- plant
- 1. noun
1) (anything growing from the ground, having a stem, a root and leaves: floweringopical plants.) planta2) (industrial machinery: engineering plant.) equipo, maquinaria3) (a factory.) planta, fábrica
2. verb1) (to put (something) into the ground so that it will grow: We have planted vegetables in the garden.) plantar2) (to make (a garden etc); to cause (a garden etc) to have (plants etc) growing in it: The garden was planted with shrubs; We're going to plant an orchard.) plantar3) (to place heavily or firmly: He planted himself between her and the door.) plantarse4) (to put in someone's possession, especially as false evidence: He claimed that the police had planted the weapon on his brother.) meter algo a alguien para comprometerlo•- planter
plant1 n plantaa balcony full of plants un balcón lleno de plantasplant2 vb plantarplant the seeds in spring planta las semillas en primaveraplanttr[plɑːnt]noun1 SMALLBOTANY/SMALL plantatransitive verb1 (flowers, trees) plantar; (seeds, vegetables) sembrar; (bed, garden, etc) plantar (with, de)2 (bomb) colocar; (blow) plantar; (kiss) dar, plantar3 (ideas, doubt) inculcar, meter\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto plant one's feet plantar los piesto plant oneself plantarseto plant something on somebody colocarle algo a alguien a escondidas para comprometerloplant life floraplant pot maceta, tiesto————————planttr[plɑːnt]noun1 (factory) planta, fábrica; (machinery) equipo, maquinariaplant ['plænt] vt1) : plantar (flores, árboles), sembrar (semillas)2) place: plantar, colocarto plant an idea: inculcar una ideaplant n1) : planta fleafy plants: plantas frondosas2) factory: planta f, fábrica fhydroelectric plant: planta hidroeléctrica3) machinery: maquinaria f, equipo mplantn.• fábrica s.f.• instalación s.f.• maquinaria s.f.• planta s.f.• plantel s.m.• usina s.f.v.• plantar v.• poblar v.• sembrar v.• sentar v.
I plænt, plɑːntnoun1) c (Bot) planta f; (before n)plant life — vida f vegetal, flora f
plant pot — maceta f, tiesto m, macetero m (AmS)
2)a) c (factory, installation) planta fb) u (equipment) maquinaria f
II
transitive verb1)a) \<\<flowerees\>\> plantar; \<\<seeds\>\> sembrar*b) \<\<garden/hillside\>\>to plant something (WITH something) — plantar algo (de algo)
2) (place) \<\<bomb\>\> colocar*, poner*she planted a kiss on his cheek — le dio or (fam) le plantó un beso en la mejilla
she planted herself right next to me — se me plantó or se me plantificó justo al lado (fam)
3) (Law)a) \<\<drugs/evidence\>\> colocar*they had planted the gun on him — le habían colocado la pistola para inculparlo
b) \<\<agent/informer\>\> infiltrar, colocar*•Phrasal Verbs:[plɑːnt]1. N1) (Bot) planta f2) (no pl) (=machinery) maquinaria f ; (fixed) instalaciones fplheavy plant — maquinaria f pesada
3) (=factory) fábrica f , planta f ; (=power station) planta f , central f4) * (=misleading evidence)it's a plant — esto es una trampa para incriminarnos
5) * (=infiltrator) infiltrado(-a) m / f , espía mf2. VT1) (Bot) [+ tree, flower, crop] plantar; [+ seed, garden, field] sembrar•
to plant sth with sth — sembrar algo de algothe field is planted with wheat — el campo está sembrado de trigo
they plan to plant the area with grass and trees — tienen pensado plantar la zona de árboles y poner césped
2) (=put)he stood with his feet planted apart — se quedó de pie con los pies separados
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he planted himself right in her path — se le plantó en el camino *, se plantó en mitad de su camino *•
to plant an idea in sb's mind — meter a algn una idea en la cabeza•
to plant a kiss on sb's cheek — plantar un beso en la mejilla a algn *•
she planted a punch right on his nose — le plantó un puñetazo en la nariz *3) (furtively) [+ bomb, evidence] colocar, poner; [+ informer, spy] poner, infiltrarto plant sth on sb — colocar algo a algn para incriminarle
3.VI plantar4.CPDplant food N — fertilizante m (para plantas)
plant life N — vida f vegetal, las plantas
plant pot N — maceta f , tiesto m
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I [plænt, plɑːnt]noun1) c (Bot) planta f; (before n)plant life — vida f vegetal, flora f
plant pot — maceta f, tiesto m, macetero m (AmS)
2)a) c (factory, installation) planta fb) u (equipment) maquinaria f
II
transitive verb1)a) \<\<flower/trees\>\> plantar; \<\<seeds\>\> sembrar*b) \<\<garden/hillside\>\>to plant something (WITH something) — plantar algo (de algo)
2) (place) \<\<bomb\>\> colocar*, poner*she planted a kiss on his cheek — le dio or (fam) le plantó un beso en la mejilla
she planted herself right next to me — se me plantó or se me plantificó justo al lado (fam)
3) (Law)a) \<\<drugs/evidence\>\> colocar*they had planted the gun on him — le habían colocado la pistola para inculparlo
b) \<\<agent/informer\>\> infiltrar, colocar*•Phrasal Verbs:
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
