What does podar in Portuguese mean?

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

The word podar in Portuguese means prune, prune, trim, cut back, rein in, , podar, aparar, podar, eliminar, podar, podar, podar, erradicar, cortar, podar, aparar, podar, aparar, podar, podar flores murchas, tesoura de podar, tesoura de podar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word podar

prune

verbo transitivo (de planta (cortar galhos)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

prune

verbo transitivo (folhas, ramos, etc. (cortar, aparar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

trim

verbo transitivo (ex: cabelo (tornar menos basto)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

cut back

verbo transitivo (figurado (pôr limites, tirar os excessos)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")

rein in

verbo transitivo (figurado (criar empecilhos a, prejudicar) (figurative)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")

podar, aparar

transitive verb (cut, sever) (cortar)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The lumberjack lopped a few branches off the tree.

podar

(remove by cutting, slice away)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The gardener sheared off nearly half the bush to make it even with the rest of the hedge.

eliminar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (figurative (remove [sb] unwanted) (figurado)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Por que você não elimina as pessoas com baixo desempenho aumentando os padrões?
Why don't you weed out the poor performers by raising performance standards?

podar

transitive verb (cut tree, shrub, etc.)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Susan sempre poda sua sebe no outono.
Susan always prunes her hedges in the autumn.

podar

transitive verb (prune: a tree) (árvore)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)

podar

transitive verb (UK (trim trees or bushes)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The city coppices trees every year to promote healthy growth.

erradicar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (figurative (eradicate [sth]) (figurado)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Não vamos erradicar todas as más influências interrompendo o fluxo livre de informações.
We're not going to weed out all the bad influences by stopping the free flow of information.

cortar, podar

(cut through)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Laura sheared through the undergrowth to create a path.

aparar, podar

transitive verb (trim)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Cortei a grama, agora tenho que podá-la.
I have mown the lawn, now I need to edge it.

aparar, podar

transitive verb (cut off parts of a plant) (planta)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O jardineiro podou as sebes ordenadamente.
The gardener cropped the hedges neatly.

podar flores murchas

transitive verb (horticulture: remove dead flowers)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)

tesoura de podar

plural noun (garden tool for cutting branches)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
I used pruning shears to cut back the rose bush.

tesoura de podar

plural noun (gardening tool: shears)

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