hothouse plant in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for hothouse plant in the English»French Dictionary

hothouse plant N lit, fig

hothouse plant

plante f de serre

Translations for hothouse plant in the French»English Dictionary

plante de serre lit, fig

hothouse plant

Translations for hothouse plant in the English»French Dictionary

I.hothouse [Brit ˈhɒthaʊs, Am ˈhɑtˌhaʊs] N

1. hothouse (greenhouse):

hothouse

serre f (chaude)

hothouse attr atmosphere

de serre chaude

2. hothouse fig:

hothouse

milieu m protégé

hothouse child

enfant mf surdoué/-e

hothouse school

école f pour enfants surdoués

II.hothouse [Brit ˈhɒthaʊs, Am ˈhɑtˌhaʊs] VB trans

hothouse child:

hothouse

stimuler

I.plant [Brit plɑːnt, Am plænt] N

1. plant BOT:

plant (gen)

plante f

plant (seedling)

plant m

tobacco/flowering plant

plante de tabac/à fleurs

tobacco/flowering plant attr disease, reproduction

des plantes

tobacco/flowering plant biologist, geneticist

spécialisé dans l'étude des plantes

2. plant:

plant (factory)

usine f

plant (power station)

centrale f

steel plant

aciérie f

3. plant U:

plant (buildings, machinery, fixtures)

installations fpl industrielles et commerciales

plant (fixed machinery)

installations fpl

plant (movable machinery)

matériel m

4. plant:

plant (person)

taupe f inf

plant (piece of evidence)

faux indice m

II.plant [Brit plɑːnt, Am plænt] VB trans

1. plant (put to grow):

plant seed, bulb, tree

planter

plant crop

semer

to plant a field with wheat

semer un champ de blé

to plant one's garden with trees

planter des arbres dans son jardin

2. plant (illicitly put in place):

plant bomb, explosive, tape recorder, spy

placer

to plant drugs/a weapon on sb

placer de la drogue/une arme sur qn pour l'incriminer

to plant a story

faire paraître un article (pour influencer l'opinion)

to plant a question

poser une question (dont on a tacitement convenu auparavant)

3. plant:

to plant a kiss/foot etc on sth

planter un baiser/pied etc sur qc

to plant a knife/a spade in sth

planter un couteau/une bêche dans qc

4. plant (start, engender):

plant idea

donner

plant doubt

jeter

to plant doubt in sb's mind

jeter le doute dans l'esprit de qn

to plant an idea in sb's mind

mettre une idée dans la tête de qn

III.plant [Brit plɑːnt, Am plænt] VB refl

to plant oneself between/in front of

se planter entre/devant

hothouse plant in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hothouse plant in the English»French Dictionary

hothouse N

hothouse

serre f

I.plant [plænt] N

1. plant BIOL:

plant

plante f

indoor plant

plante d'intérieur

2. plant (factory):

plant

usine f

3. plant (machinery for companies):

plant

équipement m

4. plant (informer):

plant

taupe f

5. plant sing (object placed to mislead):

plant

objet destiné à faire prendre quelqu'un

II.plant [plænt] VB trans a. fig

plant

planter

plant bomb

poser

plant spy

infiltrer

plant colony, idea

implanter

to plant drugs on sb

placer de la drogue pour faire prendre qn

to plant oneself somewhere inf

se camper quelque part

to plant doubts about sth

semer des doutes sur qc