spent (flowers, blossoms, etc.) - What is the Spanish translation? Spanish translators help scientific Spanish translators with the translation of spent (flowers, blossoms, etc.)

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9 months ago

Ana Fernandez asked this question:

Language pair:	English > Spanish
Subject:	Sciences / Non-fiction books
Level of diffculty:	Difficult / demanding
Word or term in question:	spent (flowers, blossoms, etc.)
Context:	Remove spent flowers to limit self-mowing./Removing spent blossoms promotes flower formati
Keywords:	on./Snip spent flower spikes. This is a text on botany.

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9 months ago

P Diane Schneider wrote:

las flores gastadas

My comment:

Todavia no se marchitan pero hay que retirarlas

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9 months ago

Albert Inclan wrote:

I have heard the term marchitas used often (I am Cuban), but I have also heard them referred to as 'muertas' or 'gastadas'. After all when a flower is spent it is dead. A flower can turn brown but not necessarily be dead, and when a blossom is completely gone that their removal promotes or encourages new growth to appear...just fruit for thought.

My comment:

Hope this helps.

My references:

A.Inclan PHD
BA and some graduate work in Spanish, bilingual/bicultural, PHD in the counseling field. Have published psychological test in Spanish and have done umerous oral translations as well.

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9 months ago

Barbara Cochran wrote:

flores marchitadas

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Collins Robert

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9 months ago

Bertrand DEVAUX wrote:

mustias, que se han mustiado

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9 months ago

Stella Morantes wrote:

marchitas

My comment:

la diferencia principal entre spent flower y withered flower is mas bien regional. En EU se usa spent como uso y constumbre, mientra en otros paises, por ejemplo, Gran Bretana, usa withered y no saben que es spent. Ambas quieren decir marchita, que es el termino comun en Espanol. Espero que esto ayude.

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9 months ago

Vicki Santamaria wrote:

As a native English speaker, I can't agree with this comment. I have never heard anyone use "spent" for a "wilted" flower. "Wilted" is the most common term used in the U.S. "Withered" is more often used for a limb of a person, such as a "withered arm". "Spent" is used for money, or in old-fashioned English, for being tired, i.e. "I'm spent after all that work."

9 months ago

Margarita Viada wrote:

marchito, ajado, pasado, debilitado, deteriorado

My comment:

Sugerencia: Quitar las flores marchitas para limitar su caíga sesgada. /Retirar las flores ajadas estimula la floración.

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9 months ago

Ana Fernandez wrote:

Yo también pensé en "marchitas," pero me sorprende que en ningún momento usa "withered." También vi un video sobre cómo podar "spent flowers," pero no estaban marchitas. Muestra una planta que ya dio flores y tiene unos brotes. http://www.5min.com/Video/Removing-Spent-Flowers---Part-One-1968200

9 months ago

Margarita Viada wrote:

Lo vi y me parece que marchitas sigue estando bien, pero quizás te dé ma confianza agotadas o pasadas.

9 months ago

Margarita Viada wrote:

Ana, se me acaba de ocurrir que podrías decir también muertas si prefieres.

9 months ago

Ana Pearson wrote:

flores marchitas

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