WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations | 
| 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. | 
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations | 
| 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. | 
| Additional Translations | 
| 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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