pasture

pasture
noun
(a field or area of ground cove-red with grass for cattle etc to eat: The horses were out in the pasture.) pasto
pasture n pasto
pasture
tr['pɑːsʧəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 pasto
transitive verb
1 apacentar, pastar
intransitive verb
1 pacer, pastar
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to move on to pastures new buscar nuevos horizontes
to put cattle out to pasture pastorear el ganado, apacentar el ganado
pasture ['pæsʧər] v, -tured ; -turing vi
graze: pacer, pastar
pasture vt
: apacentar, pastar
pasture n
: pastizal m, potrero m, pasto m
pasture
n.
• apacentadero s.m.
• dehesa s.f.
• herbaje s.m.
• hierba s.f.
• pasto s.m.
• pastura s.f.
• prado s.m.
• redonda s.f.
v.
• apacentar v.
• campear v.
• herbajear v.
• pacer v.
• pastorear v.

I 'pæstʃər, 'pɑːstʃə(r)
noun
a) u (grazing land) pastos mpl
b) c (tract of grazing land) prado m, potrero m (AmL)

to move on to pastures new — cambiar de aires, buscar* nuevos horizontes

to put somebody out to pasture — jubilar a alguien (fam)

c) u (grass) pasto m, pastura f; (before n)

pasture land — tierra f de pastoreo, pradera f


II
transitive verb apacentar*, pastar
['pɑːstʃǝ(r)]
1.
N (=field) pasto m , prado m ; (=pastureland) tierra(s) f(pl) de pastoreo

to put animals out to pasture — apacentar or pastorear el ganado

they're putting me out to pasture — (fig) hum me echan al pasto (como a caballo viejo)

- seek pastures new
2.
VT [+ animals] apacentar, pastorear; [+ grass] comer, pacer
3.
VI pastar, pacer
* * *

I ['pæstʃər, 'pɑːstʃə(r)]
noun
a) u (grazing land) pastos mpl
b) c (tract of grazing land) prado m, potrero m (AmL)

to move on to pastures new — cambiar de aires, buscar* nuevos horizontes

to put somebody out to pasture — jubilar a alguien (fam)

c) u (grass) pasto m, pastura f; (before n)

pasture land — tierra f de pastoreo, pradera f


II
transitive verb apacentar*, pastar

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