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1 prune
to \prune back branches Zweige zurückschneiden;to \prune down a hedge/ a tree eine Hecke/einen Baum zurückschneiden;to \prune staff das Personal reduzieren -
2 prune
I noun1) (fruit)II transitive verb[dried] prune — Back- od. Dörrpflaume, die
1) (trim) [be]schneiden2) (lop off)prune [away/off] — ab- od. wegschneiden
prune [out] — herausschneiden
3) (fig.): (reduce) reduzierenprune back — Abstriche machen an (+ Dat.) [Projekt]
* * *I [pru:n] verb(to trim (a tree etc) by cutting off unnecessary twigs and branches: He pruned the roses.) beschneidenII [pru:n] noun(a dried plum.) die Backpflaume* * *prune1[pru:n]vt HORTto \prune back branches Zweige zurückschneidento \prune down a hedge/a tree eine Hecke/einen Baum zurückschneidento \prune staff das Personal reduzierenprune2[pru:n]n* * *I [pruːn]nBackpflaume f IIvtbeschneiden, stutzen; hedge schneiden, zurechtstutzen; (fig) expenditure kürzen; workforce reduzieren; firm schrumpfen lassen; book, essay zusammenstreichen, kürzento prune away — ab- or wegschneiden; unnecessary details etc wegstreichen
* * *prune1 [pruːn] s1. BOT Pflaume f2. Back-, Dörrpflaume f3. Br sl blöder Heini, Blödmann mprune2 [pruːn] v/t1. Bäume etc ausputzen, beschneiden:prune back zurückschneiden3. zu(recht)stutzen, von Überflüssigem befreien, befreien (of von), säubern, einen Text etc zusammenstreichen, straffen* * *I noun1) (fruit)II transitive verb[dried] prune — Back- od. Dörrpflaume, die
1) (trim) [be]schneiden2) (lop off)prune [away/off] — ab- od. wegschneiden
prune [out] — herausschneiden
3) (fig.): (reduce) reduzierenprune back — Abstriche machen an (+ Dat.) [Projekt]
* * *n.Backpflaume f.Dörrpflaume f.Pflaume -n f. (of) v.befreien v.säubern (von) v. v.beschneiden v.stutzen v.verschneiden v.zurechtstutzen v. -
3 cut back
1. transitive verb1) (reduce) einschränken [Produktion]; verringern [Investitionen]2) (prune) stutzen2. intransitive verb* * *to reduce considerably: The government cut back (on) public spending (noun cutback) kürzen* * *◆ cut backI. vt▪ to \cut back back ⇆ sth1. HORT etw zurückschneiden [o stutzen2. FIN, ECON etw kürzen [o verringern]the President wants to \cut back back defence spending by 10% der Präsident will die Verteidigungsausgaben um 10 % reduzierento \cut back back benefits die Leistungen beschneiden [o kürzen]to \cut back back costs die Kosten senken [o reduzieren]to \cut back back production die Produktion zurückschraubenII. vi1. (return) zurückgehen, kehrtmachen2. (reduce)▪ to \cut back back on sth etw kürzento \cut back back on orders weniger Aufträge erteilento \cut back back on spending die Ausgaben reduzieren [o senken]to \cut back back on wastage weniger Abfall produzieren* * *A v/t → academic.ru/18012/cut">cut C 3, C 14, C 16B v/icut back on smoking auch weniger rauchen* * *1. transitive verb1) (reduce) einschränken [Produktion]; verringern [Investitionen]2) (prune) stutzen2. intransitive verb
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prune back — phr verb Prune back is used with these nouns as the object: ↑stem … Collocations dictionary
prune back — see prune 2), 3) … English dictionary
prune — [[t]pru͟ːn[/t]] prunes, pruning, pruned 1) N COUNT A prune is a dried plum. 2) VERB When you prune a tree or bush, you cut off some of the branches so that it will grow better the next year. [V n] You have to prune a bush if you want fruit...… … English dictionary
prune — I UK [pruːn] / US [prun] verb [transitive] Word forms prune : present tense I/you/we/they prune he/she/it prunes present participle pruning past tense pruned past participle pruned 1) prune or prune back to remove parts of a tree or plant, for… … English dictionary
prune — prune1 [ prun ] verb transitive 1. ) prune or prune back to remove parts of a tree or plant, for example to make it grow better: We ll need to prune back the branches this year. 2. ) to get rid of something you do not need or want, especially in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
prune — 1 verb (T) 1 also prune back to cut some of the branches of a tree or bush to make it grow better: I need to prune the roses this weekend. 2 also prune down to get rid of the unnecessary parts of something: The essay s too long, you need to prune … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
prune — [v] trim; cut short clip, cut back, dock, eliminate, exclude, gut, knock off, lop, pare down, reduce, shape, shave, shear, shorten, skive, snip, thin; concepts 137,176,236,247 … New thesaurus
prune — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, plum, from Latin prunum more at plum Date: 14th century a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation II. verb (pruned; pruning) Etymology: Middle English prouynen, probably… … New Collegiate Dictionary
prune — verb ADVERB ▪ drastically, hard (esp. BrE), heavily, severely ▪ Prune the trees hard in the winter. ▪ Their budgets have been drastically pruned. (figurative) … Collocations dictionary
prune — {{11}}prune (n.) mid 14c., from O.Fr. pronne plum (13c.), from V.L. *pruna, fem. sing. formed from L. pruna, neut. pl. of prunum plum, by dissimilation from Gk. proumnon, from a language of Asia Minor. Slang meaning disagreeable or disliked… … Etymology dictionary
prune — verb 1) I pruned the roses Syn: cut back, trim, thin, pinch back, clip, shear, top, dock 2) prune lateral shoots of wisteria Syn: cut off, lop (off), chop off, clip … Thesaurus of popular words