plough

plough
plough GB, plow US
A n Agric (implement) charrue f ; to come under the plough [land] devenir labourable.
B Plough pr n Astron the plough le Grand Chariot m, la Grande Ourse f.
C vtr
1 Agric labourer [land, field] ; creuser [furrow] ;
2 (invest) to plough money into investir de l'argent dans [project, company] ;
3 † ○ GB (fail) [candidate] se faire recaler ○ à [exam] ; [examiner] recaler ○ [candidate].
D vi Agric labourer.
Idiom
to put one's hand to the plough se mettre au travail.
Phrasal verbs
■ plough back :
▶ plough [sth] back, plough back [sth] réinvestir [profits, money] (into dans).
■ plough in :
▶ plough [sth] in, plough in [sth] Agric enterrer [qch] en labourant [crop, manure].
■ plough into :
▶ plough into [sth]
1 (crash into) [vehicle] percuter [tree, wall] ; the car skidded and ploughed into the crowd la voiture a dérapé et a fini sa course dans la foule ;
2 US (begin enthusiastically) se lancer à corps perdu dans [work].
■ plough through :
▶ plough through sth [vehicle, driver] défoncer [hedge, wall] ; fig [person] ramer ○ sur [book, task] ; [walker] se frayer un chemin dans [mud, snow] ; [vehicle] avancer péniblement dans [mud, snow].
■ plough under :
▶ plough [sth] under, plough under [sth] faire disparaître [qch] en labourant [crop, manure] ;
▶ plough [sb] under ○ US (thrash) démolir ○ [opponents].
■ plough up :
▶ plough [sth] up, plough up [sth] Agric mettre [qch] en labour [field] ; fig [car, person] défoncer [ground].

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