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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1.plant /plɑːnt, AE plænt/ n.
  1. bot. pianta f.;
    (seedling) piantina f.
  1. ind. (factory) stabilimento m., impianto m.;
    (power station) centrale f.;
    nuclear ~ centrale nucleare;
    steel ~ acciaieria
  1. uncountable ind. (buildings, machinery) impianto m., impianti m.pl.;
    (fixed machinery) installazioni f.pl.;
    (movable machinery) attrezzatura f.
  1. (person) infiltrato m., talpa f., spia f.
 2.plant /plɑːnt, AE plænt/
  1. tr.
    1. (put to grow) piantare [seed, bulb, tree];
      to ~ a field with wheat seminare un campo a grano
    1. (illicitly) mettere, collocare, piazzare [bomb, spy];
      to ~ a weapon on sb. fare trovare qcn. con un’arma (addosso)
    1. (place) to ~ a foot on lasciare una pedata su;
      to ~ a kiss on stampare un bacio su;
      to ~ an idea in sb.’s mind mettere un’idea in testa a qcn.
  1. rifl. to ~ oneself between, in front of piantarsi tra, davanti a.

Phrasal verbs:
plant out: ~ [sth.] out, ~ out [sth.] svasare [seedlings].

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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
plantn (small organism)pianta nf
Our office has a lot of potted plants.
Il nostro ufficio ha molti vasi di piante.
plantn (organism)pianta nf
Seaweed is a marine plant.
L'alga è una pianta marina.
plantn (factory)fabbrica nf
 stabilimento, impianto nm
This is an efficient manufacturing plant.
Questa è un'efficiente fabbrica manifatturiera.
plantvtr (place in soil)piantare⇒ vtr
We are going to plant a tree in the garden.
Pianteremo un albero in giardino.
 
Additional Translations
plantn (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.
plantn (power plant)centrale elettrica nf
Our electricity comes from the power plant.
La nostra elettricità proviene dalla centrale elettrica.
plantn (incriminating evidence) trappola per incriminaretrappola nf
The drugs were a plant, placed by the police.
La droga era una trappola piazzata lì dalla polizia.
plantn (spy)infiltrato nm
They suspected that Riley was a plant.
Sospettavano che Riley fosse un infiltrato.
plantvi (place plants in soil) agricolturapiantare⇒ vtr
Spring is the best time to plant.
La primavera è il periodo migliore per piantare.
plantvtr (put in position) fissare saldamente i piedi a terrapiantare⇒, posizionare⇒ vtr
The weightlifter planted his feet.
Il sollevatore di pesi ha piantato i piedi.
plantvtr (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.
plantvtr (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.
plantvtr (stock with fish)ripopolare⇒ vtr
The game warden planted the lake with trout.
Il guardacaccia ha ripopolato il lago di pesci.
plantvtr (place as a spy)infiltrare⇒ vtr
The enemy wants to plant spies in our government.
Il nemico vuole infiltrare delle spie nel nostro governo.
plantvtr (place incriminating evidence) lasciare una prova falsa per incriminarepiazzare⇒ vtr
The mafia planted the body in Jerry's car.
La mafia ha piazzato il corpo nell'auto di Jerry per accusarlo.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
poisonous plantspiante velenose
seed plantspiante da semina
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'plants' in the title:
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a few plants round the edge
Before he plants one on her
celebrity plants, mood swinging
fur animal feed production plants
generator/generating plants
graft-take (in plants)
Plants that have been in use for about ten years
plants, seedlings and plugs
pumped storage and pumping plants
shaft power plants
she or he for plants
Silver-green spear-like plants
The plants no longer absorb this carbon dioxide
today I would still water the plants
vegetation/plants
with trace amounts in fish, plants, and animals

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