stem

tallo, pedúnculo

Parte delgada que sostiene una flor o una hoja y la une al resto de la planta.

En inglés sencillo: The thin part that holds a flower or leaf and connects it to the rest of a plant.

• Cut the flower’s stem before putting it in water.
• Each leaf has a short stem.
• The roses have long, strong stems.

Sinónimos: stalk

Expresiones frecuentes: flower stem, leaf stem, long stem

pie, caña

Parte delgada de un objeto, como el pie de una copa de vino o el tubo de una pipa.

En inglés sencillo: A thin part of an object, such as the support of a wine glass or part of a pipe.

• Hold the glass by its stem.
• The pipe’s stem was made of wood.
• She broke the stem of her favourite wine glass.

Sinónimos: shank

Expresiones frecuentes: glass stem, pipe stem, slender stem

tallo

Parte principal de una planta que sostiene hojas y flores y normalmente crece sobre el suelo.

En inglés sencillo: The main part of a plant that supports its leaves and flowers, usually growing above the ground.

• The plant has a thick green stem.
• New leaves grew along the stem.
• Some plants store food in underground stems.

Sinónimos: stalk

Expresiones frecuentes: plant stem, woody stem, underground stem

tema, base

Parte básica de una palabra a la que se añaden terminaciones u otros elementos.

En inglés sencillo: The basic part of a word to which endings or other word parts can be added.

• Add the ending to the verb stem.
• These nouns share the same stem.
• The teacher separated each word into its stem and suffix.

Sinónimos: base

Expresiones frecuentes: verb stem, word stem, stem and suffix

provenir, derivar

Tener algo como causa u origen.

En inglés sencillo: To be caused by something or have something as its starting point.

• His anger stems from fear.
• The delay stemmed from a simple mistake.
• Many of these difficulties stem from a lack of money.

Cómo se usa: stem from something (Their problems stem from poor communication.)

Sinónimos: arise from, come from, originate in

Expresiones frecuentes: stem from something, stem from fear, stem from misunderstanding

frenar, detener

Detener o reducir el flujo o la propagación de algo.

En inglés sencillo: To stop or reduce the flow or spread of something.

• Press the wound to stem the bleeding.
• The company cut costs to stem its losses.
• Officials struggled to stem the spread of the disease.

Sinónimos: stop, check, curb, halt

Expresiones frecuentes: stem the flow, stem the tide, stem the bleeding

quitar los rabos, despalillar

Quitar los pequeños tallos de frutas u hojas antes de usarlas.

En inglés sencillo: To remove the small stalks from fruit or leaves before using them.

• Wash and stem the cherries.
• She stemmed the strawberries before making jam.
• Can you stem these grapes while I prepare the bowls?

Sinónimos: destem

Expresiones frecuentes: stem cherries, stem strawberries, stem tobacco leaves