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7 plow plane
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8 plow-bolt
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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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1. nouncharrue f• the Plough ( = constellation) la Grande Ourse[+ field] labourer ; [+ furrow] creusera. [worker] labourer* * *1.GB, plow US [plaʊ] noun Agriculture charrue f2.Plough proper noun3.transitive verb1) Agriculture labourer [land, field]; creuser [furrow]2) ( invest)4.to plough money into — investir beaucoup d'argent dans [project, company]
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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 — 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 — Plow, Plough Plough, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plowed} (ploud) or {Ploughed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plowing} or {Ploughing}.] 1. To turn up, break up, or trench, with a plow; to till with, or as with, a plow; as, to plow the ground; to plow a field. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — plow·able; plow; plow·er; plow·land; plow·man; plow·right·ia; … English syllables
Plow — Plow, Plough Plough (plou), v. i. To labor with, or as with, a plow; to till or turn up the soil with a plow; to prepare the soil or bed for anything. Shak. [1913 Webster] Doth the plowman plow all day to sow ? Isa. xxviii. 24. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plow — (Brit. plough) ► NOUN 1) a large farming implement with one or more blades fixed in a frame, drawn over soil to turn it over and cut furrows. 2) (the Plow) a prominent formation of seven stars in the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear). ►… … English terms dictionary
plow on — [phrasal verb] : to continue doing something that is slow and difficult I was discouraged, but I plowed on. • • • Main Entry: ↑plow … Useful english dictionary
plow — [plau] n, v the usual American spelling of ↑plough … Dictionary of contemporary English
plow — [v] dig up ground for cultivation break, break ground, bulldoze, cultivate, farm, furrow, harrow, harvest, list, push, rake, reap, ridge, rush, shove, smash, till, trench, turn, turn over; concept 178 Ant. fill … New thesaurus
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 — Synonyms and related words: all crop harvester, backset, baler, bank, bean harvester, beet harvester, binder, break, breaker, canal, canalize, carve, cast plow, chamfer, channel, chisel, combine, corrugate, cotton picker, crab, crack, crimp,… … Moby Thesaurus