| Principal Translations |
| grass n | (green herb) | césped nm |
| | (AmL) | pasto nm |
| | (AmL) | grama nf |
| | (AmC) | zacate nm |
| | I think they use different types of grass on a golf course. |
| | Creo que usan diferentes tipos de césped en un campo de golf. |
| grass n | uncountable (lawn) | césped nm |
| | (AmL) | pasto |
| | (AmL) | grama nf |
| | (AmC) | zacate nm |
| | The kids are out playing in the grass. |
| | Los niños están jugando en el césped. |
| grass n | (pasture) | pastura nf |
| | | pastizal nm |
| | The cattle are grazing on the grass. |
| | El ganado está pastando en la pastura. |
| grass n | slang (marijuana) (coloquial) | yerba, hierba nf |
| | | marihuana, mariguana nf |
| | (coloquial) | maría nf |
| | I've got some grass and I'm going to get high tonight smoking it. |
| | Tengo yerba (or: hierba) y esta noche voy a fumármela. |
| grass n | UK, slang (informant) | soplón, soplona nm, nf |
| | (AmL: coloquial) | sapo, sapa nm, nf |
| | (AR, CL: coloquial) | buchón, buchona nm, nf |
| | (ES) | chivato, chivata nm, nf |
| | A grass helped the police break the case. |
| | Un soplón ayudó a la policía a resolver el caso. |
| grass n | (botany: plant family) (botánica) | gramínea nf |
| | (botánica) | poácea nf |
| | Cereal plants and bamboo are grasses. |
| | Las plantas de cereal y el bambú son gramíneas. |
| grass [sth]⇒ vtr | (cover [sth] with grass) | cubrir de césped loc verb |
| | (AmL) | cubrir de pasto loc verb |
| | If you want bees to visit your garden, you should grass the whole area. |
| | Si quieres que las abejas vayan a tu jardín, deberías cubrir toda el área de césped. |
| grass [sth] vtr | (animal raising: feed [sth] with grass) | alimentar con pasto loc verb |
| | The cowherd grasses his cattle on this prairie. |
| | El vaquero alimenta su ganado con pasto en la pradera. |
Compound Forms:
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barley grass,
wall barley n | (European weed) | extracto de cebada loc nom m |
| beach grass | (botany) | pasto de arena nm + loc adj |
bent,
bent grass n | (grass) | hierba nf |
| | | pasto nm |
| | The bent in this lawn requires minimal care. |
| | La hierba de este césped apenas necesita cuidados. |
bent,
bent of grass n | (grass: one stalk) | brizna nf |
| | The bird fluttered away with a bent of grass in its beak. |
| | El pajarillo se alejó revoloteando con una brizna de hierba en el pico. |
| blade n | (part of leaf) (de hierba) | brizna nf |
| | (Botánica) | limbo nm |
| | My cousin uses grass to make music by blowing on the blade while holding it taut. |
| | Mi primo hace música con la hierba soplando una brizna mientras la mantiene tensa. |
| blade of grass n | (thin grass leaf) | brizna nf |
| | | brizna de pasto, brizna de césped nf + loc adj |
| | Jack had blades of grass stuck to his pants after he mowed the lawn. |
| | Jack tenía briznas pegadas a sus pantalones después de cortar el pasto. |
| buffalo grass n | (short grass in USA) | pasto búfalo loc nom m |
| buffalo grass n | (grass that doesn't form sod) | pasto búfalo loc nom m |
| | | hierba búfalo loc nom f |
| canary grass | (botany) | alpiste nm |
couch grass,
quitch n | (plant) (planta) | grama nf |
| crab grass n | (weed) | digitaria nf |
eelgrass,
tape grass,
wild celery n | (botany: marine plant) | zostera marina loc nom f |
finger grass,
windmill grass n | (plant) | digitaria nf |
| goose grass n | (shrub: silverweed) | miscanto nm |
| | | potentila plateada loc nom f |
| grass blade n | (leaf of grass) | brizna de hierba nf + loc adj |
| | Le hizo cosquillas con una brizna de hierba. |
| grass clippings npl | (cuttings from a mown lawn) | pasto cortado loc nom m |
| | When I cut the lawn, I use the grass clippings to make compost. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Cuando corto el césped uso el pasto cortado para hacer pienso. |
| grass court n | (tennis: grass-covered playing surface) | cancha de césped, cancha de hierba nf + loc adj |
| | (ES) | pista de césped, pista de hierba nf + loc adj |
| | | césped nm |
| | In contrast to the other Grand Slam tournaments, Wimbledon is played on grass courts. |
| | A diferencia de los otros torneos del Gran Slam, Wimbledon se juega en canchas de césped. |
| grass family n | (botany: narrow-leaved plants) | gramíneas, poáceas nfpl |
| grass finch n | (Australian bird) | diamante colilargo nm + adj |
| grass green n | (shade of bright green) | verde hierba loc nom m |
grass green,
grass-green adj | (bright green in color) | verde hierba loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| grass lawn n | (plot of cropped grass) | césped nm |
| | (AmL) | pasto nm |
| | (AmL) | grama nf |
| | (AmC, MX) | zacate nm |
the grass roots,
the grassroots n | figurative (origin, foundation) (figurado) | las raíces nfpl |
| | | los orígenes nmpl |
grass roots,
grassroots n | figurative (ordinary people) (miembros) | bases nfpl |
| grass shears npl | (large scissors for cutting grass) | tijeras para jardinería nf + loc prep |
| | I have to use the grass shears to cut the grass next to the house because the lawnmower can't get close enough. |
| | | tijeras de podar nf + loc adj |
| grass skirt n | (skirt made of long grass) | falda de hierba nf + loc adj |
| grass snake n | US (North American small snake) | culebra nf |
| | | culebra de collar loc nom f |
grass snake,
ring snake n | (European reptile) | culebra de collar loc nom f |
| grass trimmer n | (tool for cutting grass) | desbrozadora nf |
| | (AR, VE) | desmalezadora nf |
| | (CL) | orilladora nf |
| | (CO, CR) | motoguadaña nf |
| | Grass trimmers are great for areas that are too small for a lawn mower. |
| | Las desbrozadoras son excelentes para las áreas que son demasiado pequeñas para las podadoras. |
| grass widow n | (woman separated from husband) | divorciada nf |
| grass widow n | (woman whose husband is away) | mujer que tiene a su marido fuera nf + loc adj |
| grass widow n | (discarded mistress) | mujer que está sola debido a un rechazo nf + loc adj |
| grass-fed adj | (animals: allowed to forage) | alimentado con hierbas naturales loc adj |
| | | alimentado con pasturas naturales loc adj |
grass-roots,
grassroots n as adj | figurative (basic, fundamental) | fundamental adj mf |
| | | básico adj mf |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective. |
grass-roots,
grassroots n as adj | figurative (of the common people) | común adj mf |
| | | corriente adj mf |
grass-roots organization,
grassroots organization,
also UK: grass-roots organisation,
also UK: grassroots organisation n | (local political group) | movimiento político comunitario nm + loc adj |
grasscloth,
grass cloth n | (type of fabric) | ramio nm |
grasscloth,
grass cloth n as adj | (relating to grasscloth) | de ramio loc adj |
| hair grass n | (tall, tufted grass) | yuyos nmpl |
| | Se escondió entre los yuyos, sus perseguidores pasaron de largo. |
| | | césped alto nm + adj |
| lawn grass n | (grass suitable for a lawn) | césped nm |
lemon grass,
lemongrass n | (plant with citrus scent) | citronela nf |
| | (CO, DO, MX) | limoncillo nm |
| | (CU) | hierba de limón loc nom f |
| | (VE) | malojillo nm |
| | Lemon grass is frequently used in oriental cooking. |
| | La citronela se usa con frecuencia en la cocina oriental. |
| let the grass grow under your feet v expr | (delay action) | perder tiempo loc verb |
| | | no hacer nada loc verb |
| Note: Often used with a negative, as advice to take action. |
| marram grass | (botany) (botánica) | ammophila nf |
| marsh grass n | (botany) | marisma nf |
meadow beauty,
deer grass n | (plant) | rhexia nf |
napier grass,
elephant grass n | (plant) | pasto de Napier, pasto de Uganda loc nom m |
| | | hierba de elefante loc nom f |
nut grass,
nut sedge n | (plant) | juncia real loc nom f |
| | | cebollín nm |
| | | corocillo, coquito nm |
orchard grass (US),
cocksfoot (UK),
cock's foot n | (weedy pasture grass) | pasto ovillo loc nom m |
| pampas grass n | (tall pale grass plant) | hierba de las Pampas loc nom f |
| | | carrizo de las Pampas loc nom m |
| | | plumero, plumacho, plumerillo nm |
pin clover,
pin grass n | US, colloquial (plant: alfilaria) | alfilerillo nm |
ryegrass,
rye-grass n | (plant) (herbácea) | lolium nm |
| | | raigrás nm |
scutch grass,
Bermuda grass,
Bahama grass n | (botany) | grama nf |
sea lyme grass,
dune grass n | (plant) | hierba lyme loc nom f |
| | | hierba lyme azul loc nom f |
| | | hierba centeno de arena loc nom f |
| snake in the grass n | figurative ([sb] deceitful, traitor) | traidor, traidora nm, nf |
| | | sucio traidor, sucia traidora loc nm, loc nf |
| | Herbert's just a snake in the grass: he's having dinner with our rivals now! |
| | Herbert es un traidor, ¡está cenando con nuestros enemigos ahora mismo! |
spinifex,
porcupine grass n | (spiny grass: Australia) | spinifex nm |
| sweet grass n | (botany) | hierba dulce loc nom f |
| | | hierba de vainilla loc nom f |
| switch grass n | (botany) | pasto varilla loc nom m |
the grass is always greener,
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence v expr | figurative (things seem better from afar) | la grama del vecino se ve más verde expr |
timothy,
timothy grass n | (grass: Phleum pratense) | fleo nm |
| | | fleo de los prados loc nom m |
| | | bohordillo corto loc nom m |
vesper sparrow,
grass finch n | (bird: Pooecetes gramineus) | chingolo coliblanco loc nom m |
| | | gorrión zacatero coliblanco loc nom m |
| wheat grass n | (health food) | hierba de trigo nf + loc adj |
| | | pasto de trigo nm + loc adj |
| wiregrass n | (category of grasses) | translation unavailable |