canary seed in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for canary seed in the English»Spanish Dictionary

canary <pl canaries> [Am kəˈnɛri, Brit kəˈnɛːri] N

1. canary (bird):

canary

canario m

2. canary (informer) Am:

canary sl

soplón m / soplona f inf

canary sl

chivato m / chivata f Spain inf

I.seed [Am sid, Brit siːd] N

1.1. seed C:

seed (of plant)

semilla f

seed (of plant)

simiente f liter

seed (of orange, grape) Am

pepita f

seed (of orange, grape) Am

semilla f

sunflower seeds

semillas fpl de girasol

sunflower seeds

pipas fpl Spain

1.2. seed U (collectively):

seed

semillas fpl

seed

simiente f

I grew these tomatoes from seed

estos tomates los planté en almácigo

the plant is in seed

la planta ha granado

to go or run to seed lit plant:

granar

(deteriorate) you've run to seed since you stopped jogging

te has abandonado desde que dejaste de hacer footing

a great actor gone to seed

un gran actor en decadencia

seed potatoes

papas fpl de siembra

seed potatoes

patatas fpl de siembra Spain

2. seed (origins):

seed C often pl

germen m

seed C often pl

semilla f

the seeds of the rebellion

el germen or la semilla de la revuelta

to sow the seeds of doubt

sembrar (el germen de) la duda

3. seed C SPORTS:

seed

cabeza mf de serie

seed

sembrado m / sembrada f Mex

the first/second seed

el primer/segundo cabeza de serie

the first/second seed

el clasificado número uno/dos para el torneo

the first/second seed

el sembrado en primer/segundo lugar Mex

4.1. seed liter U (sperm):

seed

simiente f liter

4.2. seed liter (offspring, descendants):

seed C or U + sing or pl vb

progenie f liter

seed C or U + sing or pl vb

descendencia f

II.seed [Am sid, Brit siːd] VB trans

1.1. seed (sow with seeds):

to seed sth with sth

sembrar algo de algo

to seed a field with barley

sembrar un campo de cebada

1.2. seed (remove seeds from):

seed fruit

quitarle las pepitas a

seed fruit

quitarle las semillas a

1.3. seed METEO:

seed cloud

bombardear

2. seed SPORTS usu pass:

a seeded player

un jugador cabeza de serie

a seeded player

un sembrado Mex

III.seed [Am sid, Brit siːd] VB intr

1. seed (form seeds):

seed plant:

granar

2. seed (plant seeds):

seed

sembrar

See also sow², sow¹

sow² [Am saʊ, Brit saʊ] N

1. sow:

sow FARM, ZOOL

cerda f

sow FARM, ZOOL

puerca f

2.1. sow (block of iron):

sow

galápago m

2.2. sow (channel):

sow

canal m

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

1. sow (plant):

sow seeds/barley/field

sembrar

to sow a field with wheat

sembrar un campo de trigo

to sow (the seeds of) discord/hatred

sembrar la discordia/el odio

to sow (the seeds of) doubt in sb's mind

sembrar (la semilla de) la duda en alguien

2. sow mines:

sow

plantar

sow

poner

to sow a field with mines

sembrar un campo de minas

II.sow¹ <pt sowed, pp sowed or sown> [Am soʊ, Brit səʊ] VB intr

sow

sembrar

as you sow, so shall you reap prov BIBL

lo que siembres cosecharás

canary seed in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for canary seed in the English»Spanish Dictionary

canary seed N

canary seed

alpiste m

Translations for canary seed in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.canary [kəˈneəri, Am -ˈneri] -ies N

1. canary ZOOL:

canary

canario m

Phrases:

to sing like a canary Brit inf

chivarse

II.canary [kəˈneəri, Am -ˈneri] -ies ADJ

canary yellow

amarillo canario

I.seed [si:d] N

1. seed BOT (source):

seed

semilla f

seed of fruit

pepita f

seed of fruit

pepa f LatAm

2. seed no pl (seeds):

seed

simiente f

3. seed (beginning):

seed

germen m

seed of revolution

semilla f

to sow the seeds of doubt/discord

sembrar la duda/la discordia

4. seed no pl ANAT:

seed

semen m

II.seed [si:d] VB trans

1. seed AGR:

seed

sembrar

to seed itself a plant

desgranarse

2. seed (help start):

seed

contribuir a la puesta en marcha

to seed a project with money

aportar capital a un proyecto

3. seed (remove seeds):

seed

despepitar

4. seed SPORTS:

seed

preseleccionar

III.seed [si:d] VB intr

seed

granar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

We may just want to leave canary seeds to the birds.

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Both yellow and brown hairless canary seed have been approved for human consumption, however, only brown seeds are being commercially produced at this time.

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In 2015, an estimated 149,000 tonnes of canary seed with a farm gate value of roughly $90 million was harvested from more than 1,200 square kilometres.

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It's the world leader in lentils, chick peas, mustard and canary seed, as well as uranium.

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Hairless canary seed has been approved for human consumption.

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And that means snacks and breads made with canary seed flour are on their way.

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That's something that the market has opened up and allowed us to export canary seed there, so that's an impact right into our riding specifically.

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I see a couple of combines going right beside me with some canary seed and lots of dust so that's a good sign.

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Traditional canary seed has microscopic hairs on the hulls, with a texture similar to fibreglass.

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They are generally given a diet of seeds, such as millets and canary seed, and greens.

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