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plantar

to plant

verb plahn-TAHR Less Common

Also means

to stand firm

Usage Note

Plantar covers planting seeds or trees, but colloquially plantar a alguien means to stand someone up. Plantarse means to stand one's ground or to stop somewhere defiantly. The image shift from physical planting to stubborn immovability is very common.

Examples

"Vamos a plantar rosas en el jardín."

Natural Translation

We are going to plant roses in the garden.

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