C1 · 50 words
Gardening in Spanish
Soil, propagation, pruning, watering — what a garden needs and when it needs it.
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El chupón is the sucker, the shoot that runs straight up out of a trunk and never fruits, and both languages named it from the same suspicion: that it sucks the strength out of everything else. Spanish builds it on chupar, to suck, and the word does other work — in much of Latin America el chupón is a baby's dummy, and in Spain un chupetón is a love bite. English took the second step elsewhere: a « sucker » is also somebody easily taken in, the one something is drawn out of.
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el drenaje del suelothe drainage of the soilPhraseC1
El drenaje del suelo se prueba con un hoyo de agua.The drainage is tested with a hole filled with water.
el pH del suelothe pH of the soilPhraseC1
El pH del suelo decide qué planta prospera.The pH of the soil decides which plant does well.
la enmienda orgánicathe organic matter dug inPhraseC1
La enmienda orgánica se incorpora en otoño.Organic matter is dug in during the autumn.
el abono de liberación lentathe slow-release feedPhraseC1
El abono de liberación lenta dura toda la temporada.A slow-release feed lasts the whole season.
el laboreo del terrenothe working of the groundPhraseC1
El laboreo del terreno se hace con el suelo en tempero.The ground is worked when it is neither wet nor dry.
la siembra directathe sowing straight into the groundPhraseC1
La siembra directa evita el trasplante.Sowing straight into the ground saves the move.
el repicado de plántulasthe pricking out of seedlingsPhraseC1
El repicado de plántulas se hace con dos hojas verdaderas.Pricking out is done at two true leaves.
el trasplante de la plantathe moving of the plantPhraseC1
El trasplante de la planta se hace al atardecer.Plants are moved in the evening.
la poda de floraciónthe pruning after floweringPhraseC1
La poda de floración se hace justo después de florecer.Pruning after flowering comes straight after the flowers.
la poda en verdethe summer pruningPhraseC1
La poda en verde frena el crecimiento.Summer pruning slows the growth down.
la poda de rejuvenecimientothe hard pruning to renew a shrubPhraseC1
La poda de rejuvenecimiento se reparte en tres años.Hard pruning to renew a shrub is spread over three years.
el corte junto al cuellothe cut at the branch collarPhraseC1
El corte junto al cuello cicatriza solo.A cut at the branch collar heals on its own.
la tijera de podarthe secateursPhraseC1
La tijera de podar se desinfecta entre árboles.The secateurs are cleaned between one tree and the next.
el seto formalthe clipped hedgePhraseC1
El seto formal se corta más ancho abajo.A clipped hedge is left wider at the bottom.
la línea portagoterosthe drip linePhraseC1
La línea portagoteros lleva el agua a la raíz.The drip line takes the water to the root.
el gotero autocompensantethe pressure-compensating dripperPhraseC1
El gotero autocompensante da lo mismo en toda la línea.A pressure-compensating dripper gives the same all along the line.
el aspersor emergentethe pop-up sprinklerPhraseC1
El aspersor emergente desaparece al terminar.The pop-up sprinkler disappears when it finishes.
el programador de riegothe watering controllerPhraseC1
El programador de riego se ajusta cada estación.The watering controller is reset each season.
la dosis de riegothe amount of water givenPhraseC1
La dosis de riego es mejor larga y espaciada.The amount of water is better long and far apart.
la planta autóctonathe native plantPhraseC1
La planta autóctona aguanta el verano sin ayuda.A native plant survives the summer unaided.
la planta vivazthe perennial plantPhraseC1
La planta vivaz vuelve cada primavera.A perennial comes back every spring.
el arbusto de florthe flowering shrubPhraseC1
El arbusto de flor se poda después de florecer.A flowering shrub is pruned after it flowers.
el árbol de sombrathe shade treePhraseC1
El árbol de sombra se planta pensando en veinte años.A shade tree is planted with twenty years in mind.
el césped rústicothe hard-wearing lawnPhraseC1
El césped rústico necesita menos agua.A hard-wearing lawn needs less water.
el escarificado del céspedthe scarifying of the lawnPhraseC1
El escarificado del césped saca el fieltro.Scarifying takes the thatch out of the lawn.
la plaga del jardínthe pest in the gardenPhraseC1
La plaga del jardín se detecta antes por las hojas.A pest in the garden shows first on the leaves.
el hongo del suelothe fungus in the soilPhraseC1
El hongo del suelo prospera con exceso de agua.Fungus in the soil thrives on too much water.
el control biológicothe control by a natural enemyPhraseC1
El control biológico suelta un depredador natural.Control by a natural enemy means letting a predator loose.
la clorosis férricathe yellowing from want of ironPhraseC1
La clorosis férrica amarillea la hoja y deja verdes los nervios.Yellowing from want of iron leaves the veins green.
el pavimento drenantethe paving that lets water throughPhraseC1
El pavimento drenante deja respirar la raíz.Paving that lets water through lets the root breathe.
el plan de mantenimiento del jardínthe plan of what to do whenPhraseC1
El plan de mantenimiento del jardín reparte el año.The plan of what to do when spreads the year out.
el diseño de plantaciónthe planting planPhraseC1
El diseño de plantación agrupa por necesidad de agua.The planting plan groups plants by how much water they want.
el compost del jardínthe garden compostPhraseC1
El compost del jardín cierra el ciclo en el propio terreno.Garden compost closes the loop on the plot itself.
Noun (f) (4)
Grammar for these: Masculine or feminine · The plural
la jardineríagardeningNoun (f)C1
La jardinería empieza por mirar el suelo.Gardening starts by looking at the soil.
la germinaciónthe germinationNoun (f)C1
La germinación necesita temperatura constante.Germination needs a steady temperature.
la evapotranspiraciónthe water lost to air and leafNoun (f)C1
La evapotranspiración manda sobre el calendario.Water lost to air and leaf matters more than the calendar.
la xerojardineríathe garden made for droughtNoun (f)C1
La xerojardinería elige planta antes que riego.A garden made for drought chooses the plant before the tap.
Noun (m) (13)
Grammar for these: Masculine or feminine · The plural
el sustratothe growing mediumNoun (m)C1
El sustrato debe drenar y retener a la vez.The growing medium has to drain and hold at the same time.
el acolchadothe mulchNoun (m)C1
El acolchado ahorra la mitad del riego.Mulch saves half the watering.
el semillerothe seed trayNoun (m)C1
El semillero se mantiene húmedo, no mojado.The seed tray is kept damp, not wet.
el cepellónthe root ballNoun (m)C1
El cepellón no debe secarse nunca.The root ball must never dry out.
el esquejethe cutting taken to rootNoun (m)C1
El esqueje enraíza mejor con hormona.A cutting roots better with hormone.
el acodothe layer rooted on the branchNoun (m)C1
El acodo enraíza sin separar la rama.A layer roots without cutting the branch off.
el injertothe graftNoun (m)C1
El injerto une variedad y portainjerto.A graft joins the variety to the rootstock.
el portainjertothe rootstock the graft sits onNoun (m)C1
El portainjerto decide el tamaño final del árbol.The rootstock decides how big the tree ends up.
el chupónthe suckerNoun (m)C1
El chupón crece vertical y no da fruto.A sucker grows straight up and bears nothing.
el recebothe top dressing of sandNoun (m)C1
El recebo nivela las pequeñas hondonadas.A top dressing of sand levels the small hollows.
el pulgónthe greenflyNoun (m)C1
El pulgón aparece con el brote tierno.Greenfly arrives with the soft new growth.
el rodrigónthe stake beside the young treeNoun (m)C1
El rodrigón se quita al segundo año.The stake beside the young tree comes out in the second year.
el alcorquethe basin round the treeNoun (m)C1
El alcorque retiene el agua de riego.The basin round the tree holds the water where it is wanted.
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