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['səʊɪŋ]nome U semina f.* * *sowing /ˈsəʊɪŋ/n. [uc](agric.) semina; seminagione● sowing machine, seminatrice ( macchina) □ sowing seed, semente; semenza □ sowing time, stagione della semina.* * *['səʊɪŋ]nome U semina f. -
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I [siːd]1) (of plant) seme m.; (fruit pip) seme m., semino m.to go o run to seed — [ plant] sementire, fare seme; fig. [ person] rovinarsi; [organization, country] andare in rovina
3) fig. (beginning) germe m.4) sport testa f. di serieII 1. [siːd]3) sport scegliere come testa di serie2.to be seeded sixth o (number) six essere scelto come sesta testa di serie; seeded player — (giocatore scelto come) testa di serie
verbo intransitivo [ plant] sementire, fare seme* * *[si:d] 1. noun1) (the (part of) the fruit of a tree, plant etc from which a new plant may be grown: sunflower seeds; grass seed.) seme2) (the beginning from which anything grows: There was already a seed of doubt in her mind.) seme3) ((in a sporting competition etc) a seeded player.) (testa di serie)2. verb1) ((of a plant) to produce seed: A plant seeds after it has flowered.) produrre seme2) (in golf, tennis etc, to arrange (good players) in a competition so that they do not compete against each other till the later rounds.) selezionare•- seeded- seedling
- seedy
- seediness
- seedbed
- go to seed* * *I [siːd]1) (of plant) seme m.; (fruit pip) seme m., semino m.to go o run to seed — [ plant] sementire, fare seme; fig. [ person] rovinarsi; [organization, country] andare in rovina
3) fig. (beginning) germe m.4) sport testa f. di serieII 1. [siːd]3) sport scegliere come testa di serie2.to be seeded sixth o (number) six essere scelto come sesta testa di serie; seeded player — (giocatore scelto come) testa di serie
verbo intransitivo [ plant] sementire, fare seme -
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[siːd]1. n1) Bot seme m, (for sowing) semi mpl, semente fto go to seed — (fig: person) ridursi male
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fig: origin) the seeds of — il seme di, il germe di3) (Tennis: player) testa di serie2. vt2) (remove the seed: raisins, grapes) togliere i semi a3) Tennis3. vi4. adj(potato, corn) da semina
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seed — I. noun (plural seed or seeds) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sǣd; akin to Old High German sāt seed, Old English sāwan to sow more at sow Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) the grains or ripened ovules of plants used for sowing ( … New Collegiate Dictionary
