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sow

/saʊ/ or /səʊ/

/saʊ/ or /soʊ/

sownoun

sows

/saʊ/ or /səʊ/

/saʊ/ or /soʊ/

(homograph: /saʊ/ – female pig; /səʊ/ UK, /soʊ/ US – trough/channel)

Translations

truie

The farmer kept several sows in the barn for breeding purposes.

L’agriculteur gardait plusieurs truies dans l’étable pour la reproduction.

Additional translations

canal de couléeEn fonderie.

blairellePour la femelle du blaireau; sens zoologique rare.

Definitions

An adult female pig.

The farmer kept several sows in the barn for breeding purposes.

An adult female of certain other mammals, such as bears or badgers.

The badger sow was rarely seen during the day.

A channel or conduit for molten metal in a foundry.

The workers carefully monitored the sow to ensure the molten metal flowed smoothly into the molds.

Synonyms

breeding pig

dam

female pig

sowverb

sowed

Past Simple

sown

Past Participle

sowing

Gerund

/səʊ/

/soʊ/

(past: sowed; pp: sown (standard) / sowed (US, less common))

Translations

semer

Farmers sow wheat in the spring for a fall harvest.

Les agriculteurs sèment du blé au printemps pour une récolte d’automne.

Additional translations

semerAu sens figuré.

Definitions

To plant seeds in the ground for growth.

Farmers sow wheat in the spring for a fall harvest.

To introduce or spread something, especially ideas or feelings.

The politician's speech was intended to sow doubt among the voters.

Synonyms

sowadjective

Used attributively before a noun to describe something related to adult female pigs (e.g., sow crate).

Translations

Additional translations

truieEmploi attributif en anglais; en français, on l’exprime le plus souvent par une tournure avec « truie ».

Definitions

Relating to or intended for adult female pigs; used attributively before a noun.

The farm installed new sow crates to improve animal welfare.