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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespotare (verb) / prugna secca (noun)
Native Script:potare / prugna secca
"È importante potare gli alberi per una buona crescita."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
3 senses- 1
A dried plum, typically dark-colored and wrinkled, known for its sweet taste and often consumed for its laxative properties.
"She added chopped prunes to her morning oatmeal for extra fiber."
- 1
To trim or cut away dead or overgrown branches or stems from a plant or tree, especially to improve its shape, growth, or fruitfulness.
"The gardener spent the afternoon pruning the rose bushes to encourage new blooms." - 2
To reduce the extent of something by removing superfluous or unwanted parts.
"The company decided to prune its less profitable divisions to streamline operations."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From Old French 'prune' (fruit), from Latin 'prunum' (plum). The verb meaning 'to trim' developed from the practice of trimming fruit trees to improve their yield.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "prune" is said worldwide
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élaguer (verb) / pruneau (noun)
Script: élaguer / pruneau
"Le jardinier doit élaguer les rosiers chaque année."
beschneiden (verb) / Dörrpflaume (noun)
Script: beschneiden / Dörrpflaume
"Man sollte die Bäume im Herbst beschneiden."
potare (verb) / prugna secca (noun)
Script: potare / prugna secca
"È importante potare gli alberi per una buona crescita."
podar (verb) / ciruela pasa (noun)
Script: podar / ciruela pasa
"El jardinero va a podar los arbustos."
podar (verb) / ameixa seca (noun)
Script: podar / ameixa seca
"Precisamos podar as árvores frutíferas."
छँटाई करना (verb) / सूखा आलूबुखारा (noun)
Transliteration: chhantai karna (verb) / sukha alubukhara (noun)
Script: छँटाई करना / सूखा आलूबुखारा
"पेड़ों की छँटाई करना उनके स्वास्थ्य के लिए अच्छा है।"
修剪 (verb) / 西梅 (noun)
Transliteration: xiūjiǎn (verb) / xīméi (noun)
Script: 修剪 / 西梅
"园丁正在修剪玫瑰花。"
가지치기하다 (verb) / 건자두 (noun)
Transliteration: gajichigi-hada (verb) / geonjadu (noun)
Script: 가지치기하다 / 건자두
"나무를 건강하게 유지하려면 가지치기를 해야 합니다."
剪定する (verb) / プルーン (noun)
Transliteration: sentei suru (verb) / purūn (noun)
Script: 剪定する / プルーン
"庭師はバラを剪定しています。"
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