Translations for „weeds“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

I . weed [wi:d] N

1. weed (wild plant):

weed

сорня́к m

2. weed Brit inf (feeble person):

weed

то́щий и долговя́зый па́рень m

weed

жердь f

3. weed no pl inf (tobacco):

the weed

таба́к m

4. weed no pl inf (marijuana):

weed

марихуа́на f

Phrases:

to grow like a weed

расти́ как со́рная трава́

II . weed [wi:d] VB trans, intr

weed

поло́ть

jimson weed N

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jimson weed BOT

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English

Several of these beetles are used as agents of biological pest control against noxious weeds.

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Grass weeds like canary grass and black grass can multiply quickly and you have to take a zero tolerance to them on the farm.

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For example, some vigorous crops such as kale or arable silage will, when liberally fertilised, tend to outgrow and smother weeds.

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The weeds provide the necessary habitat for black-fly, mosquitoes and snails, which are the vectors of water-borne illnesses such as bilharzia, river blindness and malaria.

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So far, however, the delicate plants grow unmolested in scraggly patches much like weeds.

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True, many of the buildings have weeds growing from their gutters, but this is a street jam-packed with character.

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Weeds are quick colonizers that often move into an area disturbed by fire or human activity.

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Failure to do so allows weeds like couch grass, or quickens as we call them, to proliferate.

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Only some scraggly weeds stick up where generations of children splashed happily and learned to swim.

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A few tall broadleaf weeds, such as ragweed, goosegrass, wild mustard, and buttonweed (velvetleaf), occasionally create a problem, as they complicate harvest and reduce yields.

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