prune

• Nom désignant une prune séchée, souvent utilisée en cuisine ou consommée comme en-cas.

A noun referring to a dried plum, often used in cooking or eaten as a snack.

1. A2formal

   A dried plum, often eaten as a snack or used in cooking and baking.

   Pruneau

   • She added a few prunes to the stew for sweetness.
   • Prunes are known for their high fiber content.
   • He ate a handful of prunes as a healthy snack.

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de tailler ou d'éliminer les branches mortes ou envahissantes d'une plante, ou, au sens figuré, de réduire ou de supprimer les parties inutiles de quelque chose.

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.

   tailler (les plantes)

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

   Synonymesclipcropcut backlopshearsnipthintrim

   Antonymescultivategrownurture

2. Remove unnecessary partsB2formal

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

   élaguer, réduire en supprimant le superflu

   • 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.

   Synonymesclipcurtailcutcut backlopparereduceshortentrimtrim down

   Antonymesaugmentenlargeexpandextendincrease