plant
(BOTANY) plante f
some new plants for the garden de nouvelles plantes pour le jardin
to water the plants arroser les plantes
→ Water the plant as often as required.
a tomato plant un plant de tomate
(=machinery) matériel m
→ new plant and equipment
→ The company plans to spend nearly a billion pounds on new plant and equipment.
(=factory) usine f
a nuclear reprocessing plant une usine de retraitement nucléaire
→ Ford's car assembly plants
→ the re-opening of a nuclear plant after an accident
→ The plant provides forty per cent of the country's electricity.
[+seed, plant, tree] planter
→ He plans to plant fruit trees and vegetables.
to plant sth with trees [+land, field]
They plan to plant the area with grass and trees. Ils comptent planter du gazon et des arbres dans cette zone.
planted with trees planté (e) d'arbres
a field planted with maize un champ de maïs
(=place firmly) planter
She planted a kiss on his cheek. Elle planta un baiser sur sa joue.
→ I planted my deckchair beside hers.
(=hide)
[+bomb] dissimuler
[+microphone] dissimuler
→ They had planted the bomb beneath the house.
→ A small microphone had been planted in the room.
[+evidence] The evidence was planted in his flat. Les preuves ont été dissimulées dans son appartement pour l'incriminer. He claimed that the drugs had been planted. Il a affirmé que la drogue avait été dissimulée pour l'incriminer.
assembly plant
n usine f d'assemblage
desalination plant
n usine f de dessalement
house plant
n plante f d'intérieur
manufacturing plant
n unité f de production, usine f
nuclear power plant
n centrale f nucléaire
plant food
n engrais m
plant life
n flore f
plant pot
n (British) pot m de fleurs
pot plant
n (British) plante f verte
power plant
n
(=building) centrale f électrique
→
nuclear power plant
processing plant
n (for food)
usine f de transformation
→ a chicken processing plant
recycling plant
n usine f de retraitement
reprocessing plant
n usine f de retraitement
rubber plant
n caoutchouc m (plante verte)
spider plant
n chlorophytum m