hothouse plant in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for hothouse plant in the English»Italian Dictionary

hothouse plant [ˈhɒthaʊsˌplɑːnt, -ˌplænt] N

hothouse plant

pianta f di serra

hothouse plant fig

fiore m di serra

Translations for hothouse plant in the Italian»English Dictionary

pianta di serra

hothouse plant

fiore di serra fig

hothouse plant

pianta di serra

hothouse plant

Translations for hothouse plant in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.hothouse [Brit ˈhɒthaʊs, Am ˈhɑtˌhaʊs] N

1. hothouse (for plants):

hothouse

serra f calda

2. hothouse fig:

hothouse

fucina f

hothouse before n atmosphere

di serra

hothouse child

bambino prodigio

hothouse school

= scuola per bambini particolarmente dotati

II.hothouse [Brit ˈhɒthaʊs, Am ˈhɑtˌhaʊs] VB trans

to hothouse a child

= impartire a un bambino insegnamenti di livello superiore rispetto alla norma per la sua età

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

hothouse plant in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hothouse plant in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.hothouse [ˈhɑ:t·haʊs] N

hothouse

serra f

II.hothouse [ˈhɑ:t·haʊs] ADJ

hothouse

di serra

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