pasto

m.

1 fodder (hierba).

2 pasture (sitio).

3 lawn, grass. (Latin American Spanish)

4 Pasto.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pastar.

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pasto

► nombre masculino

1 (pastizal) pasture

2 (acción) grazing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a todo pasto in large quantities

■ gasta el dinero a todo pasto he spends money like water

■ comimos a todo pasto we stuffed ourselves with food

ser pasto de las llamas to go up in flames

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noun m.

pasture

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SM

1) (Agr) (=acción) grazing; (=sitio) pasture; (=hierba) grass, pasture; (=pienso) feed, fodder; LAm (=césped) lawn

derecho de pasto — grazing rights

un sitio abundante en pastos — a place with rich grazing

echar el ganado al pasto — to put the animals out to pasture

pasto seco — fodder

2) (fig) (=alimento) food, nourishment; [del fuego] fuel

es pasto de la murmuración — it is a subject for gossip

fue pasto del fuego o de las llamas — the flames devoured it

ser pasto de la actualidad — to be newsworthy

sirvió de pasto a los mirones — the onlookers lapped it up *

pasto espiritual — spiritual nourishment

3)

- a todo pasto

beber a todo pasto — to drink for all one is worth, drink to excess

cita refranes a todo pasto — he quotes vast quantities of proverbs

correr a todo pasto — to run like hell *

había fruta a todo pasto — there was fruit in unlimited quantities

4)

vino de pasto — ordinary wine

5) Méx ** (=hierba) grass **, pot **

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masculino

a) (Agr) pasture

hay buenos pastos — there is good grazing o pasture

a todo pasto — (Esp fam)

comimos a todo pasto — we ate until we were fit to burst (colloq)

fumaban a todo pasto — they smoked like chimneys (colloq)

ser pasto de algo — persona to be the subject of something

el edificio fue pasto de las llamas — the building was enveloped o engulfed in flames

b) (AmL) (hierba) grass; (extensión) lawn, grass

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= pasture, fodder.

Ex. The article 'The information society of the 1990s; blue sky and green pastures?' considers how the transformation into an information intensive society affects the day to day life of an individual.

Ex. The diverse range of perspectives represented provides fodder for lively debates.

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* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de past = rangeland.

* lugar de pasto = feeding ground.

* pasto de limón = lemongrass.

* pastos = grassland.

* pastos mejores = greener pastures, pastures new.

* tierra de pastos = pasture land.

* zona de pasto = feeding ground, grazing area.

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masculino

a) (Agr) pasture

hay buenos pastos — there is good grazing o pasture

a todo pasto — (Esp fam)

comimos a todo pasto — we ate until we were fit to burst (colloq)

fumaban a todo pasto — they smoked like chimneys (colloq)

ser pasto de algo — persona to be the subject of something

el edificio fue pasto de las llamas — the building was enveloped o engulfed in flames

b) (AmL) (hierba) grass; (extensión) lawn, grass

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= pasture, fodder.

Ex: The article 'The information society of the 1990s; blue sky and green pastures?' considers how the transformation into an information intensive society affects the day to day life of an individual.

Ex: The diverse range of perspectives represented provides fodder for lively debates.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de past = rangeland.

* lugar de pasto = feeding ground.

* pasto de limón = lemongrass.

* pastos = grassland.

* pastos mejores = greener pastures, pastures new.

* tierra de pastos = pasture land.

* zona de pasto = feeding ground, grazing area.

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pasto

masculine

1 (Agr) pasture

la región tiene buenos pastos the area has good grazing o pasture

a todo pasto (fam): comimos y bebimos a todo pasto we ate and drank until we were fit to burst (colloq)

fumaban a todo pasto they smoked like chimneys (colloq)

ser pasto de algo: el edificio fue pasto de las llamas the building was enveloped o engulfed in flames

no quiero ser pasto de la murmuración I don't want to be the subject of gossip, I don't want to set tongues wagging (colloq)

2 (AmL) (hierba) grass; (extensión) lawn, grass

cortar el pasto to mow the lawn, to cut the grass

nos sentamos en el pasto we sat on the lawn o grass

darle pasto a algn (Col fam); to give sb a chance o start

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Del verbo pastar: (conjugate pastar)

pasto es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

pastó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
pastar    
pasto
pastar (conjugate pastar) verbo intransitivo
to graze
pasto sustantivo masculino

a) (Agr) pasture

b) (AmL) (hierba) grass;

(extensión) lawn, grass
pastar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to graze
pasto sustantivo masculino
1 (pastizal, pradera) pasture
(hierba) grass
2 (alimento) fodder
'pasto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
zacate
- cortar
English:
grass
- pasture
- lawn
- lawnmower

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pasto nm

1. [hierba] fodder

2. [sitio] pasture;

una región de fértiles pastos a region abounding in fertile pasture

3. Am [césped] lawn, grass;

cortar el pasto to mow the lawn, to cut the grass

4. Comp

a todo pasto in abundance;

ser pasto de las llamas to go up in flames

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pasto

m (dehesa) pasture;

a todo pasto fam for all one is worth fam ;

el edificio fue pasto de las llamas the building was engulfed by flames;

fueron pasto de las murmuraciones they were the subject of rumors;

dar pasto a fig (fomentar) encourage

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pasto nm

1) : pasture

2) hierba: grass, lawn

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pasto n pasture