plante homograph 2
verbverbto plant
InflectionVis bøyning
EtymologyOpphav
norrønt planta, gjennom lavtysk; fra latin plantare Old Norse planta, through Low German; from Latin plantareSenses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk
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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
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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
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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
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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