Translations for „plant“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

I . plant [plænt, Brit plɑːnt] N

1. plant BOT:

plant

planta f

2. plant (factory):

plant

fábrica f

plant

usina f

3. plant no pl (machinery):

plant

maquinaria f

II . plant [plænt, Brit plɑːnt] VB trans

1. plant AGR:

plant

plantar

2. plant (place):

plant

colocar

to plant a bomb

colocar uma bomba

power plant N

power plant

casa f de força

rubber plant N

rubber plant

seringueira f

Usage examples with plant

to plant a bug

fazer escuta clandestina

to plant a bomb

colocar uma bomba

the plant life was killed off by air pollution

a flora foi exterminada pela poluição do ar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

After realizing what it means, he locks himself in a deodorant plant to remove his odor.

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In 2000 the government signed the first contract for a private power and desalination plant.

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Occasionally, paleontologists find and identify phytoliths associated with extinct plant-eating animals (i.e. herbivores).

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They used the non-indigenous plant to make syrups against croup.

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When a plant cell is placed in hypotonic solution, water enters into a cell by osmosis and as a result turger pressure develops.

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Most parts of the plant bear a short, sparse indumentum of simple and stellate hairs.

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This plant with the input of 30,000 t of wheat straw can produce 5.4 million litres of ethanol a year.

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Later on number of new plant species were added to the then known pharmacopoeia of indigenous medicinal plants.

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The intake pipes for the desalination plant are located over 1 km out to sea.

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Common names include grevillea, spider flower, silky oak, bottle brush and toothbrush plant.

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