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1 plough
1 noun(a) (farm implement) charrue f;∎ large areas of moorland have gone under the plough de larges portions de lande ont été labourées;∎ figurative to put one's hand to the plough s'atteler à la tâche∎ the Plough la Grande Ourse∎ to plough money into sth investir de l'argent dans qch∎ to plough an exam se planter à un examen;∎ to be or get ploughed in an exam être recalé ou collé à un examen(a) Agriculture labourer►► British old-fashioned Plough Monday le lundi de l'Épiphanie∎ all the profits have been ploughed back into the business tous les bénéfices ont été réinvestis dans l'affaire(a) (earth, crops, stubble) enfouir (en labourant)(a) (of vehicle) rentrer dans, foncer dans∎ to plough on with one's work/one's book poursuivre laborieusement son travail/sa lecture;∎ let's plough on another fifteen minutes encore un petit effort d'un quart d'heure;∎ as negotiations plough on tandis que les négociations se poursuivent laborieusement∎ to plough through the snow avancer péniblement dans la neige;∎ the ship ploughed through the waves le navire fendait les flots∎ to plough through a book lire laborieusement un livre;∎ they were ploughing through their work ils avançaient laborieusement dans leur travail;∎ I've got all this to plough through j'ai tout ça à me taper∎ to plough one's way through the snow avancer péniblement dans la neige;∎ to plough one's way through a book lire un livre à grand peine;∎ he was ploughing his way through a huge plate of spaghetti il s'efforçait de finir une énorme assiette de spaghettis(earth, crops, stubble) enfouir (en labourant)∎ the grass had been ploughed up by the motorbikes le gazon avait été labouré par les motos -
2 plough
C vtrto put one's hand to the plough se mettre au travail.■ plough back:▶ plough [sth] back, plough back [sth] réinvestir [profits, money] (into dans).■ plough in:■ plough into:▶ plough into [sth]1 ( crash into) [vehicle] percuter [tree, wall] ; the car skidded and ploughed into the crowd la voiture a dérapé et a fini sa course dans la foule ;▶ plough through sth [vehicle, driver] défoncer [hedge, wall] ; fig [person] ramer ○ sur [book, task] ; [walker] se frayer un chemin dans [mud, snow] ; [vehicle] avancer péniblement dans [mud, snow].■ plough under:▶ plough [sth] under, plough under [sth] faire disparaître [qch] en labourant [crop, manure] ;■ plough up:
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plow under — transitive verb 1. a. : to cover a green manure crop, crop residues, or barnyard manure by plowing b. : to plow a field of a growing unharvested crop 2. : to cause to disappear : bury, overwhelm let us not plow under the family farmer… … Useful english dictionary
plow under — transitive verb Date: 1900 to cause to disappear ; bury, overwhelm … New Collegiate Dictionary
plow — [plou] n. [ME ploh < Late OE, akin to Ger pflug, ON plógr < Gmc * plog < native Alpine (Rhaetian) base > Langobardic plovum] 1. a farm implement used to cut, turn up, and break up the soil ☆ 2. any implement like this; specif., a)… … English World dictionary
plow — plowable, adj. plowability, n. plower, n. /plow/, n. 1. an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil. 2. any of various implements resembling or suggesting this, as a kind of plane for cutting… … Universalium
Plow — Plow, Plough Plough (plou), n. [OE. plouh, plou, AS. pl[=o]h; akin to D. ploeg, G. pflug, OHG. pfluog, pfluoh, Icel. pl[=o]gr, Sw. plog, Dan. ploug, plov, Russ. plug , Lith. plugas.] 1. A well known implement, drawn by horses, mules, oxen, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plow alms — Plow Plow, Plough Plough (plou), n. [OE. plouh, plou, AS. pl[=o]h; akin to D. ploeg, G. pflug, OHG. pfluog, pfluoh, Icel. pl[=o]gr, Sw. plog, Dan. ploug, plov, Russ. plug , Lith. plugas.] 1. A well known implement, drawn by horses, mules, oxen,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plow beam — Plow Plow, Plough Plough (plou), n. [OE. plouh, plou, AS. pl[=o]h; akin to D. ploeg, G. pflug, OHG. pfluog, pfluoh, Icel. pl[=o]gr, Sw. plog, Dan. ploug, plov, Russ. plug , Lith. plugas.] 1. A well known implement, drawn by horses, mules, oxen,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plow Monday — Plow Plow, Plough Plough (plou), n. [OE. plouh, plou, AS. pl[=o]h; akin to D. ploeg, G. pflug, OHG. pfluog, pfluoh, Icel. pl[=o]gr, Sw. plog, Dan. ploug, plov, Russ. plug , Lith. plugas.] 1. A well known implement, drawn by horses, mules, oxen,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plow staff — Plow Plow, Plough Plough (plou), n. [OE. plouh, plou, AS. pl[=o]h; akin to D. ploeg, G. pflug, OHG. pfluog, pfluoh, Icel. pl[=o]gr, Sw. plog, Dan. ploug, plov, Russ. plug , Lith. plugas.] 1. A well known implement, drawn by horses, mules, oxen,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
under the plow — of land : used for growing crops The amount of local land under the plow is decreasing. • • • Main Entry: ↑plow … Useful english dictionary
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