| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali |
| plant | n | (small organism) | pianta nf |
| Our office has a lot of potted plants. |
| Il nostro ufficio ha molti vasi di piante. |
| plant | n | (organism) | pianta nf |
| Seaweed is a marine plant. |
| L'alga è una pianta marina. |
| plant | n | (factory) | fabbrica nf |
| | | stabilimento, impianto nm |
| This is an efficient manufacturing plant. |
| Questa è un'efficiente fabbrica manifatturiera. |
| plant | vtr | (place in soil) | piantare⇒ vtr |
| We are going to plant a tree in the garden. |
| Pianteremo un albero in giardino. |
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| Additional Translations |
| plant | n | (machinery) | macchinario nm |
| | | attrezzatura nf |
| They had to invest in plant before they could build the road. |
| Hanno dovuto investire nei macchinari prima di poter costruire la strada. |
| plant | n | (power plant) | centrale elettrica nf |
| Our electricity comes from the power plant. |
| La nostra elettricità proviene dalla centrale elettrica. |
| plant | n | (incriminating evidence) trappola per incriminare | trappola nf |
| The drugs were a plant, placed by the police. |
| La droga era una trappola piazzata lì dalla polizia. |
| plant | n | (spy) | infiltrato nm |
| They suspected that Riley was a plant. |
| Sospettavano che Riley fosse un infiltrato. |
| plant | vi | (place plants in soil) agricoltura | piantare⇒ vtr |
| Spring is the best time to plant. |
| La primavera è il periodo migliore per piantare. |
| plant | vtr | (put in position) fissare saldamente i piedi a terra | piantare⇒, posizionare⇒ vtr |
| The weightlifter planted his feet. |
| Il sollevatore di pesi ha piantato i piedi. |
| plant | vtr | (place with careful aim) | piazzare⇒ vtr |
| Lonnie planted a shot in the centre of the target. |
| Lonnie ha piazzato il colpo al centro del bersaglio. |
| plant | vtr | (place animals) | impiantare⇒ vtr |
| Twenty deer were planted on the island to increase numbers. |
| Sull'isola sono stati impiantati venti cervi per aumentarne il numero. |
| plant | vtr | (stock with fish) | ripopolare⇒ vtr |
| The game warden planted the lake with trout. |
| Il guardacaccia ha ripopolato il lago di pesci. |
| plant | vtr | (place as a spy) | infiltrare⇒ vtr |
| The enemy wants to plant spies in our government. |
| Il nemico vuole infiltrare delle spie nel nostro governo. |
| plant | vtr | (place incriminating evidence) lasciare una prova falsa per incriminare | piazzare⇒ vtr |
| The mafia planted the body in Jerry's car. |
| La mafia ha piazzato il corpo nell'auto di Jerry per accusarlo. |
| Segnala un errore |
| Compound Forms/Forme composte |
| aquatic plant | | | pianta acquatica |
| assembly plant | | | fabbrica con catena di montaggio |
| bedding plant | | | pianta da travasare |
| coal-burning power plant | | | centrale elettrica a carbone |
| coffee plant | | | pianta di caffè |
| coffee roasting plant | | industria per la torrefazione | torrefazione nf |
| cotton plant | | | pianta di cotone |
| desert plant | n | (flower or tree growing in arid sandy region) | pianta del deserto |
| edible plant | n | (vegetable or herb) | pianta commestibile nf |
| fertilizer plant | | | pianta fertilizzante |
| flowering plant | | | pianta in fiore; pianta fiorita |
| food plant | | | pianta alimentare |
| gas plant | | | dictamnus alba; limonella o frassinella |
| gas plant | | | impianto a gas |
| heating plant | | | sistema di riscaldamento |
| host plant | | | pianta ospite |
| hydroelectric plant | n | (industrial facility generating electricity from water) | centrale idroelettrica nf |
| ice plant | n | (flowering plant) | pianta succulente nf |
| main plant | | | impianto centrale |
| manufacturing plant | n | (factory) | stabilimento produttivo, impianto di produzione nm |
| Goods produced by the manufacturing plant included bags and shoes. |
| La mia azienda ha aperto uno stabilimento produttivo in Cina |
| nuclear power plant | n | (factory that generates atomic energy) | centrale atomica, centrale nucleare nf |
| oil plant | | | piattaforma petrolifera |
| oil-plant | | | piattaforma petrolifera |
| packing plant | n | (factory where goods are packaged) | impianto di inscatolamento |
| paper plant | n | (factory where paper is made) | cartiera nf |
| The residents demonstrated against the project to build a new paper plant. |
| pepper plant | | | pianta del pepe nf |
| pilot plant | | | impianto sperimentale |
| pitcher plant | | | pianta cobra |
| plant anatomy | n | (structure and parts of plants) | anatomia delle piante |
| We studied plant anatomy in biology lessons last week. |
| plant and animal life | n | (living organisms) | flora e fauna nf |
| plant assets | npl | (business: long-term resources) | immobilizzazioni industriali nfpl |
| plant biology | n | (botany, science of plants ) | biologia vegetale nf |
| plant breeder | | | selezionatore di sementi |
| plant bug | n | (insect that feeds on plants) | parassita delle piante |
| plant bulb | n | (botany: globular root) | bulbo nm |
| plant cell | | | cellula vegetale |
| plant design | | tec. | impiantistica nf |
| plant disease | n | (blight that afflicts plants) | malattia delle piante |
| plant families | | | famiglie di piante |
| plant food | | | concime nm |
| plant geography | | | geografia vegetale |
| plant hormone | | | ormone delle piante |
| plant kingdom | n | (all species of plant) | regno vegetale nm |
| Orchids are one of the most interesting plants in the plant kingdom. |
| Ai tempi di Linneo, tutte le forme di vita conosciute venivano classificate o nel regno vegetale o in quello animale. |
| plant life | n | (vegetation, flora) insieme dei vegetali | flora nf |
| The island is noted for its abundant plant life. |
| L'isola è nota per la sua flora rigogliosa. |
| plant nursery | n | (place where plants are cultivated) | vivaio nm |
| plant oil | n | (oil from a botanical source) | olio vegetale nm |
| plant part | | | parte di pianta |
| plant pathology | n | (botany: diseases in plants) | patologia delle piante |
| plant physiology | n | (science of plants' vital processes) | fisiologia delle piante |
| Which school do you go to in order to learn about plant physiology? |
| plant rack | n | (shelves for displaying pot plants) | scaffale per piante |
| plant root | | | radice |
| plant seed | n | (seed of a plant) | seme di pianta |
| plant seed | v | (sow seeds) | piantare semi |
| plant trees | v | (put seeds in the earth to grow into trees) | piantare alberi |
| It is always best to plant trees in spring or autumn. |
| plant-animal | | | vegetale animale |
| plant-eating | | | erbivoro |
| poisonous plant | n | (plant that is toxic to the touch) | pianta irritante nf |
| Poison Ivy, Poison Oak and Poison Sumac are examples of plants that are poisonous to the touch. |
| poisonous plant | n | (plant that is toxic when eaten) | pianta velenosa nf |
| Jimson weed is a poisonous plant and is toxic to cattle if they eat too much. |
| pole plant | n | (action of touching ground with ski poles) sci | appoggio delle racchette |
| pot plant | | | pianta da vaso |
| potted plant | | | pianta in vaso nf |
| power plant | n | (factory where energy is generated) | centrale elettrica nf |
| John works at the power plant. |
| The local power plant was fined for emitting too much pollution. |
| Le centrali elettriche tradizionali sono centrali idroelettriche. |
| process plant | n | (factory where raw materials are treated) | impianto di processo |
| rubber plant | | | albero della gomma |
| seed plant | | | pianta da semina |
| spider plant | | | Chlorophytum comosum, falangio |
| tobacco-plant | | | della pianta del tabacco |
| vascular plant | | (anat.) | pianta vascolare nf |
| wind power plant | | | centrale di energia eolica |
| Segnala un errore |