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pasture

  

(păs'chər) pronunciation

n.

    1. Grass or other vegetation eaten as food by grazing animals.
    2. Ground on which such vegetation grows, especially that which is set aside for use by domestic grazing animals.
  2. The feeding or grazing of animals.

v., -tured, -tur·ing, -tures.

v.tr.

  1. To herd (animals) into a pasture to graze.
  2. To provide (animals) with pasturage. Used of land.
    1. To graze on (land or vegetation).
    2. To use (land) as pasture.

v.intr.

To graze in a pasture.

idiom:

put out to pasture

  1. To herd (grazing animals) into pasturable land.
  2. Informal. To retire or compel to retire from work or a full workload.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin pāstūra, from Latin pāstus, past participle of pāscere, to feed.]

pasturable pas'tur·a·ble adj.
pasturer pas'tur·er n.

land used for grazing livestock. Land unsuited for cultivation, e.g., hilly or stony land, may be used as pasture. Tilled land and meadow may be pastured after the crops are removed. Pastures that have been overgrazed and in which such soil-improving practices as liming, fertilizing, and seeding have been neglected lose a part of the feed nutrients required by livestock. Good management of pastures also calls for rotation of animals, because the composition of manure, which affects the nutrients in the soil, varies with the kind of animal being grazed, and also because different animals graze on different species of pasturage plants. Among other requirements are a sufficient water supply, trees to provide shade, and eradication of weeds. Most forage plants seeded in pastures are types of grass or clover. Many are suitable not only for grazing but also for cutting and storage as hay. See also range.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - græsning, græsgang
v. tr. - sætte på græs
v. intr. - græsse

idioms:

  • greener pastures    grønnere græsgange
  • pastures new    ny græsgang
  • put out to pasture    sætte på græs

Nederlands (Dutch)
weiland, voeder, grazen, weiden

Français (French)
n. - pré, pâturage, droit de pacage, herbe
v. tr. - faire paître
v. intr. - paître

idioms:

  • greener pastures    changer d'horizons
  • pastures new    changer d'horizons
  • put out to pasture    (lit) mettre au pré ou au pâturage, (fig) mettre à la retraite

Deutsch (German)
n. - Weide(land), Futter
v. - grasen, weiden

idioms:

  • greener pastures    bessere Bedingungen
  • pastures new    etwas Neues
  • put out to pasture    weiden lassen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βοσκότοπος, λιβάδι, βοσκή
v. - βόσκω

idioms:

  • greener pastures    αιώνιες μονές
  • pastures new    νέες βοσκές, νέα λημέρια
  • put out to pasture    βγάζω για βόσκημα, (μτφ.) αποστρατεύω, συνταξιοδοτώ

Italiano (Italian)
pascolare, pascolo, foraggio

idioms:

  • greener pastures    situazioni migliori
  • pastures new    posizione nuova
  • put out to pasture    pensionare, mandare in pensione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pastagem (f)
v. - pastorear, pastar

idioms:

  • greener pastures    pastos mais verdes
  • pastures new    situação melhor
  • put out to pasture    levar a pastar

Русский (Russian)
пастись, пастбище, корм

idioms:

  • greener pastures    там, где лучше
  • pastures new    новые горизонты
  • put out to pasture    пасти, отпускать/отправлять на пенсию

Español (Spanish)
n. - prado, dehesa, pasto, forraje, pastura
v. tr. - pastar, pacer, apacentar, pastorear
v. intr. - pastar, pacer, apacentarse

idioms:

  • greener pastures    mejores condiciones, nuevos horizontes
  • pastures new    mejores condiciones, nuevos horizontes
  • put out to pasture    sacar a pastar, echar como a caballo viejo, jubilar, mandar a cuarteles de invierno

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - betesmark
v. - beta

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
牧场, 牧草, 草地, 放牧, 吃草

idioms:

  • greener pastures    好地方, 更好的职位
  • pastures new    好地方, 更好的职位
  • put out to pasture    放牧

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 牧場, 牧草, 草地
v. tr. - 放牧
v. intr. - 吃草

idioms:

  • greener pastures    好地方, 更好的職位
  • pastures new    好地方, 更好的職位
  • put out to pasture    放牧

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 목장, 목초, 야구장(의 외야)
v. tr. - 풀을 뜯기다, 방목하다, 목장으로 쓰다
v. intr. - 풀을 먹다

idioms:

  • put out to pasture    목초지에 내놓다, 처분하다, 은퇴 시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 牧草地, 放牧場, 牧草
v. - 放牧する, 食べる

idioms:

  • greener pastures    今より魅力的な場所
  • put out to pasture    引退させる, お払い箱にする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مرعى, مرج, رعي (فعل) يرعى, يتخذه مرعى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שדה-מרעה, אחו‬
v. tr. - ‮רעה‬
v. intr. - ‮רעה‬

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