plant food in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for plant food in the English»French Dictionary

plant food N

plant food

engrais m

Translations for plant food in the English»French Dictionary

scarce animal, antique, food, plant, water

rare

Translations for plant food in the English»French Dictionary

I.plant [Brit plɑːnt, Am plænt] N

1. plant BOT:

plant (gen)

plante f

plant (seedling)

plant m

tobacco/flowering plant

plante de tabac/à fleurs

tobacco/flowering plant attr disease, reproduction

des plantes

tobacco/flowering plant biologist, geneticist

spécialisé dans l'étude des plantes

2. plant:

plant (factory)

usine f

plant (power station)

centrale f

steel plant

aciérie f

3. plant U:

plant (buildings, machinery, fixtures)

installations fpl industrielles et commerciales

plant (fixed machinery)

installations fpl

plant (movable machinery)

matériel m

4. plant:

plant (person)

taupe f inf

plant (piece of evidence)

faux indice m

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

1. plant (put to grow):

plant seed, bulb, tree

planter

plant crop

semer

to plant a field with wheat

semer un champ de blé

to plant one's garden with trees

planter des arbres dans son jardin

2. plant (illicitly put in place):

plant bomb, explosive, tape recorder, spy

placer

to plant drugs/a weapon on sb

placer de la drogue/une arme sur qn pour l'incriminer

to plant a story

faire paraître un article (pour influencer l'opinion)

to plant a question

poser une question (dont on a tacitement convenu auparavant)

3. plant:

to plant a kiss/foot etc on sth

planter un baiser/pied etc sur qc

to plant a knife/a spade in sth

planter un couteau/une bêche dans qc

4. plant (start, engender):

plant idea

donner

plant doubt

jeter

to plant doubt in sb's mind

jeter le doute dans l'esprit de qn

to plant an idea in sb's mind

mettre une idée dans la tête de qn

III.plant [Brit plɑːnt, Am plænt] VB refl

to plant oneself between/in front of

se planter entre/devant

food [Brit fuːd, Am fud] N

1. food (sustenance):

food

nourriture f

food

alimentation f

food and drink

la nourriture et la boisson

food is short

il y a une pénurie alimentaire

2. food U (foodstuffs):

food

aliments mpl

cat/frozen food

aliments pour chat/surgelés

cat/frozen food attr additive, industry, product, rationing, sales

alimentaire

cat/frozen food producer, production

d'aliments

cat/frozen food shop, counter

d'alimentation

3. food U (provisions):

food

provisions fpl

to shop for food

acheter des provisions

we have no food in the house

on n'a rien à manger à la maison

4. food (cuisine, cooking):

food

cuisine f

Chinese food

la cuisine chinoise

is the food good in Japan?

on mange bien au Japon?

to be a lover of good food

être gourmet

to like one's food

bien aimer manger, avoir bon appétit

to be off one's food

ne pas avoir d'appétit

5. food (fuel):

food for speculation/argument

matière f à spéculer/discuter

that's food for thought

ça donne à réfléchir

plant food in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for plant food in the English»French Dictionary

I.plant [plɑ:nt, Am plænt] N

1. plant BIOL:

plant

plante f

indoor plant

plante f d'intérieur

2. plant (factory):

plant

usine f

3. plant no pl (machinery for companies):

plant

équipement m

4. plant (informer):

plant

taupe f

5. plant sing (object placed to mislead):

plant

objet destiné à faire prendre quelqu'un

II.plant [plɑ:nt, Am plænt] VB trans a. fig

plant

planter

plant a bomb

poser

plant spy

infiltrer

plant colony, idea

implanter

to plant drugs on sb

placer de la drogue pour faire prendre qn

to plant oneself somewhere inf

se planter quelque part

to plant doubts about sth

semer des doutes sur qc

food [fu:d] N

food

nourriture f

have we got enough food?

est-ce qu'il a assez à manger?

he loves his food

il aime bien manger

dairy foods

produits mpl laitiers

Italian food

la cuisine italienne

Phrases:

food for thought

matière f à penser

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is structurally related to methylone, a designer drug that has been detected in products marketed as bath salts or plant food.

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It is a bird of most wetlands, including ponds and rivers, and usually feeds by dabbling for plant food or grazing.

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The drought disrupted the migration of the gazelle, and decimated the forageable plant food sources.

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It scavenges for dead fish and other edible matter and eats some green plant food.

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It is a plant food-type substance which has become popular as a designer drug.

www.breakingnews.ie

Mulching material will help conserve moisture in the soil and gradually rot down into plant food.

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It feeds by dabbling for plant food and adds small invertebrates to its diet during the nesting season.

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The drugs have been camouflaged as plant food, stain remover, toilet bowl cleaner and hookah cleaner.

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