plant kingdom in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for plant kingdom in the English»French Dictionary

plant kingdom N

plant kingdom

règne m végétal

Translations for plant kingdom in the English»French Dictionary

the plant/animal kingdom

le règne végétal/animal

Translations for plant kingdom in the English»French Dictionary

kingdom [Brit ˈkɪŋdəm, Am ˈkɪŋdəm] N

1. kingdom (monarchy):

kingdom lit, fig

royaume m

the kingdom of God or heaven/the imagination

le royaume des cieux/de l'imagination

2. kingdom:

kingdom BOT, ZOOL

règne m

the plant/animal kingdom

le règne végétal/animal

until kingdom come

jusqu'à la fin des temps

to send or knock sb to kingdom come inf

envoyer qn ad patres or dans l'autre monde

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

plant kingdom in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for plant kingdom in the English»French Dictionary

animal/plant kingdom

règne m animal/végétal

Translations for plant kingdom in the English»French Dictionary

kingdom [ˈkɪŋdəm] N

1. kingdom (country):

kingdom

royaume m

2. kingdom (domain):

animal/plant kingdom

règne m animal/végétal

Phrases:

till kingdom come

jusqu'à la fin des siècles

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

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English

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