project successfula. [pour accomplir une tâche] to have somebody in mind (for a job)b. [pour l'épouser] to have one's eye on somebody5. [inciter]porter quelqu'un à quelque chose: mon intervention l'a portée à plus de clémence my intervention made her inclined ou prompted her to be more lenientl'alcool peut porter les gens à des excès/à la violence alcohol can drive people to excesses/induce people to be violenttout porte à croire que... everything leads one to believe that...tous les indices portent à penser que c'est lui le coupable all the evidence suggests he is the guilty one6. [éprouver]porter de l'intérêt à quelqu'un/quelque chose to be interested in somebody/somethingC.[AVOIR SUR SOI, EN SOI][badge, décoration] to wear[barbe, couettes, moustache, perruque] to have[pistolet, stylo] to carryelle porte toujours du noir she always dresses in ou wears blackporter les cheveux longs/courts/relevés to wear one's hair long/short/upla signature que porte le tableau the signature (which) appears ou is on the painting3. [nom, prénom, patronyme] to havel'espoir/la rancune que je portais en moi the hope/resentment I bore within me6. [enfant, petit, portée] to carry————————[pɔrte] verbe intransitif1. [son, voix] to carry[canon, fusil]2. [faire mouche - critique, mot, plaisanterie] to hit ou to strike home ; [ - observation] to be heard ou heeded ; [ - coup] to hit home, to tell3. [cogner]c'est le crâne qui a porté the skull took the impact ou the full forceporter sur ou contre to hit4. [dans l'habillement masculin]porter à droite/gauche to dress on the right/left————————porter sur verbe plus préposition1. [concerner - suj: discussion, discours, chapitre, recherches] to be about, to be concerned with ; [ - suj: critiques] to be aimed at ; [ - suj: loi, mesures] to concern ; [ - suj: dossier, reportage] to be about ou onle détournement porte sur plusieurs millions d'euros the embezzlement concerns several million euros2. [reposer sur - suj: charpente] to rest onl'accent porte sur la deuxième syllabe LINGUISTIQUE the accent falls on the second syllable, the second syllable is stressed————————se porter verbe pronominal (emploi passif)[bijou, chaussures, vêtement] to be worn————————se porter verbe pronominal intransitif1. [personne]comment vous portez-vous? how do you feel?, how are you (feeling)?à bientôt, portez-vous bien! see you soon, look after yourself!il va bientôt s'en aller, je ne m'en porterai que mieux he's going to leave soon and I'll feel all the better for itnos parents ne prenaient pas de congés et ne s'en portaient pas plus mal our parents never took time off and they were none the worse for it2. [se proposer comme]3. [aller]se porter en tête d'une procession/course to take the lead in a procession/race————————se porter à verbe pronominal plus préposition————————se porter sur verbe pronominal plus préposition[choix, soupçon] to fall on[conversation] to turn toII[pɔrte]→ link=porté porté[pɔrtɛr] nom masculin[bière] porter -
76 ὀπώρα
Grammatical information: f.Compounds: As 1. member e.g. in ὀπωρο-φύλαξ m. `fruit watcher, garden watcher' (Arist.).Derivatives: 1. ὀπωρ-ινός `belonging to ὀπ.' (Il.; cf. Shipp Studies 77 w. lit.); 2. τὰ ὀπωρ-ιαῖα n. pl. `fruits' (Thphr.); 3. - ιμος `fructiferous' (Anon. ap. Suid.; after κάρπιμος, Arbenz 86f.); 4. - ιμεῖος `of fruit, belonging to fruit' ( PLond.; uncertain); 5. - ικός `belonging to ὀπ.', also name of a medicine againt dysentery (Plin., Gp.); 6. Όπωρεύς m. surn. of Zeus in Akraiphia (inscr.; Bosshardt 44); hοπορίς f. PN (Lac. or Mess. inscr.), Hopora f. PN (Lat. inscr.). 7. ὀπωράριον = pomarium (Gloss.). 8. Denom. verb ὀπωρ-ίζω `to reap (fruit), to harvest in autumn' (IA.) ith - ισμός m. `vintage' (Aq.). -- Here also μετ-όπωρ-ον ( μεθ-) `what is after ὀπώρα', φθιν-όπωρ-ον `when the ὀπ. ends', `(late) autumn' (IA.), hypostasis resp. governing comp. with thematic enlargement, cf. Schwyzer 442:1c. From there μετ-, φθιν-οπωρ-ινός (IA.) a.o.Etymology: The not rare, but unoriginal aspiration must have been taken from a word ( ὥρα?) with closely related meaning. -- From *ὀπ-ο[σ]άρ-ᾱ contracted (from where Lac. ὀπάρα), abstractformation in -ᾱ from prepositional ὀπ(ι)- (s. ὄπισθεν) and a noun *ὄ[σ]αρ n., which is in the form of a regularly alternating n-stem retained in Balto-Slav. a. Germ., e.g. Serb.-Csl. jesenь, Russ. ósenь f. `autumn', Goth. asans f. `harvest, summer', OHG aran (to which Ernte); so prop. `the time following ὄ[σ]αρ, i.e. the summer following time'. Schulze Q. 475 (= WP. 1, 161f., Pok. 343), Benveniste Origines 19.Page in Frisk: 2,408Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > ὀπώρα
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77 شجرة
شَجَرَة \ tree: the largest form of plant, from which we get wood. \ شَجَرَة \ coffee: (a powder made from the) cooked brown beans of a certain bush, used with boiling water to make a hot drink. \ See Also ثَمَرة البُنّ \ شَجَرَة \ mango: an Indian tree (grown in many hot countries) with sweet fruit; its fruit. \ See Also ثَمَرة المَانْچُو \ شَجَرَة \ rose: a prickly bush with a beautiful sweet-smelling flower; its flowers; the light-red colour of many roses. \ See Also زهرة (زَهْرة)، لَوْن الوَرْد \ شَجَرَة \ papaya, pawpaw: a tall tree that grows in tropical countries and has large yellow-green fruits that are good to eat; this fruit. \ See Also ثَمرة البَابَاو الاستوائية \ شَجَرَة \ quince: a tree with a bitter yellow fruit that can be cooked; its fruit. \ See Also ثَمرة السَّفَرْجَل \ شَجَرَة \ almond: a kind of tree; a nut of this tree. \ See Also ثَمرة اللَّوْز \ شَجَرَة الحِكْمَة \ birch: a kind of tree, with thin branches. \ See Also البتولا (البَتُولا) \ شَجَرَة الزَّيْزَفون \ lime: a common European tree with sweet-smelling yellow flowers. \ شَجَرَة السَّنْط \ mimosa: a bush with sweet-smelling yellow flowers. \ شَجَرَة صَغيرة \ shrub: a low bush, usu. without a thick central stem. \ شَجَرَة الصَّفصَاف \ willow: a tree that grows beside water. \ شَجَرَة العِنب \ vine: the plant on which grapes grow. \ شَجَرَة الكَرْمة \ grapevine: the climbing plant on which grapes grow. \ مَكْسُوّ بالأشجار \ wooded: covered with trees: a wooded hillside. -
78 плодоножка
1) General subject: peduncle2) Biology: fruit spur3) Botanical term: fruit-stalk, pedicel (лат. pedicellus), pedicel (лат. pediculus)4) Railway term: loop step5) Forestry: fruit stalk, stalk ( fruit)7) Makarov: fruitstalk, fruitstem, tendril (арбуза) -
79 stalk
I sto:k noun(the stem of a plant or of a leaf, flower or fruit: If the stalk is damaged, the plant may die.)
II sto:k verb1) (to walk stiffly and proudly, eg in anger: He stalked out of the room in disgust.)2) (to move menacingly through a place: Disease and famine stalk (through) the country.)3) (in hunting, to move gradually as close as possible to game, eg deer, trying to remain hidden: Have you ever stalked deer / been deer-stalking?)•- stalkerstalk n tallo / rabotr[stɔːk]2 SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL pedúnculo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto have one's eyes on stalks salírsele a uno los ojos de las órbitas————————tr[stɔːk]1 (hunt - animals) acechar; (- hunter) cazar al acecho; (- detective, killer, etc) acechar, cazar, perseguir; (menace - danger, famine, disease, etc) asolar1 (walk - proudly) andar con paso majestuoso; (- angrily) andar indignado,-astalk ['stɔk] vt: acecharstalk vi: caminar rígidamente (por orgullo, ira, etc.)stalk n: tallo m (de una planta)n.• cabillo s.m.• caña s.f.• cálamo s.m.• pedúnculo s.m.• pie s.m.• rabillo s.m.• raspa s.f.• tallo s.m.• troncho s.m.• tronco s.m.v.• acechar v.• andar con paso majestuoso v.• cazar al acecho v.stɔːk
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noun ( of plant) tallo m; (of leaf, flower) pedúnculo m, tallo m; ( of fruit) rabillo m, cabito m (RPl)
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transitive verb \<\<prey/game\>\> acecharfamine stalks the land — (liter) la hambruna asola la región (or el país etc)
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vishe stalked off without a word — se fue muy ofendida (or indignada etc) sin decir palabra
I [stɔːk]1.VT [+ animal] [hunter] cazar al acecho; [animal] acechar; [+ person] seguir los pasos de2.VI (=walk)to stalk away or off — irse con paso airado
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[stɔːk]N1) (Bot) tallo m, caña f ; (=cabbage stalk) troncho m2) [of glass] pie m3) (Aut) (=control stalk) palanca f* * *[stɔːk]
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noun ( of plant) tallo m; (of leaf, flower) pedúnculo m, tallo m; ( of fruit) rabillo m, cabito m (RPl)
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transitive verb \<\<prey/game\>\> acecharfamine stalks the land — (liter) la hambruna asola la región (or el país etc)
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vishe stalked off without a word — se fue muy ofendida (or indignada etc) sin decir palabra
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80 نبات
نَبَات \ plant: sth. that grows from the ground (flowers, grass, crops, etc.; often not including bushes and trees): a tobacco plant. \ نَبَات \ corn: any plant that bears grain, esp. in BrE wheat, in AmE maize; the grain of such a plant. \ See Also حَبّ القَمْح، الذُّرَة \ نَبَات \ parasite: a creature (or plant) that lives on another and feeds on its blood, etc.; a person who lives on the efforts of sb. else and does not earn his own living. \ See Also حَيَوان أو شَخْص طُفَيْلِيّ \ نَبَات الأسَل \ rush: a plant that grows in wet places; its tall stems are used for making chair seats, baskets and floor coverings. \ نَبَات الأَفُوكاتَة (نبات) \ avocado: pear a green tropical fruit with a large seed and smooth oily flesh. \ نَبَات البَنْجَر \ beet: a plant with a large root, of which the white kind produces sugar, and the red kind is used as a vegetable. \ See Also الشَّمَنْدَر \ نَبَات الجَاوْدَار \ rye: a kind of corn that is used for black bread. \ See Also الشَّيْلَم \ نَبَات الحَزَاز \ lichen: a very small plant which spreads over rocks, trees, etc.. \ نَبَات الخُرْشُوف (الأَرْضي شَوْكي) \ artichoke: a kind of vegetable. \ نَبَات الخُزَامَى \ lavender: a plant with small sweet-smelling purple flowers and grey leaves. \ نَبَات الخَشْخَاش \ poppy: a wild red flower of several kinds (including the opium poppy). \ نَبَات الدِّفْلَى \ oleander: a bush with beautiful red or white flowers, common in gardens in hot countries. \ نَبَات الرَّاوَنْد \ rhubarb: a garden plant whose stems are cooked and eaten as fruit. \ See Also الرِّيباص \ نَبَات الرَّتَم \ broom: a bush with yellow flowers. \ See Also البَلاّن \ نَبَات الرَّتَم \ juniper: an evergreen bush whose fruit is used to give a taste to GIN. \ See Also العَرْعَر \ نَبَات الزنجَبيل \ ginger: a plant whose hot-tasting root is used in cooking. \ نَبَات السَّرْخَس \ fern: a feathery green plant with no flowers; a mass of this. \ See Also الخُنْشَار \ نَبَات السَّعَادة \ lotus: a flower that grows in lakes (also called the water lily). \ نَبَات شائِك \ thistle: a wild plant with prickly leaves. \ نَبَات الصَّبّار \ cactus, cacti, cactuses: a prickly plant that growns in a dry place. \ نَبَاتُ الفاصُوليَا \ bean: various kinds of plant that produce this. \ See Also اللُّوبيَا، الفول، إلخ \ نَبَات الفُطْر \ mushroom: a small leafless edible plant with a white circular top on a single stem, that can grow in one night. \ نَبَات القُرَّاص \ nettle: a wild plant whose leaves can sting. \ نَبَات القُطن \ cotton: a plant that has a soft white woolly substance round its seeds. \ نَبَات القنَّبِيط (القَرْنَبيط) \ cauliflower: a vegetable with a large white head and green leaves. \ نَبَات القُنْدُول \ gorse: a prickly bush with yellow flowers, common on wild land in Britain. \ نَبَات اللَّبلاب (المتَسلّق) \ ivy: a wild evergreen plant that climbs up trees and walls, and has a leaf with 5 points. \ نَبَات اللِّيف \ loofah: a climbing plant whose dried fruit is used as a brush for washing oneself; such a brush. \ نَبَات مُتَسَلِّق \ creeper: a plant that cannot stand by itself but climbs up walls or trees. \ نَبَات النِّيل (العَظْلَم) (صباغ أزرق) \ indigo: a deep blue colouring matter; the plant that provides it. \ نَبَات الهِنْدِباء البَرّيّة \ dandelion: a yellow wild flower. \ نَبَات وزهرة السَّوْسَن \ iris: a tall plant that grows from a bulb and has gay flowers of various colours (blue, yellow, white, etc.).
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stem-end rot — /stem end /, Plant Pathol. a disease of fruits characterized by discoloration, shriveling, and decay of the stem and adjacent parts of the fruit and caused by any of several fungi of the genera Diplodia and Phomopsis. * * * … Universalium
Fruit tree pruning — Pruning fruit trees is a technique that is employed by gardeners to control growth, remove dead or diseased wood or stimulate the formation of flowers and fruit buds. The most economical pruning is done early in the season, when buds begin to… … Wikipedia
stem — stem1 stemless, adj. stemlike, adj. /stem/, n., v., stemmed, stemming. n. 1. the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis. 2. the stalk that supports… … Universalium
Fruit — For other uses, see Fruit (disambiguation). Several culinary fruits … Wikipedia