🌱Garden & balcony
Plants, tools, the fence.
12 concepts
Columns follow the languages switched on at the top. Gender after the word (m/f/n); IPA beneath; notes, alternatives and origins underneath — nothing is hidden.
| Concept | English | Français | Español |
|---|---|---|---|
garden noun | garden also: yard (US) American 'yard' = the grassy bit; 'garden' there means flower/vegetable beds. | jardinm also: potager (vegetable garden) | jardínm also: huerto (vegetable garden) |
balcony noun | balcony | balconm also: terrasse (f) | balcónm also: terraza (f) |
lawn noun | lawn also: grass | pelousef also: gazon (m) 'Pelouse interdite' = keep off the grass. | céspedm also: pasto (Latin America), grama |
flower noun | flower Homophone of flour. | fleurf | florf pl. flores |
plant noun | plant Also a factory. American: /plænt/. | plantef Also the sole of the foot (plante du pied). | plantaf Also floor/storey (planta baja = ground floor) and the sole of the foot. |
watering can noun | watering can | arrosoirm | regaderaf In Mexico regadera = shower. |
fence noun | fence | clôturef also: barrière, palissade (wooden) | vallaf also: cerca, cerco (Latin America) /ˈbaja/ for most speakers — sounds like vaya. |
hedge noun | hedge | haief Aspirated h: la haie, no liaison (les haies /le ɛ/). | setom |
weed noun | weed Also slang for cannabis. | mauvaise herbef Literally 'bad grass'. | mala hierbaf also: maleza 'Mala hierba nunca muere' — weeds never die (said of tough people). |
spade / shovel noun | spade also: shovel Spade = flat blade for digging; shovel = scooped blade for moving. | pellef also: bêche (spade) Also dustpan (pelle à poussière). | palaf |
to water (plants) verb | to water | arroser Also to celebrate with drinks: arroser une promotion. | regar Stem-changing: riego, riegas… regamos. |
to mow (the lawn) verb | to mow Lawnmower. | tondre Also to shear (sheep). Tondeuse = lawnmower / clippers. | cortar el césped Cortacésped = lawnmower. |