grasses in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for grasses in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.grass [Am ɡræs, Brit ɡrɑːs] N

1.1. grass U:

grass (as pasture)

pasto m

grass (as pasture)

zacate m Mex

grass (lawn)

césped m

grass (lawn)

hierba f

grass (lawn)

pasto m LatAm

grass (lawn)

grama f AmC Ven

“please keep off the grass”

“prohibido pisar el césped”

to cut the grass

cortar el césped or la hierba

to cut the grass

cortar el pasto LatAm

to cut the grass

cortar la grama AmC Ven

to play on grass SPORTS

jugar sobre hierba

to play on grass SPORTS

jugar sobre césped or pasto LatAm

to allow the grass to grow under one's feet usu neg

quedarse dormido

they kicked the problem/issue into the long grass

le dieron el carpetazo al problema/asunto

to put or turn sb out to grass Brit hum

jubilar a alguien

the grass is always greener on the other side

nadie está contento con su suerte

grass cuttings

recortes mpl de césped

grass cuttings

recortes mpl de pasto LatAm

grass cuttings

recortes mpl de grama AmC Ven

grass seed

semilla f de gramíneas

1.2. grass C or U BOT:

grass

hierba f

1.3. grass (dried):

grass U

paja f

grass attr hut/skirt

de paja

2. grass U (marijuana):

grass sl

maría f sl

grass sl

hierba f sl

grass sl

monte m AmC Col Ven sl

grass sl

mota f Mex sl

3. grass C Brit inf (informer):

grass

soplón m / soplona f inf

grass

madrina f Mex sl

II.grass [Am ɡræs, Brit ɡrɑːs] VB intr Brit inf

grass

soplar inf

grass

chivarse Spain inf

to grass on sb

delatar a alguien

III.grass [Am ɡræs, Brit ɡrɑːs] VB trans (turf, plant with grass)

grass

plantar césped en

a grassed area

una extensión de césped

couch grass [ˈkutʃ ˌɡræs] N U

couch grass

grama f

grass court N

grass court

cancha f de pasto LatAm

grass court

pista f de hierba Spain

I.grass-green [Am ˌɡræsˈɡrin, Brit ɡrɑːsˈɡriːn] ADJ

grass-green

verde hierba adj inv

II.grass-green [Am ˌɡræsˈɡrin, Brit ɡrɑːsˈɡriːn] N

grass-green

verde m hierba

grass roots N npl

1. grass roots (ordinary members):

the grass roots

las bases

the grass roots attr support/opinion

de las bases

at grass roots level

a nivel de las bases

2. grass roots (source):

grass roots

raíz f

crime should be combated at the grass roots

la delincuencia debería atacarse de raíz

grass widower N Am inf

grass widower

divorciado m

grass widower (separated man)

separado m

grass skiing N U

grass skiing

esquí m sobre hierba

grass skiing

esquí m sobre pasto LatAm

grass snake N

grass snake

culebra f

grass widow N

1. grass widow (wife with absent husband):

grass widow inf, hum

viuda f inf, hum

she'll be a grass widow for three months

se va a quedar viuda tres meses inf, hum

2. grass widow Am inf:

grass widow (divorced)

divorciada f

grass widow (separated woman)

separada f

Translations for grasses in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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gramínea

grass

gramíneas

grasses

grasses in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grasses in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.grass [grɑ:s, Am græs] -es N

1. grass:

grass

hierba f

wild grasses

hierbas silvestres

2. grass no pl:

grass (area of grass)

prado m

grass (lawn)

césped m

to cut the grass

cortar el césped

to put a garden down to grass

poner césped en un jardín

3. grass no pl (pasture):

grass

pasto m

to be at grass

pastar

to put cattle out to grass

sacar a pastar el ganado

to put sb out to grass inf

jubilar a alguien

4. grass no pl inf (marijuana):

grass

hierba f inf

grass

traba f LatAm inf

5. grass Brit inf (an informer):

grass

soplón(-ona) m (f)

Phrases:

to let the grass grow under one's feet

perder el tiempo

the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence) prov

las manzanas siempre parecen mejores en el huerto del vecino prov

II.grass [grɑ:s, Am græs] -es VB trans

grass

cubrir de hierba

III.grass [grɑ:s, Am græs] -es VB intr Aus, Brit inf

grass

dar el chivatazo

to grass on sb (to sb)

delatar a alguien (diciéndoselo a alguien)

grass-snake N

grass-snake

culebra f de collar

grass widow N

grass widow

mujer cuyo marido está ausente

grass widower N

grass widower

≈ Rodríguez m inf (marido cuya mujer está ausente)

Translations for grasses in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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césped

grass

‘prohibido pisar el césped’

‘keep off the grass’

herbaje

grass

gramilla

grass

yerba

grass

yerba (seco)

dry grass

chivato (-a) (informador)

grass Brit

crin

esparto grass

grasses Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

snake in the grass

traidor(a) m (f)

the sheep have denuded the field of grass fig

las ovejas han despojado el campo de hierba

wild grasses

hierbas silvestres

to put a garden down to grass

poner césped en un jardín

to put cattle out to grass

sacar a pastar el ganado

to put sb out to grass inf

jubilar a alguien

to let the grass grow under one's feet

perder el tiempo

to grass on sb (to sb)

delatar a alguien (diciéndoselo a alguien)

his grass court game has improved this season

está jugando mejor sobre hierba esta temporada

to cut the grass while it's green

segar la hierba en verde