turf

turf
tə:f
1. plural - turfs; noun
1) (rough grass and the earth it grows out of: He walked across the springy turf.) césped, revestimiento de césped; tepe, cespedón
2) ((a usually square piece of) grass and earth: We laid turf in our garden to make a lawn.) placa de césped

2. verb
1) (to cover with turf(s): We are going to turf that part of the garden.) encespedar, cubrir con césped
2) (to throw: We turfed him out of the house.) echar, poner de patitas en la calle
turf
tr[tɜːf]
noun
1 césped nombre masculino
transitive verb
1 cubrir con césped
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
the turf las carreras de caballos, el turf nombre masculino
turf accountant corredor,-ra de apuestas
turf ['tərf] n
sod: tepe m
turf
v.
• encespedar v.
n.
• césped s.m.
• hipódromo s.m.
• tepe s.m.
• turba s.f.

I tɜːrf, tɜːf
noun (pl turfs or turves)
1)
a) u (grass) césped m
b) c (square of grass) (esp BrE) tepe m
2) (horseracing)

the turf — el turf, la hípica


II
transitive verb (Hort) \<\<garden\>\> encespedar, colocar* tepes en
Phrasal Verbs:
[tɜːf]
1. N
(pl turfs or turves) [tɜːvz]
1) (=grass) césped m ; (=clod) tepe m ; (in turfing) pan m de hierba; (=peat) turba f
2) (Horse racing)

the Turf — el turf, el hipódromo

3) * [of gang etc] territorio m , zona f de influencia
2.
VT (also: turf over) cubrir con césped
3.
CPD

turf accountant N — (Brit) corredor(a) m / f de apuestas

turf war N — lucha f por territorio

- turf out
* * *

I [tɜːrf, tɜːf]
noun (pl turfs or turves)
1)
a) u (grass) césped m
b) c (square of grass) (esp BrE) tepe m
2) (horseracing)

the turf — el turf, la hípica


II
transitive verb (Hort) \<\<garden\>\> encespedar, colocar* tepes en
Phrasal Verbs:

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