What does planta in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word planta in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use planta in Spanish.

The word planta in Spanish means plant, sole, plant, floor, good-looking, ground plan, plant, seed, plant, stick, place, stand up, walk out on, plonk, stick, stand firm, hold fast, stand, make it, permanent, ground floor, tumbleweed. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word planta

plant

nombre femenino (vegetal, ser orgánico) (living vegetative organism)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Una planta necesita de la clorofila para realizar la fotosíntesis.
A plant needs chlorophyll to carry out photosynthesis.

sole

nombre femenino (parte inferior del pie) (bottom of foot)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me salió una ampolla en la planta del pie por culpa del zapato.
I got a blister on the sole of my foot from the shoe.

plant

nombre femenino (fábrica) (factory)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La planta continúa cerrada por la huelga de los empleados.
The plant is still closed because of the employees' strike.

floor

nombre femenino (edificio, casa: piso, nivel) (of a building)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
María vive en un edificio de tres plantas. Mi oficina se encuentra en la quinta planta.
My office is on the fifth floor.

good-looking

nombre femenino (figurado (figura, estampa) (physical appearance)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El hermano de tu amiga tiene muy buena planta.
Your friend's brother is very good-looking.

ground plan

nombre femenino (diseño de construcción) (architecture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El arquitecto lleva más de dos meses trabajando en la planta del edificio.
The architect has been drawing up the ground plan for two months.

plant, seed

verbo transitivo (sembrar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Me pasé todo el domingo plantando en el jardín.
I spent all Sunday planting (or: seeding) in the garden.

plant, stick, place

verbo transitivo (fijar algo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Plantó la bandera en el pico más alto.
He planted (or: stuck) the flag on the highest peak.

stand up

verbo transitivo (coloquial (incumplir cita, compromiso)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Manuel está enojado con sus amigos porque lo plantaron el otro fin de semana.
Manuel is mad at his friends because they stood him up the other weekend.

walk out on

verbo transitivo (coloquial (abandonar a una pareja) (colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El muy canalla plantó a Sofía y se fue con otra.
He walked out on her and went with another woman, that jerk.

plonk

verbo transitivo (coloquial (dejar en un sitio) (colloquial)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Llegó a casa y plantó sus trastos encima de la mesa de la cocina.
He came home and plonked his things on top of the kitchen table.

stick

verbo pronominal (juego: rechazar cartas) (card game)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Se plantó en la primera mano porque tenía muy buenas cartas.
He stuck on the first hand because he had really good cards.

stand firm, hold fast

verbo pronominal (resistirse a algo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Se plantó y no obedeció las órdenes de su patrón.
He stood firm (or: held fast) and didn't obey his bosses orders.

stand

verbo pronominal (coloquial (ponerse de pie)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Se plantó en medio de la calle y no dejó pasar a ningún vehículo.
He stood in the middle of the street and didn't let any cars pass.

make it

verbo pronominal (coloquial (llegar con brevedad)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Se plantó en su casa en menos de media hora.
He made it to her house in good time and was there in less than half an hour.

permanent

locución adjetiva (MX, AR (empleo fijo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Un trabajo de planta ofrece más prestaciones que un trabajo eventual.
A permanent job offers more benefits than a temporary job.

ground floor

(piso a la altura de la calle)

El cartero te está esperando en la planta baja para entregarte un paquete.
The postman is waiting for you on the ground floor to give you a package.

tumbleweed

locución nominal femenina (arrastrada por el viento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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