seed corn dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de seed corn dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

seed corn SUBST litt

seed corn

blé m de semence

seed corn fig

germes mpl

Traductions de seed corn dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.seed [GB siːd, Am sid] SUBST

1. seed:

seed BOT, AGR (of plant)

graine f

seed (fruit pip)

pépin m

2. seed U (for sowing):

seed AGR

semences fpl

seed CULIN

graines fpl

to go or run to seed litt plant:

monter en graine

to go or run to seed fig person:

se ramollir

to go or run to seed organization, country:

être en déclin

3. seed (beginning):

seed fig

germes mpl

the seed(s) of discontent/hope

les germes du mécontentement/de l'espoir

the seeds of doubt were sown in her mind

le doute avait germé dans son esprit

4. seed SPORT:

seed

tête f de série

the top seed

la tête de série numéro un

the fifth or number five seed

la tête de série numéro cinq

5. seed (semen):

seed archaic

semence f

6. seed (descendants):

seed archaic

progéniture f

II.seed [GB siːd, Am sid] VERBE trans

1. seed (sow):

seed field, lawn

ensemencer (with de)

2. seed:

seed, a. deseed grape, raisin

épépiner

3. seed SPORT:

seed

classer [qn] tête de série

to be seeded sixth or (number) six

être classé tête de série numéro six

a seeded player

une tête de série

4. seed MÉTÉO:

seed clouds

ensemencer

III.seed [GB siːd, Am sid] VERBE intr

seed plant:

seed

monter en graine

corn [GB kɔːn, Am kɔrn] SUBST

1. corn (wheat):

corn

blé m

2. corn Am (maize):

corn

maïs m

3. corn (seed):

corn

grain m (de céréale)

4. corn MÉD (on foot):

corn

cor m

5. corn (in book, film etc):

corn fam, péj

mièvrerie f

to tread on sb's corns

froisser qn

seed corn dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de seed corn dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

seed corn SUBST

seed corn

graine f de semence

Traductions de seed corn dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.seed [si:d] SUBST

1. seed (plant grain):

seed

graine f

seed of fruit

pépin m

to sow seeds

semer des graines

2. seed (beginning):

seed

germe m

it sowed the seeds of doubt in her mind

ça a semé le doute dans son esprit

3. seed SPORT:

seed

tête f de série

II.seed [si:d] VERBE trans

1. seed (sow with seed):

seed

ensemencer

2. seed (start):

seed

germer

3. seed (remove seeds from):

seed

épépiner

4. seed SPORT:

to be seeded

être classé

corn¹ [kɔ:n, Am kɔ:rn] SUBST

1. corn GB (cereal):

corn

blé m

2. corn Am (maize):

corn

maïs m

3. corn Am fam (something trite):

corn

banalité f

corn² [kɔ:n, Am kɔ:rn] SUBST

corn MÉD:

corn

cor m

Idiomes/Tournures:

to tread on sb's corns

toucher la corde sensible de qn

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais

That sounds good, but in the process, the society takes seed corn out of production and diverts it to food, thereby cannibalizing itself.

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In a primitive agricultural economy savings might take the form of holding back the best of the corn harvest as seed corn for the next planting season.

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They would eat their seed corn, sacrificing next year's crop in the hope that more seed could be found.

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Insects in seed corn still need to be managed, as well.

wcfcourier.com

Seed corn and soybean are among the grains produced by the city.

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He is optimistic the sun will shine this week and dry out the land in time to seed corn.

www.guelphmercury.com

Instead of tomatoes, he will plant grains or seed corn, crops that are easier to grow but less profitable.

www.theglobeandmail.com

In the early 1960s, seed corn companies began to use male sterile cytoplasm so that they could eliminate the previous need for hand detassling to save both money and time.

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The possessor, generally impoverished, or without facilities for working the land, often furnished the land and seed corn, and the tenant cultivated it, the produce being equally divided between them.

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With modern seed corn the varieties to hybridize are carefully selected so that the new variety will exhibit specific traits found in the parent plants.

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