plant

I [plɑːnt] [AE plænt]

nome

1) bot. pianta f.; (seedling) piantina f.

2) ind. (factory) stabilimento m., impianto m.; (power station) centrale f.

nuclear plant — centrale nucleare

steel plant — acciaieria

3) U ind. (buildings, machinery) impianto m., impianti m.pl.; (fixed machinery) installazioni f.pl.; (movable machinery) attrezzatura f.

4) (person) infiltrato m., talpa f., spia f.

II 1. [plɑːnt] [AE plænt]

verbo transitivo

1) (put to grow) piantare [seed, bulb, tree]

to plant a field with wheat — seminare un campo a grano

2) (illicitly) mettere, collocare, piazzare [bomb, spy]

to plant a weapon on sb. — fare trovare qcn. con un'arma (addosso)

3) (place)

to plant a foot on — lasciare una pedata su

to plant a kiss on — stampare un bacio su

to plant an idea in sb.'s mind — mettere un'idea in testa a qcn

2.

verbo riflessivo

to plant oneself between, in front of — piantarsi tra, davanti a

- plant out

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1. noun

1) (anything growing from the ground, having a stem, a root and leaves: flowering/tropical plants.) pianta

2) (industrial machinery: engineering plant.) attrezzatura

3) (a factory.) fabbrica, stabilimento

2. verb

1) (to put (something) into the ground so that it will grow: We have planted vegetables in the garden.) piantare

2) (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.) piantare

3) (to place heavily or firmly: He planted himself between her and the door.) mettere

4) (to put in someone's possession, especially as false evidence: He claimed that the police had planted the weapon on his brother.) mettere

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- plantation

- planter

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I [plɑːnt] [AE plænt]

nome

1) bot. pianta f.; (seedling) piantina f.

2) ind. (factory) stabilimento m., impianto m.; (power station) centrale f.

nuclear plant — centrale nucleare

steel plant — acciaieria

3) U ind. (buildings, machinery) impianto m., impianti m.pl.; (fixed machinery) installazioni f.pl.; (movable machinery) attrezzatura f.

4) (person) infiltrato m., talpa f., spia f.

II 1. [plɑːnt] [AE plænt]

verbo transitivo

1) (put to grow) piantare [seed, bulb, tree]

to plant a field with wheat — seminare un campo a grano

2) (illicitly) mettere, collocare, piazzare [bomb, spy]

to plant a weapon on sb. — fare trovare qcn. con un'arma (addosso)

3) (place)

to plant a foot on — lasciare una pedata su

to plant a kiss on — stampare un bacio su

to plant an idea in sb.'s mind — mettere un'idea in testa a qcn

2.

verbo riflessivo

to plant oneself between, in front of — piantarsi tra, davanti a

- plant out