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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestesouras de poda
Pronunciation / Transliteration: teˈzo.u.ɾɐz dɨ ˈpo.dɐ
"O jardineiro usou as tesouras de poda nas plantas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A horticultural hand tool resembling large scissors used for cutting thin branches, twigs, and stems of plants.
"She used her pruners to trim the dead branches off the rose bushes." - 2
A person who cuts away dead or overgrown branches or stems from plants to encourage healthy growth.
"The expert pruners worked through the orchard before the spring bloom."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English verb 'prunen', meaning to trim or dress, which likely stems from the Old French 'proignier' and ultimately from Latin 'propaginare' (to propagate by layers, to set shoots). Over centuries, the term specialized to refer to the specific botanical and horticultural hand tools used for cutting and shaping plants.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pruners" is said worldwide
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sécateur
Transliteration: se-ka-tœʁ
"Il a taillé les rosiers avec son sécateur."
Gartenschere
Transliteration: ˈɡaʁtn̩ˌʃeːʁə
"Sie schnitt die Sträucher mit der Gartenschere ab."
cesoie
Transliteration: ʧeˈzɔ.je
"Usa le cesoie per potare i rami secchi."
tijeras de podar
Transliteration: tiˈxe.ɾas de poˈdaɾ
"Necesito unas tijeras de podar para arreglar el jardín."
tesouras de poda
Transliteration: teˈzo.u.ɾɐz dɨ ˈpo.dɐ
"O jardineiro usou as tesouras de poda nas plantas."
छांटने की कैंची
Transliteration: chhantne ki kainchi
"उसने पौधों को छांटने की कैंची से काटा।"
修枝剪
Transliteration: xiū zhī jiǎn
"园丁用修枝剪修剪花草。"
전정가위
Transliteration: jeon-jeong-ga-wi
"정원사는 전정가위로 나뭇가지를 잘랐습니다."
剪定ばさみ
Transliteration: sentei basami
"庭師は剪定ばさみを使って枝を切った。"
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