sowing in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for sowing in the English»Italian Dictionary

sowing [Brit ˈsəʊɪŋ] N U

sowing

semina f

sowing machine [ˈsəʊɪŋməˌʃiːn] N

sowing machine

seminatrice f

sow¹ <pt sowed, pp sowed, sown> [Brit səʊ, Am soʊ] VB trans

1. sow seeds, corn:

sow

seminare

2. sow field, garden:

sow

seminare (with a)

3. sow (stir up) fig:

sow discontent, discord

seminare

to sow the seeds of doubt

gettare il seme del dubbio (in sb in qn)

sow² [Brit saʊ, Am saʊ] N

sow

scrofa f

you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear prov

non si cava sangue da una rapa or la botte dà il vino che ha

Translations for sowing in the Italian»English Dictionary

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semina (il seminare)

sowing

semina (periodo)

sowing time

fare la semina

to sow

seminatrice

sowing machine

cicerbita

sow-thistle

troia

sow

scrofa

sow

femmina del cinghiale

wild sow

sowing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sowing in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.sow¹ <sowed, sown [or sowed]> [soʊ] VB trans

sow

seminare

II.sow¹ <sowed, sown [or sowed]> [soʊ] VB intr

sow

seminare

Phrases:

as you sow, so shall you reap

si raccoglie quello che si semina

sow² [saʊ] N

sow (pig):

sow

scrofa f

Phrases:

you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear prov

è come voler cavare il sangue da una rapa

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to sow dissension

seminare zizzania

to sow one's wild oats

correre la cavallina inf

to sow the seeds of doubt

insinuare dei dubbi

to sow the seeds of discord

gettare il seme della discordia

Translations for sowing in the Italian»English Dictionary

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scrofa

sow

troia

sow

correre la cavallina fig

to sow one's wild oats

seminare

to sow

sowing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to sow one's wild oats

correre la cavallina inf

to sow dissension

seminare zizzania

as you sow, so shall you reap

si raccoglie quello che si semina

to sow the seeds of doubt

insinuare dei dubbi

to sow the seeds of discord

gettare il seme della discordia

you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear prov

è come voler cavare il sangue da una rapa

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

You embarked on empoisoning the allure of existence and sowing prickles of grief in its horizons.

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Consequently, sowing wild oats became a phrase to describe unprofitable activities.

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This involved sowing seeds of quickly-germinating plants wheat, barley, lettuce, fennel in shallow baskets, bowls or even in shards of clay.

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When the soil is dry, rake over the surface and cover with polythene for a week before sowing.

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He tolerated the religion of his foreign wife, and met the religious intolerance of his people with rigor, thus estranging some of his followers and sowing dissension among them.

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Sowing should take place as soon as a good seedbed can be created.

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Cultivation is by sowing the seeds directly outdoors in early spring.

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But the 1990s were also a period of revival and sowing seeds of growth for the station.

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Drilling and sowing and crop rotation were introduced.

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If the turn is not a mtaji turn, relay sowing, but captures will never take place: marker pits are treated just like any other pits.

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