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oat

 (ōt)
n.
1. often oats(used with a sing. or pl. verb)
a. Any of various grasses of the genus Avena, especially A. sativa, widely cultivated for their edible grains.
b. The grain of any of these plants, used as food and fodder.
2. A musical pipe made of an oat straw.
[Middle English ote, from Old English āte.]

sow 1

 (sō)
v. sowed, sown (sōn) or sowed, sow·ing, sows
v.tr.
1. To scatter (seed) over the ground for growing.
2. To scatter seed over (land, for example).
3. To strew something around or over (an area); distribute something over: "The yard was sown with cement sculpture" (Ashley Warlick).
4. To propagate; disseminate: sow rumors.
v.intr.
To scatter seed for growing.
Idiom:
sow (one's) oats/wild oats
To indulge in sexually promiscuous or dissolute behavior, especially as a young adult.
[Middle English sowen, from Old English sāwan; see sē- in Indo-European roots.]
sow′er n.

sow 2

 (sou)
n.
1.
a. An adult female pig, especially one that has had at least one litter.
b. The adult female of several other animals, such as the bear.
2.
a. A channel that conducts molten iron to the molds in a pig bed.
b. The mass of metal solidified in such a channel or mold.
[Middle English, from Old English sugu and Old English sū; see sū- in Indo-European roots.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
oves
havrehavre-
kaura
zob
zab
hafrar
オート麦
귀리
avižos
auzas
ovos
oves
havregryn
ข้าวโอ๊ต
yến mạch

oats

[əʊts] NPL → avena fsing
to be off one's oats → estar desganado, haber perdido el apetito
to get one's oats (Brit) → echarse polvos (con regularidad)
see also wild A1.2
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

oats

[ˈəʊts] n → avoine f
to sow one's wild oats → faire les quatre cents coups
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

oats

[ˈəʊts] npl → avena
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

oats

(əuts) noun singular or plural
a type of cereal plant or its grain (seeds). a field of oats; Horses eat oats.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

oats

→ شَوَفَانِ oves havre Haferflocken βρώμη copos de avena, hojuelas de avena kaura avoine zob avena オート麦 귀리 haver havre owies aveia овес havregryn ข้าวโอ๊ต yulaf yến mạch 燕麦
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