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planter

to plant

verb plahn-TEH Less Common

Also means

to drive in (a stake)

Usage Note

Planter means to plant seeds or trees, and also to drive something into the ground (planter un clou = to hammer in a nail). Colloquially, planter quelqu'un means to stand someone up, and se faire planter means to get abandoned. Une plantation is the related noun.

Examples

"Elle plante des tomates chaque printemps."

Natural Translation

She plants tomatoes every spring.

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