seed corn nel dizionario italiano Oxford-Paravia

Traduzioni di seed corn nel dizionario inglese»italiano

seed corn [ingl am ˈsid ˌkɔrn] SOST

seed corn

grano m da semina

seed corn fig

germe m

Traduzioni di seed corn nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.seed [ingl brit siːd, ingl am sid] SOST

1. seed:

seed BOT, AGR (of plant)

seme m

seed (fruit pip)

seme m

seed (fruit pip)

semino m

2. seed U (for sowing):

seed AGR

seme m

seed AGR

semente f

seed GASTR

seme m

to go or run to seed plant:

sementire or fare seme

to go or run to seed person:

rovinarsi

to go or run to seed organization, country:

andare in rovina

3. seed (beginning):

seed fig

germe m

the seed(s) of discontent, hope

le cause del malcontento, della speranza

the seeds of doubt were sown in her mind

il dubbio si era insinuato nella sua mente or le era sorto un dubbio

4. seed SPORT:

seed

testa f di serie

the top seed

la testa di serie numero uno

the fifth or number five seed

la quinta testa di serie

5. seed (semen):

seed arc

sperma m

6. seed (descendants):

seed arc

discendenza f

II.seed [ingl brit siːd, ingl am sid] VB vb trans

1. seed (sow):

seed field, lawn

seminare (with a)

2. seed grape, raisin:

seed, also deseed

togliere i semi da

3. seed SPORT:

seed

scegliere come testa di serie

to be seeded sixth or (number) six

essere scelto come sesta testa di serie

seeded player

(giocatore scelto come) testa di serie

4. seed METEOR:

seed clouds

inseminare

III.seed [ingl brit siːd, ingl am sid] VB vb intr

seed plant:

seed

sementire, fare seme

corn¹ [ingl brit kɔːn, ingl am kɔrn] SOST

1. corn (wheat):

corn

grano m

corn

frumento m

corn

cereali mpl

2. corn ingl am (maize):

corn

granturco m

corn

mais m

3. corn (seed):

corn

chicco m (di cereale)

corn

grano m (di cereale)

4. corn (in book, film etc.):

corn colloq, pegg

sentimentalismo m

corn colloq, pegg

sdolcinatezza f

corn² [ingl brit kɔːn, ingl am kɔrn] SOST (callus)

corn

callo m

corn

durone m

to tread on sb's corns

pestare i calli a qn

corn³ [ingl brit kɔːn, ingl am kɔrn] VB vb trans

corn meat:

corn

conservare sotto sale

seed corn nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di seed corn nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.seed [si:d] SOST

1. seed BOT (source, of fruit):

seed

seme m

2. seed (seeds):

seed

semente f

3. seed (beginning):

seed

germe m

to sow the seeds of doubt

insinuare dei dubbi

to sow the seeds of discord

gettare il seme della discordia

4. seed ANAT:

seed

seme m

II.seed [si:d] VB vb trans

1. seed AGR:

seed

seminare

to seed itself a plant

spargere i semi

2. seed (help start):

seed

contribuire ad avviare

to seed a project with money

immettere capitale in un progetto

3. seed (remove seeds):

seed

togliere i semi da

4. seed SPORT:

seed

preselezionare

III.seed [si:d] VB vb intr

seed

far seme

corn¹ [kɔ:rn] SOST

1. corn (crop):

corn

granturco m

corn on the cob

pannocchia f di granturco

2. corn colloq (something trite):

corn

roba f sdolcinata

corn² [kɔ:rn] SOST

corn MED:

corn

callo m

locuzioni:

to tread on sb's corns

pestare i calli a qu

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

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

en.wikipedia.org

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.

en.wikipedia.org

In a different era, a farmer's family might be forced to eat its seed corn for the next growing season to survive a long winter.

arstechnica.com

There is an old-time expression to characterize what is happening here: eating the seed corn.

arstechnica.com

That is how a healthy capitalist society eats its seed corn.

www.thenation.com

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.

en.wikipedia.org

And savings, the seed corn of future prosperity, remain in woefully short supply.

www.theage.com.au

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.

en.wikipedia.org

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

wcfcourier.com

Why seed oats if you can seed corn?

www.producer.com