Англо-русский словарь - prune
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prune
I noun
1) чернослив
2) красновато-лиловый цвет - prunes and prisms - prunes and prism II v.
1) обрезать; подрезать (деревья и т.п.)
2) сокращать (расходы и т.п.)
3) удалять (всякого рода излишества), упрощать - prune away - prune down
PRUNE away
а) обрезать, подрезать (ветви); If you prune the dead wood away, the tree has a better chance of growth.
б) сокращать, удалять (лишние части); Your writing would be improved if you pruned away some of those unnecessary adjectives.
PRUNE down
а) укоротить, обрезав (ветви); Shall I prune this bush down?
б) сократить, снизить; Is there any way we can prune the costs down still further?
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1. чернослив 2. уст. слива 3. красновато-лиловый цвет 4. разг. простак, простофиля; глупец 5. разг. зануда; человек, который всем портит настроение Id: prunes and prism(s) —- жеманная манера говорить 6. обрезать, подрезать (ветви) 7. сад. формировать крону 8. сокращать, урезать (расходы) to prune appropriations —- урезать ассигнования 9. сокращать; убирать (излишества); упрощать (стиль) the editor pruned long text to a shorter and more readable length —- редактор сократил текст, сделав его более читабельным 10. уст. чистить клювом перья 11. уст. прихорашиваться 12. уст. гордиться (собой); быть самодовольным Id: to prune one's plumage —- чистить перышки; охарашиваться ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. n. 1 a dried plum. 2 colloq. a silly or disliked person. Etymology: ME f. OF ult. f. L prunum f. Gk prou(m)non plum 2. v.tr. 1 a (often foll. by down) trim (a tree etc.) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches etc. b (usu. foll. by off, away) lop (branches etc.) from a tree. 2 reduce (costs etc.) (must try to prune expenses). 3 a (often foll. by of) clear (a book etc.) of superfluities. b remove (superfluities). Phrases and idioms pruning-hook a long-handled hooked cutting tool used for pruning. Derivatives pruner n. Etymology: ME prouyne f. OF pro(o)ignier ult. f. L rotundus ROUND ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, plum, from Latin prunum — more at plum Date: 14th century a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation II. verb (~d; pruning) Etymology: Middle English prouynen, probably ultimately from Old French prooignier, alteration of *porrooignier, from por- completely (from Latin pro-) + rooignier to cut, ~, from Vulgar Latin *rotundiare to cut around, from Latin rotundus round — more at pro-, rotund Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to reduce especially by eliminating superfluous matter ~d the text ~ the budget b. to remove as superfluous ~ away all ornamentation 2. to cut off or cut back parts of for better shape or more fruitful growth ~ the branches intransitive verb to cut away what is unwanted or superfluous • ~r noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(prunes, pruning, pruned) 1. A prune is a dried plum. N-COUNT 2. When you prune a tree or bush, you cut off some of the branches so that it will grow better the next year. You have to prune a bush if you want fruit... There is no best way to prune. VERB: V n, V • Prune back means the same as prune. Apples, pears and cherries can be pruned back when they’ve lost their leaves. PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P 3. If you prune something, you cut out all the parts that you do not need. Firms are cutting investment and pruning their product ranges. VERB: V n • Prune back means the same as prune. The company has pruned back its workforce by 20,000 since 1989. PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron) ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 v 1 also prune back to cut some of the branches of a tree or bush to make it grow better (I need to prune the roses this weekend.) 2 also prune down to get rid of the unnecessary parts of something (The essay's too long, you need to prune it down.) ~2 n a dried plum, usually cooked before eating ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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