French Conversation · Level 24
90 words
French word
replanter
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁəplɑ̃te/
Meaning
- verbreplant
Example
Nous allons replanter les fleurs demain.
We are going to replant the flowers tomorrow.
More examples
Il faut replanter les jeunes plants au printemps.
The young plants need to be replanted in the spring.
Core concept
A moved plant going into soil again, whether in its original place or elsewhere.
Common phrases
replanter des fleurs
replant flowers
replanter un arbre
replant a tree
Similar words
planter: Putting seeds or young plants into soil to help them establish roots.
rempoter: Moving a potted plant to a different pot or replacing its soil.
Definition in French
Remettre en terre une plante qui a été arrachée ou déplacée.
Word origin
French created replanter by adding re- to planter; planter descends from Old French and ultimately from Latin plantare, meaning 'to plant'.
Usage tips
- The final -er of replanter is pronounced like the vowel in French planter, approximately /e/, rather than like the English ending in 'her'.
Other meanings
- transplantverb
Opposites
- arracherpull upverb
- déracineruprootverb
Related words
- replantationreplantingnoun
- replantéreplantedadjective