plant breeder in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for plant breeder in the English»Italian Dictionary

plant breeder [ˌplɑːntˈbriːdə(r), ˌplænt-] N

plant breeder

coltivatore m di piante / coltivatrice f di piante

Translations for plant breeder in the English»Italian Dictionary

breeder [Brit ˈbriːdə, Am ˈbridər] N

1. breeder:

breeder AGR, ZOOL (of animals)

allevatore m / allevatrice f

breeder (of plants)

produttore m / produttrice f

2. breeder (nuclear equipment):

breeder, also breeder reactor

reattore m autofertilizzante

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

plant breeder in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for plant breeder in the English»Italian Dictionary

breeder [ˈbri:·dɚ] N

breeder of animals

allevatore(-trice) m (f)

breeder of plants

coltivatore(-trice) m (f)

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It's this degree of variation which makes cyclamen so addictive to the plant breeder.

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