What does pasto in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word pasto in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pasto in Spanish.

The word pasto in Spanish means grass, pasture, graze, in excess, fuel to the flames, victim to the flames. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pasto

grass

nombre masculino (hierba)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Estas reses tienen buen ver porque el pasto que comen es de buena calidad.
These livestock look well because the grass that they eat is high quality.

pasture

nombre masculino (lugar donde pastan)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Llevaremos las reses a la parte alta ya que hay mejores pastos.
We will take the herd to the upper pasture because there is better grazing..

graze

verbo intransitivo (ganado: comer hierba)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
La imagen bucólica de una manada pastando en el campo era el tema de su cuadro.
The bucolic image of a herd grazing in the meadow was the subject of his painting.

in excess

locución adverbial (coloquial (sin restricciones)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Siempre bebe a todo pasto para celebrar que ha terminado un examen.

fuel to the flames, victim to the flames

expresión (figurado (que alimenta fuego)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La fábrica de papel fue pasto de las llamas por culpa de un rayo.
Because of a lightning bolt, the paper factory became fire fodder.

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