weeds in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for weeds in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.weed [Am wid, Brit wiːd] N

1.1. weed C (wild plant):

weed

hierbajo m

weed

mala hierba f

weed

yuyo m RioPl

weed

maleza f LatAm

he's shot up like a weed Am

ha pegado un estirón

1.2. weed U (aquatic growth):

weed

algas fpl

2.1. weed U (marijuana):

weed sl

hierba f sl

weed sl

monte m inf AmC Col Ven

2.2. weed (tobacco) sl, dated:

the weed

el cigarrillo

3. weed C (feeble person) Brit:

weed inf

alfeñique m

4. weed <weeds, pl > (clothes):

weed arch

ropa f de luto (de viuda)

II.weed [Am wid, Brit wiːd] VB trans

weed garden/flowerbed:

weed

deshierbar

weed

desherbar

weed

desmalezar LatAm

weed

sacar los yuyos de RioPl

III.weed [Am wid, Brit wiːd] VB intr

weed

deshierbar

weed

desherbar

weed

desmalezar LatAm

weed

sacar los yuyos RioPl

weed killer [Am wid ˈkɪlər, Brit ˈwiːdkɪlə] N

weed killer

herbicida m

weed out VB [Am wid -, Brit wiːd -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. weed out (remove from ground):

weed out weak plants/seedlings

quitar

weed out weak plants/seedlings

arrancar

2. weed out (reject):

weed out errors/items

eliminar

weed out applicants

eliminar

weed out applicants

descartar

Translations for weeds in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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maleza (malas hierbas)

weeds pl

maleza

weed

yuyerío

weeds pl

rastrojo

weeds pl

yuyal

area overgrown with weeds

malezal

mass of weeds

hierbajo

weed

mala hierba

weed

weeds in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for weeds in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.weed [wi:d] N

1. weed (plant):

weed

mala hierba f

2. weed Brit pej inf (person):

weed

enclenque mf

3. weed no pl inf (tobacco):

the weed

el tabaco

4. weed no pl inf (marijuana):

weed

marihuana f

Phrases:

to grow like a weed

crecer como la mala hierba

II.weed [wi:d] VB trans

weed

desherbar

III.weed [wi:d] VB intr

weed

arrancar las malas hierbas

Translations for weeds in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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maleza

weeds pl

el jardín se está llenando de maleza

the garden is becoming overrun with weeds

hierbajo

weed

yuyal

weed-covered ground

yuyo

weed

desmalezar

to weed

chapear

to weed

mala hierba

weed

weeds Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the weed

el tabaco

to grow like a weed

crecer como la mala hierba

the garden is becoming overrun with weeds

el jardín se está llenando de maleza

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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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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He said the inhabitants and troops were reduced to eating horses, dogs, cats and vermin, with leaves, weeds and grass, seasoned with hunger.

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Keep the field well managed, do not allow overgrowth of weeds or plants near the grapes.

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

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

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Common lawn weeds are wild strawberry, violet, wild onion, and of course the ubiquitous dandelion, crabgrass, and plantain.

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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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Keep grills on a nonflammable surface at least 5 feet away from dead grass and weeds.

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