sow
BrE /suː/ AmE /su/
verb / noun en → es
past sowed pp sown ing sowing
to put seeds into the ground so that they will grow into plants or crops
sembrar, plantar semillas
- sow something in/on somewhere
Collocations sow seeds · sow crops
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Farmers sow wheat in the spring.
Los agricultores siembran trigo en la primavera.
to cause something to happen, especially something bad or unpleasant
causar, provocar
- sow the seeds of something
Collocations sow discord · sow doubt
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The argument sowed the seeds of future conflict.
El debate sembró las semillas de futuros conflictos.
a female animal, especially a pig or cow that has recently given birth to young animals
madre (de cerdo o vaca)
Phrasal verbs
sembrar algo
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They sowed the field down with wheat.
Sembraron el campo con trigo.
Idioms
sembrar sus locuras
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He has sown his wild oats and is now settling down.
Él ha sembrado sus locuras y ahora se está estableciendo.