What does plante in French mean?

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

The word plante in French means plant, hammer, plant, pitch, dump, ditch, crash, settle yourself, get it wrong, come a cropper, stab, fine figure of a woman, stand there and look good, Don't just stand there!, cover crop, herb, carnivorous plant, pot plant, indoor plant, house plant, house plant, pot plant, indoor plant, sole, sole of the foot, sole, sole of the foot, perennial plant, climbing plant, creeper, host plant, medicinal plant, vegetable plant, vegetable, wild plant, vascular plant, poisonous plant, foliage plant, perennial plant, stand rooted to the spot. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word plante

plant

nom féminin (végétal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les clématites sont des plantes volubiles.
Clematis are climbing plants.

hammer

verbe transitif (enfoncer) (using a hammer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Sophie a planté des clous dans le mur pour y accrocher son tableau.
Sophie hammered nails into the wall.

plant

verbe transitif (mettre en terre)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
On plante les tomates après le 15 mai.
Tomatoes are planted after 15 May.

pitch

verbe transitif (installer : une tente) (tent)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Mon ami a planté sa tente au beau milieu du jardin.
My friend pitched his tent right in the middle of the garden.

dump, ditch

verbe transitif (laisser en plan) (informal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Martine m'a planté au beau milieu de la réunion.
Martine dumped me right in the middle of the meeting.

crash

verbe intransitif (familier (Informatique : ne plus marcher) (Computing)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Mon ordinateur a encore planté !
My computer's crashed again!

settle yourself

verbe pronominal (se placer)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")
Pierre s'est planté juste en face de Marie à table.
Peter settled himself directly opposite Marie at the table.

get it wrong

verbe pronominal (familier (se tromper) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Marc croit toujours avoir raison mais il s'est encore planté. Je révise pour ne pas me planter à l'examen.
I'm revising so I don't screw up on the test.

come a cropper

verbe pronominal (familier (avoir un accident) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Jules s'est encore planté à moto.
Jules came a cropper on his bike again.

stab

verbe transitif (argot (poignarder)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

fine figure of a woman

nom féminin (figuré, familier (belle femme)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette Maryse, c'est une belle plante !

stand there and look good

locution verbale (familier, figuré (faire de la figuration)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Don't just stand there!

interjection (Fais quelque chose !)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

cover crop

nom féminin (plante qui enrichit le sol)

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

herb

nom féminin (herbe culinaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le persil, la menthe, la ciboulette sont des plantes aromatiques.

carnivorous plant

nom féminin (végétal capable d'assimiler des proies)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La dionée est une plante carnivore qui attire les proies par un procédé olfactif.

pot plant, indoor plant, house plant

nom féminin (plante gélive)

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

house plant, pot plant, indoor plant

nom féminin (plante gélive)

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

sole, sole of the foot

nom féminin (partie inférieure du pied)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est la plante des pieds qui est en contact avec le sol.

sole, sole of the foot

nom féminin (partie de pied en contact avec le sol)

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

perennial plant

nom féminin (plante résistant au manque d'eau)

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

climbing plant, creeper

nom féminin (plante à longues tiges)

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

host plant

nom féminin (plante nécessaire à la reproduction) (botany)

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

medicinal plant

nom féminin (plante à usage médicale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les monastères possèdent souvent un jardin de plantes officinales.

vegetable plant, vegetable

nom féminin (plante comestible)

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

wild plant

nom féminin (plante non cultivée)

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

vascular plant

nom féminin (plante à vaisseaux conducteurs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les plantes vasculaires ont des racines, des tiges et des feuilles.

poisonous plant

nom féminin (plante toxique)

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

foliage plant

nom féminin (plante d'intérieur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai mis une plante verte juste dans le coin de mon salon pour l'égayer un peu. Les plantes vertes sont cultivées pour leur feuillage plus que pour leur floraison.

perennial plant

nom féminin (plante résistant à l'hiver)

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

stand rooted to the spot

locution verbale (familier (attendre debout)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mais allez, ne reste pas planté là comme un piquet, viens m'aider !

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