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prunedadjective
more pruned
Comp.
most pruned
Super.
UK
/pruːnd/
US
/prund/
Translations
épuréSe dit d’un contenu, d’un texte ou d’une version simplifiée en supprimant les éléments superflus.
The pruned version of the report was much easier to understand.
La version épurée du rapport était beaucoup plus facile à comprendre.
élaguéSe dit surtout des plantes, arbustes et arbres après la taille.
The pruned bushes in the garden looked much neater and healthier.
Les buissons élagués dans le jardin paraissaient beaucoup plus nets et en meilleure santé.
Definitions
Trimmed or cut back to remove unwanted parts, especially in reference to plants or trees.
The pruned bushes in the garden looked much neater and healthier.
Reduced or simplified by removing unnecessary elements.
The pruned version of the report was much easier to understand.
Synonyms
trimmed
cut back
reduced
shorn
clipped
pruneverb

pruned

Past Simple

pruned
Past Simple
pruned
Past Participle
pruning
ing-form
UK
/pruːn/
US
/prun/
Translations
taillerPour les plantes, les arbres et les arbustes.
She decided to prune the rose bushes to help them bloom better in the spring.
Elle a décidé de tailler les rosiers pour les aider à mieux fleurir au printemps.
supprimerPour enlever des parties jugées inutiles ou superflues.
The editor had to prune several paragraphs from the article to fit the word limit.
Le rédacteur a dû supprimer plusieurs paragraphes de l’article pour respecter la limite de mots.
Additional translations
friperSe dit de la peau qui se plisse après immersion prolongée dans l’eau.
friperPeut aussi s’employer au sens causatif, pour faire rider la peau.
Definitions
To trim or cut away dead or overgrown branches or stems, especially to encourage growth.
She decided to prune the rose bushes to help them bloom better in the spring.
To reduce or remove unnecessary or unwanted parts from something.
The editor had to prune several paragraphs from the article to fit the word limit.
Of skin: to shrivel or wrinkle after prolonged immersion in water; also, to cause skin to wrinkle in this way.
After an hour in the pool, his fingertips had pruned.
Synonyms
trim
cut back
clip
shear
thin
reduce
diminish
edit
prunenoun
Definitions
A dried plum, often used in cooking or eaten as a snack.
She added a handful of prunes to the oatmeal for extra sweetness.
Informal: A disagreeable, dull, or foolish person, especially an old one.
Stop acting like a silly old prune.
Any of several plum trees cultivated for their fruit that is dried into prunes.
The old prune by the gate is heavy with fruit this year.
pruneadjective
Definitions
Made from, flavoured with, or relating to prunes.
She poured herself a glass of prune juice.
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