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plough

/plaʊ/

Translations

ploughnoun

ploughs

/plaʊ/

charrue

The farmer used a plough to prepare the field for the new crop season.

Le fermier a utilisé une charrue pour préparer le champ pour la nouvelle saison des cultures.

labourSens agricole : action de labourer la terre.

After a quick plough, the soil was ready for sowing.

Après un labour rapide, le sol était prêt pour les semailles.

Additional translations

chasse-neigeSens rare : outil servant à dégager la neige.

Synonyms

farm implement

ploughverb

ploughed

Past Simple

ploughed

Past Participle

ploughing

Gerund

/plaʊ/

échouerSens scolaire.

He was disappointed to learn that he had ploughed his math exam.

Il était déçu d’apprendre qu’il avait échoué à son examen de mathématiques.

labourerSens agricole.

Farmers plough the fields in the spring to prepare for planting.

Les agriculteurs labourent les champs au printemps pour préparer les semis.

Additional translations

travaillerEn parlant d’un texte ou d’une tâche, avec effort.

labourerAu sens figuré : avancer avec force à travers quelque chose.

Synonyms

ploughadjective

/plaʊ/

Used attributively before another noun to denote something connected with or suitable for ploughing (e.g., "plough horse").

de labourRelatif au labour.

Old plough horses were bred for strength rather than speed.

Les vieux chevaux de labour étaient élevés pour leur force plutôt que pour leur vitesse.

Definitions

ploughnoun

A large farming implement with one or more blades fixed in a frame, drawn by a tractor or animals and used for cutting furrows in the soil and turning it over, especially to prepare for the planting of seeds.

The farmer used a plough to prepare the field for the new crop season.

A tool resembling a plough, used for clearing snow from roads or paths.

The city deployed a plough to clear the streets after the heavy snowfall.

The act or process of ploughing land.

After a quick plough, the soil was ready for sowing.

ploughverb

To turn over the soil with a plough, especially before sowing.

Farmers plough the fields in the spring to prepare for planting.

To move forcefully into or through something.

The ship ploughed through the rough seas during the storm.

To proceed steadily and laboriously.

She ploughed through the dense textbook to prepare for her exam.

To fail an examination or course.

He was disappointed to learn that he had ploughed his math exam.

ploughadjective

Relating to, intended for, or used in ploughing.

Old plough horses were bred for strength rather than speed.