had been sodding
USAGE NOTE
This word tends to be used in the imperative in the sense shown in 6).
sod(
sad
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (ground)
a. el suelo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Little did the travelers know that they would never tread the sod of their native land again.Poco imaginaban los viajeros que jamás volverían a pisar el suelo de su patria.
b. la tierra (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The dying man expressed the wish to be buried beneath the sod of his home town.El moribundo expresó el deseo de que lo enterraran bajo la tierra de su ciudad natal.
2. (turf)
a. el césped (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
It's more expensive to use sod, but it gives you much quicker results than sowing seed.Sale más caro poner césped, pero se obtienen resultados mucho más rápidos que si se siembran semillas.
a. el tepe (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Workers were cutting the sods and placing them where instructed.Los obreros cortaban los tepes y los colocaban donde se les indicaba.
b. el terrón (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
In the ceremony, the mayor turned the first sod of the new council office development.En el acto, el alcalde removió con la pala el primer terrón de lo que será el nuevo edificio del ayuntamiento.
4. (vulgar) (obnoxious person)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. el cabrón (M), la cabrona (F) (vulgar)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
I went out for a couple of minutes and some sod pinched my seat.Salgo un momento y un cabrón va y me quita el asiento.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I pity all the poor sods who didn't get out in time before the bomb went off.Compadezco a todos los pobres desgraciados que no lograron salir antes de que estallara la bomba.
You miserable sod! You could at least have thanked him for saving you the trouble.¡Qué miserable eres! Podías al menos darle las gracias por haberte ahorrado la molestia.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
6. (vulgar) (used to express anger)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Sod him! Who needs his permission anyway?¡Que se vaya a la mierda! ¿Acaso necesitamos su permiso?
Sod this. I'm not waiting any longer for her.Al carajo. Yo ya no la espero más.
a. cubrir de césped
The new owner had the area around the house sodded and planted with trees.El nuevo propietario hizo cubrir de césped el terreno de alrededor de la casa, y plantó árboles en él.
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