seed in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for seed in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

seed capital N U

seed capital

capital m simiente

seed capital

capital m iniciador

seed cake [Am ˈsid ˌkeɪk, Brit] N U or C

1. seed cake FOOD:

seed cake

torta de semillas de alcaravea

2. seed cake FARM:

seed cake

concentrado para la alimentación del ganado

seed pearl N

seed pearl

aljófar m

seed tray N

seed tray

almácigo m en bandeja

seed tray

almácigo m en caja

sunflower seed N

sunflower seed

semilla f de girasol

sunflower seed

semilla f de maravilla Chil

sunflower seed

pipa f Spain

Translations for seed in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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simiente

seed

sembrado (sembrada)

seed

cabeza de serie

seed

derrotó a Guillén, cabeza de serie número cuatro

he beat the fourth seed o the number-four seed Guillén

granar

to seed

seed in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for seed in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

seed potato N

seed potato

patata f de siembra

sunflower seed N

sunflower seed

pipa f

seed corn N

1. seed corn BOT:

seed corn

trigo m de siembra

2. seed corn fig:

seed corn

capital m simiente

canary seed N

canary seed

alpiste m

caraway seed N

caraway seed

carvi m

seed bed N

1. seed bed AGR:

seed bed

semillero m

2. seed bed fig:

seed bed

foco m

seed money N

User Entry

seed money FIN

capital semilla m

Translations for seed in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

simiente

seed

semilla

seed

seed Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to seed itself a plant

desgranarse

to seed a project with money

aportar capital a un proyecto

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She raced to the third seed in a time of 1:06.23, more than two seconds below her entry standard.

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After the conference season, teams are seeded by conference record.

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This means a wild card player sometimes becomes the top seed.

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This edition of the tournament witnessed the top four seeds advancing to the semifinals.

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She finished her ranking round as the 76th seed.

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Home-state advantage goes to the team with the higher seed in the first two weeks, to the qualifying final winners in the third week.

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The fulvous whistling duck feeds in wetlands by day or night on seeds and other parts of plants.

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While the demand was the highest in history, seed production was steadily declining.

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In most cases, the higher seed accepted the opportunity.

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It can self seed and become troublesome in some areas.

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