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plante homograph 2

verbverb

to plant

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt planta, gjennom lavtysk; fra latin plantare Old Norse planta, through Low German; from Latin plantare

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. sette en plante med røttene i jord to set a plant in the soil with its roots
    • plante et epletre to plant an apple tree
    • de planter roser i bedet they are planting roses in the bed
  2. bygge opp et område ved å sette en stor mengde planter i jorda to establish an area by putting a large number of plants in the ground
    • plante skog to plant forest
    • de plantet en vingård they planted a vineyard
  3. plassere noe fast og stødig to place something firmly and steadily
    • plante neven i bordet to slam one's fist down on the table
    • hun planter begge beina i gulvet she plants both feet on the floor
  4. i hemmelighet plassere noe eller noen et sted for å skade eller avsløre to place something or someone somewhere in secret in order to harm or expose
    • plante en spion i fiendens leir to plant a spy in the enemy camp
    • noen hadde plantet narkotika i leiligheten hennes someone had planted drugs in her flat

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

plante ut flytte planter fra veksthus eller vekstbenka cold frame til varig voksested to move plants from a greenhouse or a cold framevekstbenk to their permanent growing place Eng. phraseto plant out
  • plante ut blomkål to plant out cauliflower