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seed [siːd] n 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany a mature fertilized plant ovule, consisting of an embryo and its food store surrounded by a protective seed coat (testa) Related adj seminal 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the small hard seedlike fruit of plants such as wheat 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (loosely) any propagative part of a plant, such as a tuber, spore, or bulb 4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) such parts collectively 5. the source, beginning, or germ of anything the seeds of revolt 6. Chiefly Bible offspring or descendants the seed of Abraham 7. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) an archaic or dialect term for sperm, semen 8. (General Sporting Terms) Sport a seeded player 9. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the egg cell or cells of the lobster and certain other animals 10. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) See seed oyster 11. (Chemistry) Chem a small crystal added to a supersaturated solution or supercooled liquid to induce crystallization go or run to seed a. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) (of plants) to produce and shed seeds b. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) to lose vigour, usefulness, etc. vb 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to plant (seeds, grain, etc.) in (soil) we seeded this field with oats 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (intr) (of plants) to form or shed seeds 3. (tr) to remove the seeds from (fruit, etc.) 4. (Chemistry) (tr) Chem to add a small crystal to (a supersaturated solution or supercooled liquid) in order to cause crystallization 5. (Chemistry) (tr) to scatter certain substances, such as silver iodide, in (clouds) in order to cause rain 6. (General Sporting Terms) (tr) a. to arrange (the draw of a tournament) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds b. to distribute (players or teams) in this manner [Old English sǣd; related to Old Norse sāth, Gothic sēths, Old High German sāt] seedlike adj seedless adj SEED abbreviation for (Social Science / Education) Scottish Executive Education Department
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seed noun 2. beginning, start, potential (for), suspicion, germ, genesis, inkling His questions were meant to plant seeds of doubt in our minds. 4. (Chiefly Bible) offspring, children, descendants, issue, race, successors, heirs, spawn, brood, sons and daughters, progeny, scions a curse on my seed 5. semen, sperm, come (taboo slang), emission, cum (taboo slang), ejaculate, seminal fluid, spermatozoa, jism (taboo slang), spermatic fluid, spunk (Brit. taboo slang) man's innate tendency to spill his seed as widely as possible go or run to seed decline, deteriorate, degenerate, decay, go downhill (informal), go to waste, go to pieces, let yourself go, go to pot, go to rack and ruin, retrogress If unused, winter radishes run to seed in spring. Related words adjective seminal Translations seed [siːd] A. N 1. (Bot) [of plant] → semilla f, simiente f; (inside fruit) → pepita f; [of grain] → grano m poppy seeds → semillas fpl de amapola to go or run to seed (lit) → granar, dar en grana (fig) → ir a menos he's really gone to seed → se ha echado a perder, ha ido cada vez a peor see also sesame B see also sunflower B 2. (Sport) (= player, team) → cabeza mf de serie she's the number one seed → es cabeza de serie número uno she's the first seed → es la primera cabeza de serie 3. (fig) [of idea etc] → germen m to sow seeds of doubt in sb's mind → sembrar la duda en la mente de algn 4. (euph) (= semen) → simiente f; (= offspring) → descendencia f B. VT 1. (= plant with seeds) → sembrar (with de) 2. (= remove seed of) [+ fruits] → despepitar 3. (Sport) → clasificar como cabeza de serie the US are seeded number one → Estados Unidos parte como cabeza de serie número uno C. VI (Bot) (= form seeds) → granar, dar en grana; (= shed seeds) → dejar caer semillas D. CPD seed box N → caja f de simientes, semillero m seed corn N (lit) → trigo m de siembra seed drill N → sembradora f seed merchant N → vendedor(a) m/f de semillas seed pearl N → aljófar m seed pod N → vaina f seed potato N → patata f or (LAm) papa f de siembra seed time N → siembra f seed tray N = seed box seed [ˈsiːd] n [plant, fruit] → graine f sunflower seeds → des graines de tournesol to go to seed [plant] → monter en graine (fig) [person] → se laisser aller vt [+ piece of land, lawn] → ensemencer to seed itself [plant] → se propager seed n (Bot: = one single) → Samen m; (of grain, poppy, sesame etc) → Korn nt; (within fruit) → (Samen)kern m; (collective) → Samen pl; (for birds) → Körner pl; (= grain) → Saat f, → Saatgut nt; (liter, = sperm) → Samen pl; (= offspring) → Nachkommen pl; (fig, of unrest, idea etc) → Keim m → (of zu); to go or run to seed (vegetables) → schießen; (flowers) → einen Samenstand bilden; (fig: person) → herunterkommen; to sow the seeds of doubt (in somebody’s mind) → (bei jdm) Zweifel säen or den Keim des Zweifels legen; he sowed the seed from which … developed → er hat den Keim gelegt, aus dem sich … entwickelte; I don’t want to make a detailed proposal, just to sow the seeds → ich möchte keinen konkreten Vorschlag machen, ich möchte nur den Boden dafür bereiten vt (= sow with seed) → besäen (= extract seeds from) → entkernen (Sport) → setzen, platzieren; seeded number one → als Nummer eins gesetzt; seeded players → gesetzte or platzierte Spieler vi (vegetables) → schießen; (flowers) → Samen entwickeln vr to seed itself (plant) → sich aussäen seed: seedbed n → Saatbeet nt, → Saatbett nt seed box n → Setzkasten m seedcake n → Kümmelkuchen m seedcase n → Samenkapsel f seed corn seed drill n → Sämaschine f seed: seed leaf n → Keimblatt nt seedless adj → kernlos seed: seed pearl n → Staubperle f seed plant n → Samenpflanze f seed potato n → Saatkartoffel f seed: seedtime n → Saatzeit f seed [siːd] 1. n a. (Bot) → seme m; (for sowing) → semi mpl, semente f to go or run to seed (plant) → fare seme to go to seed (fig) (person) → ridursi male b. (fig) (origin) the seeds of → il seme di, il germe di the seeds of discontent → il seme del malcontento 2. vt a. (lawn) → seminare c. (Tennis) he was seeded fifth → è stato classificato quinta testa di serie 4. adj (potato, corn) → da semina seed [siːd] 1. n a. (Bot) → seme m; (for sowing) → semi mpl, semente f to go or run to seed (plant) → fare seme to go to seed (fig) (person) → ridursi male b. (fig) (origin) the seeds of → il seme di, il germe di the seeds of discontent → il seme del malcontento 2. vt a. (lawn) → seminare c. (Tennis) he was seeded fifth → è stato classificato quinta testa di serie 4. adj (potato, corn) → da semina n seed [siːd] 1 the (part of) the fruit of a tree, plant etc from which a new plant may be grown sunflower seeds; grass seed. saad بَذْرَه зърно semeno frø; -frø der Samen σπόρος semilla seeme بذر siemen graine זֶרַע बीज sjeme, sjemenka mag biji fræ seme 種 종자 sėkla sēkla biji zaad frø nasienie semente boabă, sămânţă семечко; семена semeno seme seme frö เมล็ด tohum, çekirdek 種子 сім'я, насіння بیج hạt giống 种子 2 the beginning from which anything grows There was already a seed of doubt in her mind. saadjie, begin بَذْرَةٌ مِن семе zárodek spire; kerne der Keim σπέρμα, σπόρος, αυτό από το οποίο κτ. ξεκινά να μεγαλώνει pizca, punta seeme منشا siemen germe זֶרַע अंकुरण sjeme, zametak csíra benih (efasemdar)fræ seme もと 원인 sėkla, grūdas sēkla; iedīglis bibit kiem kim, spire, kjerne ziarnko pontinha germen источник; зерно zárodok kal seme frö จุดเริ่ม tohum 萌芽 початок, зародок ابتدائی آثار mầm mống, nguồn gốc 萌芽 3 (in a sporting competition etc) a seeded player. gekeurde speler مُصَنَّف مع الجيِّدين от висока класа nasazený hráč seedet deltager gesetzt παίκτης κλάσεως cabeza de serie asetatud mängija بازيكن آزموده sijoitettu pelaaja tête de série שַׂחקָן מְדוֹרָג वरीयताक्रम nosilac skupine kiemelt játékos pilihan bestu leikmönnum dreift í riðla (testa di serie) シード選手 시드된 경기자 atrinktas žaidėjas izlases sportists meletakkan seseorang sebagai pemain pilihan geplaatst nummer (...) på ranglista rozstawiony zawodnik jogador escalado cap de serie отобранный игрок nasadený hráč igralec, ki ima kvalifikacijo nosilac grupe seedad spelare ผู้แข่งขันที่คัดเลือกไว้โดยหวังว่าจะเข้ารอบสุดท้าย şampiyon adayı 種子選手 відібраний для фінального змагання гравець درجہ بندی میں کسی مقام پر رکھا ہوا کھلاڑی đấu thủ hạt giống 种子选手 v 1 (of a plant) to produce seed A plant seeds after it has flowered. skiet saad يُنْتِجُ بُذورا давам семе zrát na semeno gå i frø Samen tragen βγάζω σπόρους granar seemneid andma تخم ريختن tehdä siementä monter en graine מַצמִיח זֶרַע बीज उत्पन्न करना dati sjeme magot hoz menghasilkan biji bera fræ produrre seme 種ができる 씨를 배다 brandinti sėklas dot sēklas mengeluarkan biji zaad vormen sette frø, frø seg (wy)produkować nasiona dar semente a germina давать семена zrieť na semeno iti v seme proizvesti seme gå i frö, fröa sig ออกเมล็ด tohum vermek 結籽 піти в насіння بیج پیدا کرنا sinh ra hạt 结籽 2 in golf, tennis etc, to arrange (good players) in a competition so that they do not compete against each other till the later rounds. rangskik يُرَتِّب اللاعبين الجيّدين بِحَيْث لا يَلْعَبون مع بَعْض حَتّى النِّهايَه отбирам по-добрите състезатели за финални срещи nasadit seede verteilen ορίζω αντιπάλους preseleccionar (paremuse järgi) tabelisse paigutama بر حسب مهارت و قدرت رده بندي كردن sijoittaa classer לְהָצִיב שַׂחקָן वरीयताक्रम देना odijeliti slabije natjecatelje, staviti na rang-listu kiemel (játékost) menyusun pemain dreifa/sá bestu leikmönnum í riðla selezionare シードする (스포츠) 시드하다 atrinkti atsijāt; atlasīt meletakkan seseorang sebagai pemain pilihan selecteren seede rozstawić escalado, decrépito a clasifica отбирать сильных игроков для финальных соревнований nasadiť oddeliti rasporediti tim seeda คัดสรร sıralamak, eşleştirmek 選出種子選手 відбирати сильніших гравців اعلی مقام کے کھلاڑیوں کو آخر کے لیے بچا کر رکھنا lựa chọn đấu thủ hạt giống 抽出种子(选手) adj seeded having been seeded a seeded player. gekeur مُصَنَّف مع الجيِّدين играч от висока класа nasazený seedet verteilt παίκτης εξαιρετικής απόδοσης preseleccionado asetatud, tabelisse paigutatud بازيكن قوي sijoitettu classé שַׂחקָן מְדוֹרָג वरीयताक्रम वाला stavljen na rang-listu, određen za nosioca skupine u natjecanju kiemelt (játékos) terpilih sem hefur verið komið fyrir í riðli classificato シードされた 시드를 배정받은 atrinktas atsijāts; izlases- diletakkan sebagai pemain pilihan geplaatst seedet rozstawiony clasificat отобранный nasadený ki si je pridobil kvalifikacijo određen za nosioca seedad ที่คัดมาแล้ว eşleşmiş 被選為種子的(選手) відібраний درجہ بندی میں مقام حاصل کیا ہوا được chọn là hạt giống 种子选手 n seedling [-liŋ] a young plant just grown from a seed Don't walk on the lettuce seedlings! saailing غَرْسَه младо стръкче semenáček spire der Sämling φυντάνι, βλαστάρι planta de semillero idu, võrse نهال بذري taimi semis נֶבֶט पौद, पौध presadnica, sadnica palánta tumbuhan muda, bibit kímplanta pianticella 苗(木) 묘목 sėjinukas stāds; dēsts semaian zaailing frøplante; ungtre sadzonka răsad рассада, сеянец semenáč sadika mladica späd planta ต้นไม้ที่งอกจากเมล็ด fide 秧苗 сіянець, паросток نیا پودا cây trồng từ hạt 籽苗,秧苗 adj seedy 1 shabby a rather seedy hotel. slonsig رَث، بالٍ западнал zchátralý lurvet schäbig παλιός, φθαρμένος, άθλιος cutre, sórdido, de mala muerte vilets فرسوده rähjäinen minable מוּזנָח गंदा otrcan kopott(as külsejű) buruk subbulegur squallido みすぼらしい 허름한 apšepęs, aptriušęs noplucis; nožēlojams buruk; selekeh sjofel loslitt, ustelt podły, nędzny dărăpănat, în paragină потрёпанный; убогий schátraný zanemarjen otrcan luggsliten, sjaskig โทรม döküntü, köhne, kılıksız, pis 破舊的,衣衫襤褸的 пошарпаний, поношений بد وضع tiều tụy 褴褛的 2 ill or unhealthy He's feeling a bit seedy. siekerig غَيْر صِحّي، مُتَوَعِّك неразположен nemocný uvel flau, unpäßlich αδιάθετος, μη υγιής pachucho kehva enesetundega مريض احوال huonossa kunnossa pas dans son assiette לא בְּקַו הַבְּריאוּת अस्वास्थ्यकर loše, koji se ne odjeća dobro gyengélkedő tidak sehat lasinn, slappur indisposto 気分の悪い 기분이 언짢은 nesveikas, negaluojantis nevesels tidak sihat slap slapp, skral niezdrów adoentado sleit, dărâmat нездоровый, не по себе chorý slaboten slabunjav krasslig, vissen ไม่สบาย keyifsiz, rahatsız 身體不適 нездоровий بیمار khó ở 不舒服 n seediness slonsigheid كَوْن الشَّيء أو المَكان بالٍ أو مُهْتَرئ занемареност ošumělost lurvethed die Schäbigkeit, die Flauheit φθορά, αθλιότητα aspecto sórdido kehv enesetunne ژوليدگي؛كسالت huonokuntoisuus aspect miteux רִיבּוּי זְרָעִים बिजैलापन, फटीचरपन otrcanost, mamurluk szegényesség, kopottság, betegesség; magvasság keburukan e-ð sem er í niðurníðslu trasandatezza みすぼらしさ 열매를 맺음 bloga savijauta, negalavimas noplucis izskats; slikta pašsajūta keadaan yang buruk sjofelheid, slapheid loslitthet złe samopoczucie, podniszczony stan decadência aspect decrepit неважнецкий вид schátranosť, ošarpanosť zanemarjenost otrcanost luggslitenhet มีรสขื่น köhnelik; rahatsızlık 結籽 зернистість خستہ حالی sự khó ở 结籽 n seedbed ground prepared for growing seeds. saadlaai, saadkassie مَشْتَل للبُذور леха с разсад záhon udsåningsbed das Samenbeet φυτώριο semillero taimelava زمين آماده بذرپاشي kylvöalusta semis מִנבַּטָה बोने योग्य खेत lijeha ágyás persemaian sáðreitur vivaio, semenzaio 苗床 모판, 온상 daigynas dēstu dobe; sēšanai sagatavota dobe tapak semaian zaaibed frøbed rozsadnik canteiro răzor рассадочная грядка záhon semenska greda leja sa rasadom såbädd, drivbänk แปลงเพาะชำ fidelik 苗床 парник; грядка з розсадою کیاری luống đất tốt để gieo hạt 种子田 go to seed 1 (of a person) to become careless about one's clothes and appearance Don't let yourself go to seed when you reach middle age! onversorgd word يُصاب بالوَهَن وعَدَم الإكْتِراث، يَشيخ занемарявам се zanedbávat gå i frø herunterkommen παραμελώ την εμφάνισή μου descuidarse, abandonarse, echarse a perder lohakaks minema, mitte hoolima از دل و دماغ افتادن؛مفلوك شدن rupsahtaa se négliger לְהֵראוֹת מְרוּשָׁל अपने कपड़े इत्यादि के प्रति लापरवाह zapustiti se, postati neuredan kivénül tidak rapi láta á sjá, hrörna lasciarsi andare だらしなくなる 누추해지다 apsileisti nolaisties; nerūpēties par savu izskatu menjadi selekeh slonzig worden gå i frø zaniedbać się desmazelar-se a se neglija опуститься zanedbávať sa zanemariti se opustiti se förfalla ซอมซ่อ görünüşüne önem vermemek 變得不修邊幅 обрезкнути ناکارہ ، نا اہل ہونا trở nên luộm thuộm 不修边幅 2 (of a place) to become rather shabby and uncared for This part of town has gone to seed recently. onversorgd raak يُصْبِحُ رثّا бивам занемарен upadat forsumpe herunterkommen υποβαθμίζομαι, εξαθλιώνομαι (για τόπο) deteriorarse armetusse seisu jääma فرسوده شدن rapistua aller à vau-l'eau מוּזנָח जगह इत्यादि जिसकी सफाई या देखरेख नहीं की जा रही हो otrcati se lepusztul tidak terurus hrörna, láta á sjá decadere みすぼらしくなる 한물가다 apšepti, sunykti būt nolaistam/nekoptam menjadi buruk selekeh afzakken bli nedslitt podupadać decair a se părăgini, a fi în paragină прийти в упадок upadať postati zanemarjen propasti förfalla โทรม bakımsız kalmak (地方)變得凋零破舊 занепадати; марнуватися بری حالت میں ہونا bắt đầu trông tiều tụy 污秽 3 (alsorun to seed) (of a plant) to produce seeds after flowering. saad skiet يُبَذِّرُ давам семе zakládat na semeno gå i frø Samen tragen βγάζω σπόρους (για φυτό) granar seemneid andma تخم ريختن tehdä siementä monter en graine לִיצוֹר זְרָעִים बीज उत्पन्न करना izrasti u sjeme, dati sjeme felmagzik menghasilkan biji bera fræ sementire 種ができる 씨가 생기다 auginti sėklas dot sēklas mengeluarkan biji zaad vormen sette frø wytwarzać ziarno dar sementes a face seminţe (după înflorire) пойти в семена vytvárať semeno (po odkvitnutí) iti v seme dati seme gå i frö, fröa sig ที่ให้เมล็ด tohum vermek (植物)開花後結籽 піти в насіння پھلنے کے بعد بیج پیدا کرنا đã kết hạt 结果 seed → بِذْرة, حَبّْة jadérko, semeno frø, kerne Obstkern, Samen κουκούτσι, σπόρος pepita, semilla hedelmän siemen, siemen graine, pépin koštica, sjeme seme 種 씨 pit, zaad frø, kjerne nasienie, pestka caroço, semente зернышко, семя frö, kärna เมล็ดในของผลไม้, เมล็ดพืช çekirdek, tohum hạt, hạt giống 果仁, 种子 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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