agostar

v.

1 to be parched.

2 to plough the land in August. (Provincial)

3 to pasture cattle on stubbles in summer.

4 to wilt, to sear, to wither.

5 to wear down.

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agostar

► verbo transitivo

1 to wither, wilt

2 figurado to extinguish, kill

► verbo pronominal agostarse

1 to wither, wilt

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1. VT

1) (=quemar) to parch, burn up

2) (=marchitar) to wither, kill before time

3) Méx (=pastar) to graze on rough ground

2.

See:

agostarse

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1.

verbo transitivo <campos/plantas> to parch

2.

agostarse v pron to become parched

su imaginación no se agosta — (liter) his imagination is inexhaustible

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= scorch, parch.

Ex. If badly affected, spots run together, and leaves appear scorched.

Ex. Droughts are becoming a common feature, parching the land at least once every two years.

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1.

verbo transitivo <campos/plantas> to parch

2.

agostarse v pron to become parched

su imaginación no se agosta — (liter) his imagination is inexhaustible

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= scorch, parch.

Ex: If badly affected, spots run together, and leaves appear scorched.

Ex: Droughts are becoming a common feature, parching the land at least once every two years.

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agostar [A1 ]

vt

‹campos› to parch; ‹plantas› to wither, parch

■ agostarse

v pron

«campo» to become parched; «vegetación» to wither, become parched

su imaginación no se agosta (liter); his imagination is inexhaustible

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agostar

♦ vt

1. [secar] to wither, to parch

2. [debilitar] to ruin

♦ See also the pronominal verb agostarse

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agostar vt

1) : to parch

2) : to wither

♦ See also the reflexive verb agostarse