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WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| plant n | (machinery) | équipements nmpl |
| | | machines nfpl |
| | (véhicules) | engins nmpl |
| | They had to invest in plant before they could build the road. |
| | Ils ont dû investir dans des équipements avant de pouvoir construire la route. |
| plant n | (power plant) | centrale électrique nf |
| | Our electricity comes from a plant in the next town. |
| | Notre électricité provient d'une centrale électrique de la ville d'à côté. |
| plant n | (incriminating evidence) | fausse preuve nf |
| | The drugs were a plant, placed by the police. |
| | La drogue était une fausse preuve placée par la police. |
| plant n | (spy) (familier : espion) | taupe nf |
| | | agent infiltré nm |
| | | espion, espionne nm, nf |
| | They suspected that Riley was a plant. |
| | Ils suspectaient Riley d'être une taupe. |
| plant⇒ vi | (place plants in soil) | planter⇒, mettre en terre⇒ vi |
| | | semer⇒ vi |
| | Spring is the best time to plant. |
| | Le printemps est la meilleure période pour planter (or: mettre en terre). |
| | Le printemps est la meilleure période pour semer. |
| plant [sth]⇒ vtr | (put in position) | positionner⇒ vtr |
| | The weightlifter planted his feet. |
| | L'haltérophile positionna ses pieds. |
| plant [sth] vtr | (place with careful aim) | placer⇒ vtr |
| | Lonnie planted a shot in the centre of the target. |
| | Lonnie a placé une balle au cœur de la cible. |
| plant [sth] vtr | (place animals) | implanter⇒ vtr |
| | Twenty deer were planted on the island to increase numbers. |
| | Vingt cerfs ont été implantés sur l'île pour augmenter leur population. |
| plant [sth] vtr | (stock with fish) | empoissonner⇒ vtr |
| | (Pisciculture) | ensemencer⇒ vtr |
| | (Pisciculture) | aleviner⇒ vtr |
| | The game warden planted the lake with trout. |
| | Le garde-chasse a empoissonné le lac de truites. |
| plant [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (place as a spy) | infiltrer⇒ vtr |
| | The enemy wants to plant spies in our government. |
| | L'ennemi cherche à infiltrer des espions dans notre gouvernement. |
| plant [sth]⇒ vtr | (place incriminating evidence) | mettre⇒, placer (pour faire accuser [qqn], pour incriminer [qqn]) vtr |
| | The mafia planted the body in Jerry's car. |
| | La mafia a placé le corps dans la voiture de Jerry pour le faire accuser. |
| plant [sth] vtr | (place: explosives, bomb) (une bombe) | poser⇒ vtr |
| | The office received a call from someone claiming to have planted a bomb in the building. |
| | Le bureau a reçu un appel de quelqu'un affirmant avoir posé une bombe dans le bâtiment. |
| Formes composées |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
aphid,
plant louse n | (insect: greenfly) | puceron nm |
| | Aphids have damaged all my plants this year. |
baby's tears,
baby's tears plant n | (herb) (plante) | larmes d'ange nfpl |
| batch plant n | (manufacturing plant) | centrale à béton, usine à béton nf |
| bedding plant n | (ready-grown plant for planting) | plante à repiquer nf |
| bulb n | (plant root) | bulbe, oignon nm |
| | Mother received some daffodil bulbs for Christmas. |
| | Maman a reçu des bulbes de jonquilles pour Noël. |
castor-oil plant,
castor oil plant n | (botany: tall shrub) (végétal oléagineux) | ricin nm |
| citrus n | (plant bearing citrus fruit) | agrume nm |
| | Lemons, limes and grapefruit are all types of citrus. |
| | Le citron, le citron vert et le pamplemousse sont tous des variétés d'agrumes. |
| citrus plant n | (plant bearing citrus fruit) (arbuste) | agrume nm |
| coal plant n | (power station: burns coal) | centrale à charbon nf |
| desert plant n | (plant: grows in deserts) | plante du désert nf |
| | Cacti are the most well known desert plants. |
| | | xérophyte nf |
dittany,
gas plant,
burning bush,
fraxinella n | (aromatic herb) (herbe) | flaxinelle nf |
| | (herbe) | dictame nm |
dumb cane,
mother-in-law plant n | (plant) (plante) | dieffenbachia nm |
| edible plant n | (vegetable or herb) | plante comestible nf |
epiphyte,
air plant n | (plant: growing on another) (Botanique) | épiphyte nm |
false dragonhead,
obedient plant n | (plant) (plante) | physostégie de Virginie, cataleptique de Virginie nf |
| flowering plant n | (plant that produces flowers) | plante à fleurs, angiosperme nf |
gumweed,
gum plant n | (plant) (plante) | grindélia, grindélie nf |
| heating plant n | (building's entire heating system) | chauffage, chauffage central nm |
| | | installation de chauffage nf |
| house plant n | (plant grown indoors) | plante d'intérieur nf |
| hydroelectric plant n | (industrial facility generating electricity from water) | centrale hydroélectrique nf |
| ice plant n | (flowering plant) (plante) | ficoïde nf |
jumping plant louse,
psylla,
psyllid n | (hopping plant pest) (insecte) | psylle nf |
kiwi plant,
kiwi fruit n | UK (fruit bearing plant) (plante) | kiwi, plant de kiwi, pied de kiwi nm |
| manufacturing plant n | (factory) | usine nf |
| | | site de production nm |
| | Goods produced by the manufacturing plant included bags and shoes. |
| | Les articles produits par l'usine (or: le site de production) incluait des chaussures et des sacs. |
| nuclear power plant n | (factory that generates atomic energy) | centrale nucléaire nf |
| | | centrale atomique nf |
| | Ce parti s'oppose à la construction de toute nouvelle centrale atomique. |
| packing plant n | (factory where goods are packaged) | usine de conditionnement nf |
| paper plant n | (factory where paper is made) | usine à papier nf |
| | The residents demonstrated against the project to build a new paper plant. |
| | (industrie) | papeterie nf |
perennial plant,
perennial n | (long-lived plant) | plante vivace nf |
piggyback plant,
pickaback plant n | (plant) (plante) | tolmie de menzies nf |
| pilot plant n | (experimental industrial plant) | usine pilote nf |
| pitcher plant n | (plant that eats insects) (plante carnivore) | sarracénie nf |
| plant anatomy n | (structure and parts of plants) | anatomie végétale nf |
| | We studied plant anatomy in biology lessons last week. |
| plant and animal life n | (living organisms) | vie animale et végétale nf |
| | | la faune et la flore nf |
| plant assets npl | (business: long-term resources) | actifs constitués nmpl |
| plant biology n | (botany, science of plants) | botanique nf |
| | | biologie végétale nf |
| plant breeder n | (botanist, [sb] who cultivates plants) (Botanique) | phytogénéticien, phytogénéticienne nm, nf |
| plant bug n | (insect that feeds on plants) | parasite des plantes nm |
| | | insecte ravageur nm |
| | Il existe des moyens naturels de lutter contre les insectes ravageurs. |
| plant bulb n | (botany: globular root) (Botanique) | bulbe nm |
| plant disease n | (blight that afflicts plants) | maladie des plantes nf |
| | | maladie végétale nf |
| | L'alternariose de la tomate est une maladie végétale provoquée par un champignon. |
plant fiber (US),
plant fibre (UK) n | (plant tissue) | fibre végétale nf |
| plant food n | (nourishment for plants) | engrais nm |
| plant kingdom n | (all species of plant) | règne végétal nm |
| | Orchids are one of the most interesting plants in the plant kingdom. |
| | | flore nf |
| plant life n | (vegetation, flora) | flore nf |
| | The island is noted for its abundant plant life. |
| plant nursery n | (place where plants are cultivated) | pépinière nf |
| plant oil n | (oil from a botanical source) | huile végétale nf |
| | Plant oils are fats which are taken from plant seeds. |
| plant pathology n | (botany: diseases in plants) | pathologie végétale nf |
| | | phytopathologie nf |
| plant physiology n | (science of plants' vital processes) | physiologie végétale nf |
| | Which school do you go to to learn about plant physiology? |
| | À quelle école faut-il aller pour étudier la physiologie végétale ? |
plant plug,
plug n | (small, individual garden plant) (plante à rempoter) | plante en godet nf |
| plant rack n | (shelves for displaying pot plants) | étagère à plantes nf |
| | L'hiver, je mets les vivaces frileuses dans la serre, sur des étagères à plantes. |
| plant seed n | (seed of a plant) | graine nf |
| | | semence nf |
| | Some plant seeds are distributed by the wind. |
| plant seed v expr | (sow seeds) | planter une graine loc v |
| | | semer⇒ vi |
| | We planted the seeds in clay pots. |
| | Nous avons planté les graines dans des pots en terre. |
| | Nous avons semé dans des pots en terre. |
| plant trees v expr | (put seeds in the earth or plant seedling trees) | planter des arbres loc v |
| | It is always best to plant trees in spring or autumn. |
| | Il est préférable de planter des arbres au printemps ou à l'automne. |
| plant-based adj | (food: containing only plants) | à base de plantes loc adj |
| poisonous plant n | (plant that is toxic to the touch) | plante urticante nf |
| | Learning to identify poisonous plants is a good tip for any hiker. |
| | Les amateurs de randonnée ont intérêt à apprendre à identifier les plantes urticantes. |
| poisonous plant n | (plant that is toxic when eaten) | plante toxique nf |
| | Jimson weed is a poisonous plant that is toxic to cattle if they eat too much of it. |
| | Le datura est une plante toxique qui peut empoisonner le bétail s'il en consomme de grandes quantités. |
| | | plante vénéneuse nf |
| | Le datura est une plante vénéneuse qui peut empoisonner le bétail s'il en consomme de grandes quantités. |
| pole plant n | (action of touching ground with ski poles) | planter de bâton nm |
potted plant,
also UK: pot plant n | (plant growing in a pot) | plante en pot nf |
| potted plant n | figurative, informal ([sb] closed to new ideas) (personne) | borné adj |
| power plant n | (factory where energy is generated) | centrale électrique nf |
| | John works at the power plant. The local power plant was fined for emitting too much pollution. |
| | John travaille à la centrale électrique. La centrale électrique a été condamnée à verser une amende parce qu'elle est trop polluante. |
| process plant n | (factory where raw materials are treated) | usine de transformation nf |
| | | usine de traitement nf |
| resurrection plant n | (desert plant) (rose de Jericho) | plante de la résurrection nf |
rose of Jericho,
resurrection plant n | (Asian plant) | rose de Jéricho nf |
| rubber plant n | (mulberry family plant) (plante) | caoutchouc nm |
| rubber plant n | (produces India rubber) (plante) | caoutchouc nm |
sensitive plant,
humble plant n | (plant) (plante) | mimosa pudique nf |
| spider plant n | (plant with long thin leaves) | plante araignée nf |
| | (botanique) | Chlorophytum comosum nm |
strawberry tree,
strawberry plant n | (fruit-bearing shrub) | fraisier nm |
| umbrella plant n | (May apple plant) (plante) | pomme de mai nf |
| | | podophylle pelté nm |
umbrella plant,
wild buckwheat n | (plant genus Eriogonum) (plante) | eriogonum nm |
| umbrella plant n | (African plant) (plante) | papyrus à feuilles alternes nm |
| vascular plant n | (plant with vascular system) (botanique) | plante vasculaire nf |
| water plant n | (pipework) (réseau) | tuyau d'approvisionnement en eau nm |
| water plant n | (for purifying or distributing water) (de l'eau) | station d'épuration nf |
| water plant n | (botany) | plante aquatique nf |