plants in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for plants in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.plant [Brit plɑːnt, Am plænt] N

1. plant BOT:

plant

pianta f

plant (seedling)

piantina f

tobacco, flowering plant

pianta di tabacco, fiorita

tobacco, flowering plant before n disease, reproduction

delle piante

2. plant:

plant (factory)

stabilimento m

plant (factory)

impianto m

plant (power station)

centrale f

steel plant

acciaieria

3. plant U (in manufacturing):

plant (buildings, machinery, fixtures)

impianto m

plant (buildings, machinery, fixtures)

impianti mpl

plant (fixed machinery)

installazioni fpl

plant (movable machinery)

attrezzatura f

4. plant:

plant (person)

infiltrato m

plant (person)

talpa f

plant (person)

spia f

plant (piece of evidence)

= prova falsa usata per incastrare qn

he claimed that the cocaine found in his flat was a plant

sostenne che la cocaina era stata messa appositamente nel suo appartamento per incastrarlo

II.plant [Brit plɑːnt, Am plænt] VB trans

1. plant (put to grow):

plant seed, bulb, tree

piantare

plant crop

seminare

to plant a field with wheat

seminare un campo a grano

to plant one's garden with trees

piantare alberi nel proprio giardino

2. plant (illicitly put in place):

plant bomb, explosive, tape recorder, spy

mettere, collocare, piazzare

to plant drugs, a weapon on sb

fare trovare qn con della droga, un'arma

to plant a story

mettere in giro una storia

to plant a question

= fare una domanda di cui si è concordata prima la risposta

3. plant:

to plant a kiss on sth

stampare un bacio su qc

to plant a foot on sth

lasciare una pedata su qc

to plant a knife, a spade in sth

conficcare un coltello, una vanga in qc

4. plant (start, engender):

plant idea

dare

plant doubt

fare nascere, seminare

to plant doubt in sb's mind

fare venire dei dubbi a qn

to plant an idea in sb's mind

mettere in testa a qn un'idea

III.to plant oneself VB refl

to plant oneself between, in front of

piantarsi tra, davanti a

water plant [ˈwɔːtəplɑːnt, -plænt] N

water plant

idrofita f

air plant [Brit, Am ˈɛr plænt] N

air plant

epifita f

resurrection plant [Am ˌrɛzəˈrɛkʃən, ˌrɛʒəˈrɛkʃən plænt] N

resurrection plant

rosa f di Gerico

spider plant [Am ˈspaɪdər plænt] N

spider plant

clorofito m

plant kingdom [ˈplɑːntˌkɪŋdəm, ˈplænt-] N

plant kingdom

regno m vegetale

pilot plant [ˈpaɪlətˌplɑːnt, -ˌplænt] N

pilot plant

impianto m pilota

snow-plant [ˈsnəʊplɑːnt, -plænt] N

snow-plant

sarcode f

ice plant [Am ˈaɪs ˌplænt] N

ice plant

pianta f di ghiaccio

nuclear plant N

nuclear plant

centrale f nucleare

plants in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for plants in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.plant [plænt] N

1. plant BOT:

plant

pianta f

2. plant (factory):

plant

stabilimento m

plant

fabbrica f

3. plant (machinery):

plant

macchinari m pl

4. plant (misleading evidence):

he said that the drugs were a plant

disse che la droga era stata messa lì per incriminarlo

he said that the drugs were a plant (spy)

infiltrato(-a) m (f)

II.plant [plænt] VB trans

1. plant AGR (put in earth):

plant

piantare

to plant the fields with wheat

seminare i campi a grano

2. plant (put):

plant

piazzare

to plant oneself somewhere inf

piazzarsi da qualche parte

to plant one's feet on the ground

piantare i piedi per terra

to plant a bomb

mettere una bomba

to plant a secret agent

infiltrare un agente segreto

3. plant inf (incriminate):

to plant evidence on sb

nascondere prove false addosso a qu per incriminarlo

III.plant [plænt] ADJ

plant

vegetal

the plant kingdom

il regno vegetale

plant life

vita f vegetale

reprocessing plant N ECOL, TECH

reprocessing plant

impianto m di ritrattamento

recycling plant N

recycling plant

impianto m di riciclaggio

sewage plant N ECOL

sewage plant

impianto f di depurazione delle acque di scarico

rubber plant N

rubber plant

ficus m inv

desalination plant N

desalination plant

impianto m di desalinizzazione

irrigation plant N

irrigation plant

impianto m di irrigazione

pilot plant N

pilot plant

impianto m pilota

power plant N

power plant

centrale f elettrica

nuclear power plant

centrale f nucleare

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wilt plants

appassire

plants Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to seed itself a plant

spargere i semi

this plant is a good grower

questa pianta cresce rapidamente

he said that the drugs were a plant

disse che la droga era stata messa lì per incriminarlo

he said that the drugs were a plant (spy)

infiltrato(-a) m (f)

to plant the fields with wheat

seminare i campi a grano

to plant one's feet on the ground

piantare i piedi per terra

to plant a secret agent

infiltrare un agente segreto

to pot (up) plants

invasare

the action of plants that are beneficial to health

l'azione delle piante utili alla salute

this plant can't stand the cold

questa pianta teme il freddo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Plants in this type of environment rarely fossilize, but their seeds can be carried beyond the species' natural range of distribution.

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Water taken up through the plants and transpired at their tops helps to humidify the air.

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You can create not 10, but 20 new plants from last year's pelargoniums.

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These plants have the unusual trait of sometimes bearing flower parts in sevens.

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The government should adopt advanced coal conversion technology to transform inefficient gas-based and dual-fuel fired power plants to coal-fired power plants, he said.

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Second, putting these transgenic plants in the field would attract pests away from crops.

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Later on number of new plant species were added to the then known pharmacopoeia of indigenous medicinal plants.

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They mainly eat plants, but also some mollusks and aquatic insects.

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All brought a new aggressiveness to their commands and were desirous of attacking the hydroelectric plants.

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Both wild and transgenic plants can phytoremediate explosives from soil and water.

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