pruning

• Nom désignant l'action de couper ou retirer certaines parties d'une plante, ainsi que les débris végétaux issus de cette opération.

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.

indénombrable

1. Trimmed plant materialB2formal

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

   Produits de taille

   • 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.

   Taille (des végétaux)

   • 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.

   Synonymesclippingcuttingthinningtrimming

• 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