pruning

• اسم يدل على عملية قطع أجزاء من النبات أو تقليمها وإزالتها، وعلى المواد المقطوعة الناتجة عن هذه العملية.

A noun referring to the act of trimming or cutting away parts of a plant, or to the material that has been removed during such trimming.

غير معدود

1. Trimmed plant materialB2formal

   The parts of a plant, such as branches or leaves, that have been cut off during trimming.

   مخلفات التقليم

   • The gardener collected the pruning from the rose bushes.
   • We used the pruning as mulch for the garden.
   • The pile of pruning was left to decompose naturally.

2. Act of trimmingB1formal

   The process of cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems to encourage healthy growth.

   تقليم

   • Pruning is essential for the health of fruit trees.
   • She learned the art of pruning from her grandfather.
   • Regular pruning helps maintain the shape of the hedge.

   المرادفاتclippingcuttingthinningtrimming

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على تقليم النبات وقصّ الأغصان الميتة أو المتشابكة، ويُستخدم مجازًا للاختصار أو الحذف أو التنقية بإزالة الأجزاء غير الضرورية.

A verb used to indicate the act of trimming or cutting away dead or overgrown branches from a plant, or metaphorically, to reduce or remove unnecessary parts from something.

1. Trim or cut back plantsB1formal

   To cut away dead or overgrown branches or stems to encourage healthy growth.

   تقليم النباتات

   • She pruned the rose bushes in the garden.
   • He prunes the apple trees every spring.
   • The gardener pruned the hedge to keep it neat.

   المرادفاتclipcropcut backlopshearsnipthintrim

   الأضدادcultivategrownurture

2. Remove unnecessary partsB2formal

   To reduce something by removing parts that are not needed or wanted.

   تقليص

   • The editor pruned the article to make it shorter.
   • We need to prune the budget by cutting unnecessary expenses.
   • He pruned the list of candidates to only the most qualified.

   المرادفاتclipcurtailcutcut backlopparereduceshortentrimtrim down

   الأضدادaugmentenlargeexpandextendincrease