corte de césped
/koɾte de θesped/from spelling rules
Lawn mowing is corte de césped in Spanish.
The phrase corte de césped refers to the noun for the act of cutting grass to keep a lawn short and tidy. If you are referring to the machine used for this task, the word is cortacésped.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase corte de césped is composed of corte (cut) and césped (grass/lawn).
Which one should you use?
While corte de césped is the noun for the act itself, you can use the verb phrase podar el césped to express the action 'to mow the lawn'.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Argentina, you can use cortar el pasto or cortar el césped interchangeably to describe the action.
How do you pronounce it?
/koɾte de θesped/
What mistakes should you avoid?
Be careful not to use the verb podar when you mean to mow a lawn, as podar typically refers to pruning trees or shrubs.
Did you know?
- The word corte is a homonym in Spanish. While in corte de césped it means 'cut', it also means 'court', as in a royal court.
- Depending on the country, using césped versus pasto can signal a difference in social class or formality, with césped often referring to manicured gardens and pasto to wilder grass.
- The word corte shares an ancient root with the English word 'short', as both derive from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)ker- meaning 'to cut'.
Examples in context
- Necesito contratar a alguien para cortar el céspedI need to hire someone for lawn mowing
- Recomendamos podar el césped cada dos semanasWe recommend mowing the lawn every two weeks
- Voy a cortar el pasto este fin de semanaI'm going to mow the lawn this weekend
- Necesito alquilar una máquina para cortar el céspedI need to rent a lawn mower
- Cortaré el césped cada semanaI will mow the lawn every week
- Generalmente, cortamos el pasto cada dos semanasUsually, we mow the lawn every two weeks
- El corte de césped es necesario cada semana.Lawn mowing is necessary every week.
- Mañana contrataré un servicio de corte de césped.Tomorrow I will hire a lawn mowing service.
- El corte de césped ayuda a mantener el jardín limpio.Lawn mowing helps to keep the garden tidy.
Example conversation
Daniel and Sofía are discussing garden chores.
- DanielSofía, ¿cuándo haremos el corte de césped?Sofía, when will we do the lawn mowing?
- SofíaPodemos hacerlo mañana por la mañana.We can do it tomorrow morning.
- DanielPerfecto, yo preparo la máquina.Perfect, I will prepare the machine.
- SofíaGracias, Daniel. Yo ayudo con la limpieza.Thanks, Daniel. I will help with the cleaning.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries corte, césped, de, CC BY-SA 4.0.
