What does se planter in French mean?

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

The word se planter in French means hammer, plant, pitch, dump, ditch, crash, settle yourself, get it wrong, come a cropper, stab, ditch, dump, set the scene, set up the scenery, hammer a nail, stab in the back. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word se planter

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.")

ditch, dump

locution verbale (laisser [qqn] seul quelque part) (informal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Dès qu'il a eu reconnu son vieil ami, Fabrice m'a plantée là pour aller lui parler.

set the scene

locution verbale (figuré (décrire une situation)

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

set up the scenery

locution verbale (théâtre : installer une scène) (theater)

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

hammer a nail

locution verbale (enfoncer un clou avec un marteau)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

stab in the back

(figuré (prendre [qqn] par traîtrise) (figurative)

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

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