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English to Italian Dictionary

weeds Meaning in Italian (weeds significato in italiano)

erbacce, erba
erbacce in English:weeds
Phonetic:ˈɛrbattʃe
Plural: weeds
Gender:Femminile
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Il significato di weeds in italiano è erbacce, erba. (Piante indesiderate che crescono in competizione con le piante coltivate, spesso trovate in giardini o campi.)

Definitions of Weeds

  1. 1
    noun
    erbacce

    Unwanted plants growing in competition with cultivated plants, often found in gardens or fields.

    Piante indesiderate che crescono in competizione con le piante coltivate, spesso trovate in giardini o campi.

  2. 2
    noun(informal)
    erba

    Informal term for cannabis, especially marijuana.

    Termine informale per la cannabis, specialmente la marijuana.

Example Sentences

“The garden is full of weeds; I need to spend the afternoon clearing them.”

Il giardino è pieno di erbacce; devo passare il pomeriggio a ripulirle.

business

“Farmers often use herbicides to control weeds in their fields.”

Gli agricoltori usano spesso erbicidi per controllare le erbacce nei loro campi.

Synonyms (Sinonimi)

In Italian:

infestantimalerbe

In English:

undesirablespest plantsmarijuana

Antonyms (Contrari)

In Italian:

colturepiante utili

In English:

cropsflowerscultivated plants

Inflected Word Forms

past participleweeded
gerundweeding
nounweed
agent nounweeder

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

weed outphrasal_verb

To remove unwanted or inferior people or things from a group or collection.

a weed in the gardenexpression

Something or someone undesirable or out of place.