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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWeed-Patch
/wiːd pætʃ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An area of land overrun with unwanted plants or weeds.
"The garden was a weed-patch after weeks of neglect." - 2
A metaphorical term for a situation or place that is chaotic or disorganized.
"The office turned into a weed-patch with papers scattered everywhere."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'weed-patch' combines 'weed', derived from Old English 'wēod', meaning a plant considered undesirable, and 'patch', from Middle English 'pache', referring to a small area of ground. The phrase evolved to describe a specific area overgrown with unwanted plants, particularly in gardening contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Weed-Patch" is said worldwide
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patch de mauvaises herbes
Transliteration: patʃ də mɔvɛz ɛʁb
"Le jardin était un patch de mauvaises herbes après des semaines de négligence."
Unkrautfläche
Transliteration: ʊnˌkʁaʊtˌflɛːçə
"Der Garten war nach Wochen der Vernachlässigung eine Unkrautfläche."
area di erbacce
Transliteration: ˈaːrea di erˈbatʃe
"Il giardino era un'area di erbacce dopo settimane di abbandono."
parcela de malas hierbas
Transliteration: parˈθela de ˈmalas ˈjerbas
"El jardín era una parcela de malas hierbas después de semanas de descuido."
patch de ervas daninhas
Transliteration: pætʃ dʒi ˈɛʁvɐz dɐˈniɲɐs
"O jardim era um patch de ervas daninhas após semanas de negligência."
गांजा का टुकड़ा
Transliteration: gānzā kā ṭukṛā
"बाग़ एक गांजा का टुकड़ा बन गया था।"
杂草地
Transliteration: zá cǎo dì
"花园在几周的忽视后变成了杂草地。"
잡초밭
Transliteration: jabcho bat
"정원은 몇 주 동안 방치된 후 잡초밭이 되었다."
雑草地
Transliteration: zassōchi
"庭は数週間の放置の後、雑草地になった。"
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