planter
French → English
(botany) To put seeds, bulbs, or plants into the soil; to sow
Le jardinier va planter des bulbes de tulipes avant l'arrivée de l'hiver.
(English) The gardener is going to plant tulip bulbs before winter arrives.
Nous avons décidé de planter un pommier au milieu de notre jardin.
(English) We decided to plant an apple tree in the middle of our garden.
(slang) To suddenly abandon someone or something; to dump / leave stranded
Il l'a plantée là au milieu du restaurant sans aucune explication.
(English) He dumped her right there in the middle of the restaurant without any explanation.
J'ai dû planter mon travail pour m'occuper de mon fils malade.
(English) I had to drop my work to take care of my sick son.
Entry ID: fr:en:planter · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary