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1) (the green plant which covers fields, garden lawns etc.) hierba2) (any species of grass, including also corn and bamboo: He studies grasses.) hierba3) ((slang) marijuana.) hierba, maría (marihuana)•- grassy- grasshopper
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grass n hierba / céspedtr[grɑːs]2 slang (marijuana) hierba, maría\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLkeep off the grass prohibido pisar el céspedthe grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence) nadie está contento con su suertenot to let the grass to grow under one's feet no perder el tiempo, no quedarse dormido,-ato put somebody out to grass jubilar a alguiengrass court pista de hierbagrass snake culebragrass widow (separated) mujer nombre femenino separada 2 (divorced) mujer divorciada 3 (husband away) mujer que está sola porque su marido está fueragrass widower (separated) hombre separado 2 (divorced) hombre divorciado 3 (wife away) Rodríguez nombre masculinograss ['græs] n1) : hierba f (planta)2) pasture: pasto m, zacate m CA, Mex3) lawn: césped m, pasto mn.(§ pl.: grasses) = césped s.m.• herbaje s.m.• hierba s.f.• pasto s.m.• yerba s.f.• zacate s.m.v.• apacentar v.• cubrir de hierba v.grass* (Drugs)n.• hierba* (Drogas) s.f.• yerba* (Drogas) s.f.
I græs, grɑːs1)a) u ( as pasture) pasto m, zacate m (Méx); ( lawn) césped m, hierba f, pasto m (AmL), grama (AmC, Ven)to cut the grass — cortar el césped or la hierba or (AmL tb) el pasto or (AmC, Ven) la grama
to allow the grass to grow under one's feet — (usu neg) quedarse dormido
the grass is always greener on the other side — nadie está contento con su suerte; (before n)
grass court — cancha f de pasto (AmL), pista f de hierba (Esp)
b) c u ( Bot) hierba fc) u ( dried) paja f2) u ( marijuana) (sl) hierba f (arg), maría f (arg), monte m (AmC, Col, Ven arg), mota f (Méx arg)3) c ( informer) (BrE colloq) soplón, -plona m,f (fam)
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intransitive verb (BrE colloq) soplar (fam), chivarse (Esp fam)[ɡrɑːs]1. N1) (Bot) hierba f, yerba f; (=lawn) césped m, pasto m (LAm), grama f (LAm); (=pasture) pasto m- the grass is always greener on the other side2) ** (=marijuana) marihuana f, mota f (LAm) *3) (Brit) ** (=person) soplón(-ona) m / f2.VI (Brit) ** soplar *, dar el chivatazo *3.VT (also: grass over) cubrir de hierba4.CPDgrass court N — (Tennis) pista f de hierba
grass cutter N — cortacésped m
grass-rootsgrass roots NPL — (fig) base f
grass snake N — culebra f
grass widow N — (esp US) (divorced, separated) mujer f separada o divorciada; (Brit) hum mujer f cuyo marido está ausente
grass widower N — (esp US) (divorced, separated) hombre m separado o divorciado; (Brit) hum marido m cuya mujer está ausente
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I [græs, grɑːs]1)a) u ( as pasture) pasto m, zacate m (Méx); ( lawn) césped m, hierba f, pasto m (AmL), grama (AmC, Ven)to cut the grass — cortar el césped or la hierba or (AmL tb) el pasto or (AmC, Ven) la grama
to allow the grass to grow under one's feet — (usu neg) quedarse dormido
the grass is always greener on the other side — nadie está contento con su suerte; (before n)
grass court — cancha f de pasto (AmL), pista f de hierba (Esp)
b) c u ( Bot) hierba fc) u ( dried) paja f2) u ( marijuana) (sl) hierba f (arg), maría f (arg), monte m (AmC, Col, Ven arg), mota f (Méx arg)3) c ( informer) (BrE colloq) soplón, -plona m,f (fam)
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intransitive verb (BrE colloq) soplar (fam), chivarse (Esp fam) -
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1) (that sweeps: a sweeping gesture.) amplio; arrollador2) ((of changes etc) very great: a sweeping victory; sweeping reforms.) aplastante, arrolladortr['swiːpɪŋ]1 (broad) amplio,-a; (very general) muy generalsweeping ['swi:pɪŋ] adj1) wide: amplio (dícese de un movimiento)2) extensive: extenso, radical3) indiscriminate: indiscriminado, demasiado general4) overwhelming: arrollador, aplastanteadj.• arrollador adj.• barrido, -a adj.• comprensivo, -a adj.• rozagante adj.• vasto, -a adj.n.• barredura s.f.• barreduras s.f.pl.'swiːpɪŋb) ( indiscriminate) (pej)that's rather a sweeping statement, isn't it? — ¿no estás generalizando demasiado?
c) ( far-reaching) <reforms/changes> radical; < powers> amplio['swiːpɪŋ]1.ADJ [gesture, movement] amplio; [generalization] excesivo; [curve] abierto; [view] magnífico; [skirt] de vuelo amplio; [change] radical; [victory] arrollador, aplastante2. N1) (=action) barrido m, barrida fwe gave it a sweeping — le dimos un barrido or una barrida, lo barrimos
2) sweepings basura f (tras un barrido) ; (fig) [of society etc] desechos mpl, escoria f* * *['swiːpɪŋ]b) ( indiscriminate) (pej)that's rather a sweeping statement, isn't it? — ¿no estás generalizando demasiado?
c) ( far-reaching) <reforms/changes> radical; < powers> amplio -
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5 sprinkler
adj.regador, dispersor.s.1 aspersor (for lawns); rociador antiincendios (as fire prevention)2 aparato de rociadura automática.
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