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1 overgrown
overgrown [‚əʊvə'grəʊn]∎ (garden, path etc) overgrown with envahi par;∎ the path was overgrown with weeds/brambles le chemin était envahi par les mauvaises herbes/les ronces;∎ the garden has become very overgrown le jardin est devenu une vraie jungle;∎ a wall overgrown with ivy un mur recouvert de lierre;∎ figurative he's just an overgrown schoolboy c'est un grand enfant -
2 overgrown
[əuvə'ɡroun]1) (full of plants that have grown too large or thick: Our garden is overgrown with weeds.) envahi (par la végétation)2) (grown too large: an overgrown puppy.) qui a trop grandi -
3 overgrown
1 ( covered in weeds) envahi par la végétation ; overgrown with nettles envahi par les orties ;2 ( big) souvent hum géant ;3 to behave like an overgrown schoolboy se conduire comme un collégien. -
4 weed
A n1 Bot ( wild plant) mauvaise herbe f ; overgrown with weeds envahi de mauvaises herbes ; to pull up weeds enlever les mauvaises herbes ;B vtr désherber.C vi désherber.■ weed out:▶ weed [sb] out, weed out [ sb] éliminer [candidate, client, dissident] ; se débarrasser de [employee] ;▶ weed [sth] out, weed out [sth] se débarrasser de [stock, items] ; arracher [dead plants].
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