seeds in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for seeds 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 seeds in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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germen

seeds pl

el germen de la revolución

the seeds of the revolution

semilla FARM, BOT

seed

semilla

seed

sembró la semilla de la discordia entre las dos facciones

it sowed the seeds of discord between the two factions

la semilla de la libertad

the seeds of liberty

simiente

seed

sembrado (sembrada)

seed

seeds in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for seeds in the English»Spanish Dictionary

poppy seeds N pl

poppy seeds

semillas f pl de amapola

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 seeds in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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granuja

seeds pl

seeds Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

canna seeds

cañamones

canna seeds

semillas de cannabis

to sow the seeds of doubt/discord

sembrar la duda/la discordia

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

It is a frequent visitor to feeding stations and is highly fond of sunflower seeds and suet cakes.

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Plants in this type of environment rarely fossilize, but their seeds can be carried beyond the species' natural range of distribution.

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Nuts (or seeds generally) are also a significant source of nutrition for wildlife.

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They helped fight forest fires, eradicate unwanted feral mammals, and collected tree seeds.

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The ingredients, usually dried flowers or seeds, are available in health food shops, drugstores and chemist's shops.

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The seeds are eaten by thrushes, waxwings and other birds, which disperse the hard seeds undamaged in their droppings.

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In the doubles, she once again played with sister Venus as the top seeds.

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The seeds can be crushed into a powder and used as a soup thickener and for mixing into cereals and breads.

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The pretreatment of winged bean seeds is not required in tropical climate, but scarification of seeds has shown to enhance the germination rate of seedlings.

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This includes planting seeds according to the lunar cycle and using homoeopathic potions on the leaves of plants.

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