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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
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