podar

to prune

podar(poh-dahr)

transitive verb

1. (to cut back)

a. to prune (a tree or a rosebush)

El jardinero está podando el arbusto.

The gardener is pruning the bush.

b. to trim (a hedge)

Podó el seto en forma de oso.

She trimmed the hedge into the shape of a bear.

2. (to cut away)

a. to trim (a branch)

El invierno no es una buena época para podar las ramas muertas.

Winter is not a good time to trim the dead branches.

3. (to shorten)

a. to prune (a text)

Algunos traductores optaron por podar el texto y eliminar algunos capítulos.

Some translators opted for pruning the text and leaving some chapters out.

4. (to delete)

a. to cut out (a paragraph or a sentence)

Yo creo que este párrafo sobra y se podría podar.

I think this paragraph is superfluous and could be cut out.