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166 months ago

Ana Florencia Fernández   asked this question:

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166 months ago

P Diane   wrote:

las flores gastadas

My comment:

Todavia no se marchitan pero hay que retirarlas

166 months ago

P Diane   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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86 months ago

Ana Florencia Fernández   wrote:

Hola, Albert. Gracias por tu respuesta. Entonces, ¿en Cuba dicen "flores gastadas"?

166 months ago

P Diane   wrote:

flores marchitadas

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Collins Robert

166 months ago

P Diane   wrote:

mustias, que se han mustiado

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166 months ago

P Diane   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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166 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."

166 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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166 months ago

Ana Florencia Fernández   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

166 months ago

Margarita Viada   wrote:

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

166 months ago

Margarita Viada   wrote:

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

166 months ago

Margarita Viada   wrote:

flores marchitas