No. 3,114 in French
planté
"Planted" or "stuck."
In a sentence
Il a planté un arbre dans le jardin.
He planted a tree in the garden.
In this sentence, 'planté' is used as the past participle of the verb 'planter,' which means 'to plant.' It describes the action of placing a tree into the ground for growth.
L'ordinateur est planté à cause d'un bug.
The computer crashed because of a bug.
Here, 'planté' is used idiomatically to mean that the computer is stuck or has stopped working due to an error, expanding its usage beyond literal planting.
Il est resté planté devant la porte sans rien dire.
He remained rooted in place in front of the door without saying anything.
In this case, 'planté' conveys the idea of someone standing still as if they are immobile or fixed in position, portraying figurative extension from being embedded or rooted like a plant.
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