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eating vegetable beds

Spanish translation: lecho de cultivo de verduras/ cama de cultivo de verduras

14:08 Oct 18, 2016
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Science - Botany
English term or phrase: eating vegetable beds
This is actually from a description of a work of art:

The word consists of boxes containing eating vegetable beds pressuring latex balloons.

Someone suggested orgánico, but I am not convinced.
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Wendy Gosselin
Argentina
Local time: 09:42
Spanish translation:lecho de cultivo de verduras/ cama de cultivo de verduras
Explanation:
"lecho" es la "cama", ya sea en una huerta, en un parterre o donde sea. Se refiere al suelo de tierra donde se planta/crece la planta. "verdura" se refiere a plantas comestibles, así que esta es mi propuesta.
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Elena Rodríguez
Spain
Local time: 14:42
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Summary of answers provided
5lecho de cultivo de verduras/ cama de cultivo de verduras
Elena Rodríguez
4arriates de verduras/vegetales comestibles
Margaret Schroeder
4macizos/parterres de verduras/vegetales comestibles
claudia16 (X)


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arriates de verduras/vegetales comestibles


Explanation:
eating vegetables = vegetables for eating = verduras/vegetales comestibles



    Reference: http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/arriate
Margaret Schroeder
Mexico
Local time: 06:42
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lecho de cultivo de verduras/ cama de cultivo de verduras


Explanation:
"lecho" es la "cama", ya sea en una huerta, en un parterre o donde sea. Se refiere al suelo de tierra donde se planta/crece la planta. "verdura" se refiere a plantas comestibles, así que esta es mi propuesta.

Example sentence(s):
  • "Algunos herbicidas duran tanto tiempo que no se deben utilizar para la preparación de un lecho de cultivo."
  • "Uno de los primeros proyectos para cualquier persona que quiera realizar un huerto, es la construcción de una cama de cultivo"

    Reference: http://plantas.facilisimo.com/lechos-de-cultivo
    https://csaranjuez.wordpress.com/2012/11/12/como-construir-una-cama-de-cultivo-de-forma-rapida-y-sencilla-sin-cavar/
Elena Rodríguez
Spain
Local time: 14:42
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macizos/parterres de verduras/vegetales comestibles


Explanation:
son espacios delineados generalmente con tablones de madera dento del terreno o jardín, donde el nivel de la tierra es más alto que en el resto del terreno

claudia16 (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:42
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