sensitive plant in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sensitive plant in the English»French Dictionary

sensitive plant N

sensitive plant

sensitive f

she's a sensitive plant fig

elle est susceptible

Translations for sensitive plant in the French»English Dictionary

sensitive

sensitive plant

Translations for sensitive plant in the English»French Dictionary

sensitive [Brit ˈsɛnsɪtɪv, Am ˈsɛnsədɪv] ADJ

1. sensitive (easily affected):

sensitive skin, instrument, nerve, plant, area

sensible (to à)

2. sensitive (easily hurt) fig:

sensitive person, character

sensible, susceptible (to à)

3. sensitive (aware, intelligent):

sensitive person, treatment, approach

sensible

sensitive portrayal, work of art, artist

sensible, fin

4. sensitive (delicate):

sensitive situation

délicat

sensitive discussions, issue, job

difficile

5. sensitive (confidential):

sensitive information, material

confidentiel/-ielle

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

sensitive plant in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sensitive plant in the English»French Dictionary

sensitive [ˈsen(t)·sə·t̬ɪv] ADJ

1. sensitive (understanding):

sensitive

compréhensif(-ive)

to be sensitive to sth

être sensible à qc

2. sensitive (touchy):

sensitive

sensible

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The common name is mimosa or giant sensitive plant.

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