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1. plural - turfs; noun1) (rough grass and the earth it grows out of: He walked across the springy turf.) césped, revestimiento de césped; tepe, cespedón2) ((a usually square piece of) grass and earth: We laid turf in our garden to make a lawn.) placa de césped
2. verb1) (to cover with turf(s): We are going to turf that part of the garden.) encespedar, cubrir con césped2) (to throw: We turfed him out of the house.) echar, poner de patitas en la calletr[tɜːf]1 césped nombre masculino1 cubrir con césped\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe turf las carreras de caballos, el turf nombre masculinoturf accountant corredor,-ra de apuestasturf ['tərf] nsod: tepe mv.• encespedar v.n.• césped s.m.• hipódromo s.m.• tepe s.m.• turba s.f.
I tɜːrf, tɜːf1)a) u ( grass) césped mb) c ( square of grass) (esp BrE) tepe m2) ( horseracing)the turf — el turf, la hípica
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transitive verb ( Hort) \<\<garden\>\> encespedar, colocar* tepes enPhrasal Verbs:- turf out[tɜːf]1. N(pl turfs or turves) [tɜːvz]2) (Horse racing)the Turf — el turf, el hipódromo
3) * [of gang etc] territorio m, zona f de influencia2.VT (also: turf over) cubrir con césped3.CPDturf accountant N — (Brit) corredor(a) m / f de apuestas
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I [tɜːrf, tɜːf]1)a) u ( grass) césped mb) c ( square of grass) (esp BrE) tepe m2) ( horseracing)the turf — el turf, la hípica
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transitive verb ( Hort) \<\<garden\>\> encespedar, colocar* tepes enPhrasal Verbs:- turf out
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