| Principal Translations/Principales traductions |
| plant | n | (small organism) | plante nf |
| Our office has a lot of potted plants. |
| Il y a de nombreuses plantes en pot dans notre bureau. |
| plant | n | (organism) | plante nf |
| Seaweed is a marine plant. |
| L'algue est une plante marine. |
| plant | n | (factory) | usine nf |
| This is an efficient manufacturing plant. |
| C'est une usine de production efficace. |
| plant | vtr | (place in soil) | planter⇒ vtr |
| We are going to plant a tree in the garden. |
| Nous allons planter un arbre dans le jardin. |
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| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires |
| plant | n | (machinery) | équipement nm |
| They had to invest in plant before they could build the road. |
| Ils ont du investir dans des équipements avant de pouvoir construire la route. |
| plant | n | (power plant) | centrale électrique nf |
| Our electricity comes from the power plant. |
| Notre électricité provient de la centrale électrique. |
| plant | n | (incriminating evidence) | traduction non disponible |
| The drugs were a plant, placed by the police. |
| plant | n | (spy) | traduction non disponible |
| They suspected that Riley was a plant. |
| plant | vi | (place plants in soil) | planter⇒, mettre en terre⇒ vi |
| | | semer⇒ vi |
| Spring is the best time to plant. |
| Le printemps est la meilleure période pour planter (or: mettre en terre). |
| Le printemps est la meilleure période pour semer. |
| plant | vtr | (put in position) | traduction non disponible |
| The weightlifter planted his feet. |
| plant | vtr | (place with careful aim) | traduction non disponible |
| Lonnie planted a shot in the centre of the target. |
| plant | vtr | (place animals) | implanter⇒ vtr |
| Twenty deer were planted on the island to increase numbers. |
| Vingt cerfs ont été implantés sur l'île pour qu'ils soient plus nombreux. |
| plant | vtr | (stock with fish) Pisciculture | ensemencer⇒ vtr |
| | Pisciculture | aleviner⇒ vtr |
| | empoissonner | vtr |
| The game warden planted the lake with trout. |
| plant | vtr | (place as a spy) | infiltrer⇒ vtr |
| The enemy wants to plant spies in our government. |
| L'ennemi cherche à infiltrer des espions dans notre gouvernement. |
| plant | vtr | (place incriminating evidence) | placer⇒ vtr |
| The mafia planted the body in Jerry's car. |
| La mafia a placé le corps dans la voiture de Jerry. |
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| Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| aquatic plant | | | plante aquatique |
| assembly plant | | | usine de montage nf |
| bedding plant | | | plante à massif |
| cable-manufacturing plant | | fabrique usine | fabrique usine nf |
| castor oil plant | | plante | ricin nm |
| coffee plant | | | caféier nm |
| coking plant | | US usine | cokerie nf |
| cotton plant | | Botanique - plante | cotonnier nm |
| desert plant | n | (flower or tree growing in arid sandy region) | plante du désert nf |
| Cacti are the most well known desert plants. |
| | | xérophyte nf |
| disposal plant | | usine | dépotoir nm |
| edible plant | n | (vegetable or herb) | plante comestible nf |
| flax plant | | biologie | lin nm |
| gas plant | | | fraxinelle, nom d'une plante |
| gas plant | | | usine à gaz nf |
| heating plant | | | installation de chauffage nf |
| host plant | | | plante hôte nf |
| hydroelectric plant | n | (industrial facility generating electricity from water) | centrale hydroélectrique nf |
| ice plant | n | (flowering plant) | ficoïde nf |
| ice-plant | | | usine à glace nf |
| in-plant | | | interne adj |
| main plant | | | usine principale nf |
| manufacturing plant | n | (factory) | usine nf |
| Goods produced by the manufacturing plant included bags and shoes. |
| Les biens produits par l'usine incluent des sacs et des chaussures. |
| | | site de production nm |
| Cette société est en train d'installer un nouveau site de production en Normandie. |
| nuclear power plant | n | (factory that generates atomic energy) | centrale nucléaire nf |
| | | centrale atomique nf |
| Ce parti s'oppose à la construction de toute nouvelle centrale atomique. |
| oil plant | | | installation pétrolifère |
| oil plant | | | plante oléagineuse nf |
| packing plant | n | (factory where goods are packaged) | usine de conditionnement nf |
| paper plant | n | (factory where paper is made) | usine à papier nf |
| The residents demonstrated against the project to build a new paper plant. |
| | industrie | papeterie nf |
| Les copeaux de bois sont livrés par camion à la papeterie. |
| pepper plant | | Botanique | poivrier nm |
| pilot plant | | | atelier pilote |
| pilot plant | | | installation d'essai |
| pilot plant | | | installation pilote |
| pilot plant | | | unité pilote nf |
| pilot plant | | | usine pilote nf |
| pineapple plant | | plante | ananas nm |
| pitcher plant | | | népenthès nm |
| pitcher plant | | | sarracénie nf |
| plant anatomy | n | (structure and parts of plants) | anatomie végétale nf |
| We studied plant anatomy in biology lessons last week. |
| plant and animal life | n | (living organisms) | vie animale et végétale nf |
| | | la faune et la flore nf |
| plant biology | n | (botany, science of plants ) | biologie végétale nf |
| | | botanique nf |
| plant breeder | | | phytogénéticien nm |
| plant bug | n | (insect that feeds on plants) | parasite des plantes nm |
| | | insecte ravageur nm |
| Il existe des moyens naturels de lutter contre les insectes ravageurs. |
| plant bulb | n | (botany: globular root) Botanique | bulbe nm |
| plant cell | | | paroi cellulaire |
| plant cover | | (Botany) Botanique | couverture végétale nf |
| plant disease | n | (blight that afflicts plants) | maladie des plantes nf |
| | | maladie végétale nf |
| L'alternariose de la tomate est une maladie végétale provoquée par un champignon. |
| plant families | | | famille des plantes |
| plant food | | | engrais nm |
| plant geography | | | géographie des plantes |
| plant hormone | | | hormone végétale nf |
| plant in a box | | planter | encaisser v |
| plant kingdom | n | (all species of plant) | règne végétal nm |
| Orchids are one of the most interesting plants in the plant kingdom. |
| | | flore nf |
| plant life | n | (vegetation, flora) | flore nf |
| The island is noted for its abundant plant life. |
| La flore est très abondante et particulièrement variée dans cette zone. |
| plant nursery | n | (place where plants are cultivated) | pépinière nf |
| plant oil | n | (oil from a botanical source) | huile végétale nf |
| plant out | | plante | décaisser v |
| plant part | | | partie de la plante |
| plant pathology | n | (botany: diseases in plants) | pathologie végétale nf |
| | | phytopathologie nf |
| plant physiology | n | (science of plants' vital processes) | physiologie végétale nf |
| Which school do you go to in order to learn about plant physiology? |
| plant rack | n | (shelves for displaying pot plants) | étagère à plantes nf |
| L'hiver, je mets les vivaces frileuses dans la serre, sur des étagères à plantes. |
| plant root | | | racine de plante |
| plant seed | n | (seed of a plant) | graine nf |
| | | semence nf |
| Nous avons commandé en ligne des semences de légumes anciens. |
| plant seed | v | (sow seeds) | planter des graines loc v |
| | | semer⇒ vtr |
| plant trees | v | (put seeds in the earth or plant seedling trees) | planter des arbres loc v |
| It is always best to plant trees in spring or autumn. |
| plant whitening process | | d'une plante | étiolement nm |
| plant with trees | | | boiser vb |
| plant-animal | | | végétale-animale |
| plant-eating | | | phytophage adj |
| poisonous plant | n | (plant that is toxic to the touch) | plante urticante nf |
| Poison Ivy, Poison Oak and Poison Sumac are examples of plants that are poisonous to the touch. |
| L'ortie est une des plantes urticantes les plus connues. |
| poisonous plant | n | (plant that is toxic when eaten) | plante toxique nf |
| Jimson weed is a poisonous plant and is toxic to cattle if they eat too much. |
| Les fleurs de digitale sont très belles, mais cela reste une plante toxique, et mortelle. |
| | | plante vénéneuse nf |
| pole plant | n | (action of touching ground with ski poles) | planter de bâton nm |
| pot plant | | | plante d'appartement |
| power plant | n | (factory where energy is generated) | centrale électrique nf |
| John works at the power plant. |
| The local power plant was fined for emitting too much pollution. |
| Cette centrale électrique alimente toute la région. |
| process plant | n | (factory where raw materials are treated) | usine de transformation nf |
| | | usine de traitement nf |
| rubber plant | | | caoutchouc nm |
| sensitive plant | | | sensitive/susceptible |
| sensitive plant | | variété de mimosa | sensitive nf |
| spider plant | n | (plant with long thin leaves) | plante araignée nf |
| | botanique | Chlorophytum comosum nm |
| strawberry plant | | | fraisier nm |
| submersed plant | | | plante subaquatique nf |
| submersed plant | | | plante subaquatique nf |
| tobacco-plant | | | tabac nm |
| vascular plant | | | plante vasculaire nf |
| wind power plant | | | éolienne nf |
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