noun🔗ShareHierbasAny plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain."The park ranger explained that grasses prevent soil erosion on the hillside. "El guardabosques explicó que las hierbas previenen la erosión del suelo en la ladera.plantbiologyagricultureenvironmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHierbasVarious plants not in family Poaceae that resemble grasses."The park was filled with various grasses, including some unusual types that resembled the familiar lawn grasses. "El parque estaba lleno de varias hierbas, incluyendo algunos tipos inusuales que se asemejaban a las hierbas de césped familiares.plantbiologyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCéspedA lawn."The children ran and played on the grasses of the schoolyard. "Los niños corrieron y jugaron en el césped del patio de la escuela.plantenvironmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSoplón, chivatoAn informer, police informer; one who betrays a group (of criminals, etc) to the authorities."The gang silenced anyone suspected of being grasses after the police raid. "La banda silenció a cualquiera sospechoso de ser un chivato después de la redada policial.policelawgroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareInterferencias, ruidosSharp, closely spaced discontinuities in the trace of a cathode-ray tube, produced by random interference."The faulty radar system displayed only grasses, obscuring any real aircraft signals and rendering it useless. "El sistema de radar defectuoso solo mostraba interferencias, lo que oscurecía cualquier señal real de aeronaves y lo hacía inútil.electronicstechnologysignalphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRuidoNoise on an A-scope or similar type of radar display."The air traffic controller struggled to distinguish the faint blip of the incoming plane from the grasses on the radar screen, making precise tracking difficult. "El controlador aéreo luchó por distinguir el débil punto del avión entrante del ruido en la pantalla del radar, lo que dificultaba el seguimiento preciso.technologyelectronicssignaltechnicalmachinenauticalmilitarywarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa primavera, el veranoThe season of fresh grass; spring or summer."After a long winter, everyone looks forward to the grasses. "Después de un largo invierno, todos esperan la primavera/el verano.timenatureplantenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLo transitorio, efímeroThat which is transitory."The joy of winning felt like grasses; exciting in the moment, but quickly fading. "La alegría de ganar se sintió como lo transitorio; emocionante en el momento, pero desvaneciéndose rápidamente.naturetimephilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEspárragos(folk etymology) Asparagus; "sparrowgrass"."My grandmother always called asparagus "grasses," a habit leftover from when she was a child. "Mi abuela siempre llamaba a los espárragos "espárragos", un hábito que le quedó de cuando era niña.plantfoodvegetablelanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSuperficie de una minaThe surface of a mine."The grasses above the abandoned coal mine were surprisingly green, despite the toxic soil beneath. "La superficie de la mina de carbón abandonada era sorprendentemente verde, a pesar del suelo tóxico debajo.geologymineralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExtender sobre la hierba; derribarTo lay out on the grass; to knock down (an opponent etc.)."The wrestler needed to grass his opponent quickly to gain the advantage. "El luchador necesitaba derribar rápidamente a su oponente para obtener la ventaja.naturesportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Sharedelatar, chivarTo act as a grass or informer, to betray; to report on (criminals etc) to the authorities."He refused to grass on his friends, even when the police pressured him. "Se negó a chivar a sus amigos, incluso cuando la policía lo presionó.policelawgovernmentactionsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCubrir de césped, em hierbarTo cover with grass or with turf."The city planner grasses the vacant lot to create a small park for the community. "El planificador urbano cubre de césped el terreno baldío para crear un pequeño parque para la comunidad.environmentagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAlimentar con hierbaTo feed with grass."The rancher grasses his cattle in the north pasture during the summer months. "El ranchero alimenta con hierba a su ganado en el pasto del norte durante los meses de verano.agricultureanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBlanquear sobre la hierbaTo expose, as flax, on the grass for bleaching, etc."The farmer grasses the newly harvested flax in the meadow, hoping the sun will bleach it to a lighter color before it's processed into linen. "El granjero blanquea el lino recién cosechado en la pradera, esperando que el sol lo decolore a un color más claro antes de que se procese en lino.agricultureplantprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAterrizar, posarTo bring to the grass or ground; to land."The pilot had to grasses the plane quickly after the engine failed. "El piloto tuvo que aterrizar el avión rápidamente después de que el motor fallara.natureactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading