pruning

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From the verb prune: (⇒ conjugate)
pruning is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
pruning n (trimming of plants)poda nf
  desmocha nf
  desmoche nm
 The gardener did the daily pruning.
 El jardinero hizo la poda diaria.
pruning n figurative (removal of [sth] superfluous) (figurado)poda nf
  escamonda nf
 The company has too many employees and needs pruning.
 La compañía tiene muchos empleados y necesita una poda.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
prune n (dried plum)ciruela pasa loc nom f
 Prunes are said to have a laxative effect.
 Dicen que las ciruelas pasas tienen un efecto laxante.
prune [sth] vtr (cut tree, shrub, etc.)podar vtr
 Susan always prunes her hedges in the autumn.
 Susan siempre poda los arbustos en otoño.
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Additional Translations
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prune [sth] vtr figurative (reduce, trim) (figurado)recortar, cortar vtr
  podar vtr
 Business is bad; we're going to have to prune the staff.
 El negocio va mal, vamos a tener que recortar empleados.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
pruning | prune
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pruning knife n (small gardening knife)cuchillo de poda nm + loc adj
pruning shears npl (garden tool for cutting branches)podadera nf
  tijera de podar nf + loc adj
 I used pruning shears to cut back the rose bush.
 Usé una podadera para podar el rosal.
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