weed

• Substantivo que designa uma planta indesejada que cresce em jardins, lavouras ou outros locais cultivados, competindo com as plantas desejadas por recursos; também pode se referir, de forma mais ampla, a qualquer planta daninha ou erva infestante.

A noun referring to an unwanted plant that grows in gardens, fields, or other cultivated areas, often competing with desired plants for resources.

1. Unwanted plantA2formal

   A wild plant growing where it is not wanted, especially among cultivated plants.

   Erva daninha

   • The garden is full of weeds that need to be pulled.
   • She spent the morning removing weeds from the flower bed.
   • Weeds can choke out the growth of vegetables.

2. Marijuana (slang)B2informal

   A slang term for cannabis or marijuana.

   Maconha (gíria)

   • He was caught smoking weed in the park.
   • They passed a joint of weed around the circle.
   • Weed is legal for recreational use in some states.

   Sinônimosbudcannabischronicdopeganjagrassherbmarijuanapotreeferskunk

• Verbo que significa urinar, usado de forma informal ou ao falar com crianças.

A verb meaning to urinate, often used informally or in child-directed speech.

1. UrinateA2informalbritish

   To pass urine from the body.

   Urinar

   • The toddler needed to wee before the car ride.
   • I really need to wee after drinking all that water.
   • He went behind the tree to wee.

   Sinônimosmicturatepass waterpeepiddletinkleurinateweewee

• Remover plantas indesejadas do solo, geralmente em jardins ou plantações. Em sentido figurado, eliminar elementos indesejados ou de baixa qualidade de um grupo.

A verb meaning to remove unwanted plants from a garden or area, or figuratively to remove unwanted or inferior elements from a group.

1. Remove unwanted plantsA2formal

   To remove weeds from a garden or area of ground.

   Capinar

   • She spent the morning weeding the flower beds.
   • He weeded the vegetable patch before planting new seeds.
   • They need to weed the entire lawn this weekend.

   Sinônimosclearcultivatedig uphoepull upthin

   Antônimosplantsow

2. Remove unwanted elementsB2formal

   To remove or eliminate unwanted or inferior parts from something.

   Remover elementos indesejados

   • The committee weeded out the weakest applicants.
   • We need to weed the old files from the database.
   • The editor weeded unnecessary paragraphs from the article.

   Sinônimosculleliminateeradicateextractfilterpurgeremoveroot outseparate outsiftsort outwinnow

Variantes phrasalweed out