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sward

UK
/swɔːd/
US
/swɔrd/

Translations

swardnoun
swards
pl
UK
/swɔːd/
US
/swɔrd/
gazonSens général : surface herbeuse courte et dense ; usage courant et technique.
The children played on the lush sward in the park.
Les enfants jouaient sur le gazon luxuriant du parc.
Additional translations
pelousePour une étendue d’herbe entretenue, surtout dans un contexte de parc ou de jardin.
Synonyms
grass
meadow
sod
lawn
turf
swardverb
swarded
Past Simple
swarded
Past Participle
swarding
Gerund
UK
/swɔːd/
US
/swɔrd/
Chiefly literary; transitive or intransitive meaning ‘to cover with turf’ or ‘to become covered with grass’.
engazonnerSens transitif : couvrir de gazon ; en emploi intransitif/réfléchi : se couvrir de gazon.
After a few summers the bare earth swarded over, turning into a meadow.
Après quelques étés, la terre nue s’est engazonnée, se transformant en prairie.
Synonyms
turf
sod
grass
turf over
sod down
green (cover with grass)
swardadjective
Used attributively in agronomy and ecology (e.g., “sward height,” “sward density”).
gazonnéEmploi descriptif en contexte agricole ou paysager : couvert de gazon.
Weekly measurements of sward height were taken throughout the trial.
Des mesures hebdomadaires de la hauteur du gazon ont été prises tout au long de l’essai.

Definitions

swardnoun
An expanse of short grass.
The children played on the lush sward in the park.
The grassy surface of land; turf.
The gardener carefully tended to the sward to keep it healthy and green.
swardverb
To cover (land) with grass turf, or to become covered with grass.
After a few summers the bare earth swarded over, turning into a meadow.
swardadjective
Relating to, consisting of, or characteristic of grass sward.
Weekly measurements of sward height were taken throughout the trial.
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