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plant (EN)
Substantiv, Verb

Substantiv “plant”

Sg. plant, Pl. plants
  1. Pflanze
    The garden was filled with colorful plants and blooming flowers.
  2. Fabrik
    The company is constructing a new car plant outside the city.
  3. Anlage (Maschinen)
    The construction site was busy with heavy plant like cranes and excavators.
  4. Falle (Gegenstand)
    The detective suspected the evidence was a plant to frame the innocent man.
  5. Spitzel (Person)
    The police had a plant inside the criminal organization to gather information.
  6. (im Snooker) ein Stoß, bei dem eine Kugel benutzt wird, um eine andere einzulochen
    He won the game with a clever plant that sent the black ball into the corner pocket.

Verb “plant”

Infinitiv plant; er plants; Prät. planted; Part. planted; Ger. planting
  1. pflanzen
    Every spring, they plant tomatoes and peppers in their backyard garden.
  2. platzieren (heimlich)
    The thief planted the stolen necklace in an innocent person's bag.
  3. platzieren (fest)
    He planted his feet firmly on the ground before lifting the heavy box.