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1 prune back
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2 prune
I pru:n verb(to trim (a tree etc) by cutting off unnecessary twigs and branches: He pruned the roses.) podar
II pru:n noun(a dried plum.) ciruela pasaprune n ciruela pasatr[prʊːn]1 ciruela pasa————————tr[prʊːn]1 (hedge, rosebush, etc) podar2 (essay, novel, etc) acortar; (budget, costs, etc) reducir, recortarprune ['pru:n] vt, pruned ; pruning : podar (arbustos, etc.), acortar (un texto), recortar (gastos, etc.)prune n: ciruela f pasan.• ciruela pasa s.f.v.• desbarbillar v.• despampanar v.• entresacar v.• escamondar v.• mondar v.• podar (Agricultura) v.
I pruːnnoun ciruela f pasa or (CS) seca
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a) ( Hort) podarb) \<\<essay/article\>\> pulir y acortar; \<\<costs/workforce\>\> reducir*, recortar
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[pruːn]N1) (=fruit) ciruela f pasa2) * (=person) bobo(-a) m / f, majadero(-a) * m / f
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[pruːn]VT [+ tree, branches] podar; (fig) reducir, recortar* * *
I [pruːn]noun ciruela f pasa or (CS) seca
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a) ( Hort) podarb) \<\<essay/article\>\> pulir y acortar; \<\<costs/workforce\>\> reducir*, recortar -
3 cut back
to reduce considerably: The government cut back (on) public spending (noun cutback) reducirv.• castrar v.1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( prune) \<\<hedge\>\> podar, recortarb) ( reduce) \<\<spending\>\> recortar, reducir*2) v + adv ( make reductions) hacer* economías, constreñirse*to cut back on something — reducir* algo
1. VT + ADV1) (=prune) [+ plant] podar2) (=reduce) [+ production, expenditure, staff] reducir, recortarto cut sth back by 50% — reducir algo en un 50 por ciento
2. VI + ADV1) (=make savings) economizarto cut back on — = cut down 2.
2) (Cine) (=flash back) volver (to a)* * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( prune) \<\<hedge\>\> podar, recortarb) ( reduce) \<\<spending\>\> recortar, reducir*2) v + adv ( make reductions) hacer* economías, constreñirse*to cut back on something — reducir* algo
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4 to cut back
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5 podar
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6 reducir
reducir ( conjugate reducir) verbo transitivo 1 ‹velocidad/producción/consumo› to reduce; reducir algo A algo to reduce sth to sth; reducir algo EN algo to reduce sth by sth 2a) ( transformar):quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes 3 ( dominar) ‹enemigo/rebeldes› to subdue; ‹ ladrón› to overpower reducirse verbo pronominal:
reducir
I verbo transitivo
1 (disminuir) to reduce
reducir algo en algo, to reduce sthg by sthg (gastos, consumo, etc) to cut (down), minimize
2 (convertir, transformar) to reduce: el incendio redujo el bosque a cenizas, the fire reduced the wood to ashes
3 (subyugar) to subdue
II vi Auto to change down, US to downshift ' reducir' also found in these entries: Spanish: bajar - ceniza - encaminada - encaminado - moler - disminuir - minimizar - mínimo - mira English: administrative - austerity - ax - axe - change down - corner - curtail - cut - cut back - cut down - decrease - deficit - deplenish - deplete - depress - downsize - effective - halve - lighten - lower - narrow down - prune - pulp - rate - receive - reduce - retrench - scale down - shorten - slow - wind down - bring - cost - deaden - decelerate - diminish - discount - get - lessen - loss - minimize - over - pare - scale - slacken - traffic - whittle - wind
См. также в других словарях:
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
