Spanish for the Garden

Parts of a Plant

bark corteza, n.
branch, limb rama, n.
broken branch rama quebrada, n.
bud botón, n.
bush arbusto, n.
cane guía, cana, n.
crossing branches ramas que cruzan, n.
flower flor, n.
fork, crotch horquilla, n.
leaf hoja, n.
root, roots raiza, raices, n.
seed semilla, n.
stem tallo, n.
sucker retoño, n.
tendril hilo, n.
tree árbol, n.
trunk tronco, n.
vine parra, n.

Adjectives

broken quebrada, adj.
clean limpio, adj.
damp húmedo, adj.
deep profundo, hondo, adj.
deeper más hondo, adj.
dirty sucio, adj.
dry seco, adj.
heavy pesado, adj.
light liviano, adj.
loamy magroso, adoboso, adj.
narrow angosto, estrecho, adj.
rocky rocoso, adj.
sandy arenoso, adj.
shallow bajo, poco profundo, adj.
thick denso, espeso, adj.
thin delgado, adj.
wet mojado, adj.
wide ancho, adj.

Garden Tools and Supplies

nozzle boquilla, n.
pail/bucket cubeta, n.
pick pico, n.
pole pruners cortarramas, n.
pot maceta, n.
pruning knife podadera, n.
pruning saw serrucho de podar, n.
pump bomba, n.
rag trapo, n.
rake rastrillo, n.
rake, bamboo rastrillo de bambú, n.
rake, steel rastrillo de acero, n.
river sand arena de rio, n.
sand arena, n.
saw serrucho, sierra, n.
scissors tijeras, n.
shovel, square pala cuadrada, n.
sledge hammer marro, n.
spade pala, n.
sprayer, sprinkler agredora, rociadador, n.
stake pala, estaca, n.
string cordón, cuerda, n.
tarp lona, n.
tiller, rotary tiller cultivadora giratoria, n.
trowel desplantador, cuchara, n.
watering can regadera, n.
wheelbarrow carretilla, n.
wire alambre, n.

Verbs

to add, increase aumentar, v.
to apply aplicar, v.
to burn quemar, v.
to clean limpiar, v.
to close cerrar, v.
to connect conectar, v.
to cover cobrar, v.
to cut cortar, v.
to damage dañar, malograr, v.
to dig cavar, escavar, v.
to dig up excavar, v.
to dry secar, v.
to fertilize, feed fertilizar, abonar, v.
to filter filtrar, v.
to fill in, fill up llenar, v.
to fix arreglar, v.
to glue pegar, v.
to grow crecer, v.
to irrigate regar, v.
to irrigate lightly regar ligeramente, v.
to kill matar, v.
to leak gotear, v.
to measure medir to mix mezclar, v.
to narrow estrechar, v.
to open abrir, v.
to plant plantar, v.

to pour out echar, servir, v.
to prune podar, amarrar, cortar, v.
to rake rastrillar, v.
to remove quitar, remover, v.
to replace, to exchange cambiar, reemplazar, v.
to soak empapar, v.
to spill derramar, v.
to spray espreyar, rociar, regar, atomizar, v.
to spread aventar, tirar, regar, v.
to sprinkle, mist rociar, esparcir, v.
to sprout brotar, v.
to sweep barrer, v.
to take llevar, v.
to thin atenuar, ralear, entresacar, v.
to throw tirar, v.
to throw away echar a la basura, v.
to tie amarrar, v.
to tighten poner tirante, ajustar, tensar, v.
to turn off (close) apagar, cerrar, v.
to turn on (open) abrir, v.
to use usar, v.
to wait esperar, v.
to wash lavar, v.
to water dar agua, regar, v.
to weed deshierbar, cultivar, v.
to weigh pesar, v.

Useful Words

ancho width, n.
arbor emparrado, n.
black earth tierra negra, n.
boulder roca, n.
brick ladrillo, n.
bump, high spot chipote, n.
copper sulphate sulfate de cobre, n.
ditch zanja, n.
debris, rubbish escombro, n.
dump dompe, n.
dust polvo, n.
earth, soil tierra, n.
fence cerca, valla, n.
ferrous sulfate copperas, n.
fertilizer abono, n.
field campo, n.
flat, box (of plantings) caja, bandeja, n.
flower bed jardinera, n.
flower pot maceta, n.
fountain fuente, n.
garbage basura, n.
garbage can, garbage dump basurero, n.
gate puerta, n.
grass pasto, n.
height alto, n.
hole, low spot hoyo, n.

infestation plaga, n.
leak fuga, goteo, n.
local market tianguis, n.
moss musgo, n.
mud lodo, n.
mud puddle charco, n.
muddy spot lugar barroso, n.
mulch tierra del encino, tierra negra nursery vivero, n.
path vereda, sendero, n.
pound (weight) libra, n.
pumice stone jal, n.
rain lluvia, n.
slope inclinado, inclinaciôn, n.
soil, dirt tierra, terreno, n.
soil surface nivel del suelo, n.
sphagnum moss musgo, n.
stairs, steps escalones, gradas, n.
stone piedra, n.
timer reloj automático, n.
trellis espaldera, enrejado, n.
wall muro, muralla, n.
water agua, n.
well, hole pozo, agujero, n.
weeds zacate, hierbas malas, n.
width ancho, n.
wooden stake pala o estaca de madera, n.