prune

• Substantivo que designa a ameixa seca, geralmente consumida como lanche ou usada em culinária; também pode se referir a qualquer fruta seca em geral, como passa ou fruta seca. Além disso, pode ser o verbo podar, mas aqui se trata do substantivo.

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.

   Ameixa seca

   • 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.

• Verbo usado para podar ou cortar ramos mortos ou crescidos demais de uma planta e, em sentido figurado, reduzir ou eliminar partes desnecessárias de algo.

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.

   Podar

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

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2. Remove unnecessary partsB2formal

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

   Reduzir

   • 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.

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