furrow

n.

1. A long, narrow, shallow trench made in the ground by a plow.
2. A rut, groove, or narrow depression: snow drifting in furrows.
3. A deep wrinkle in the skin, as on the forehead.

v., -rowed, -row·ing, -rows.

v.tr.

1. To make long, narrow, shallow trenches in; plow.
2. To form grooves or deep wrinkles in.

v.intr.
To become furrowed or wrinkled.

[Middle English forwe, from Old English furh.]

noun

An indentation or seam on the skin, especially on the face: crease, crinkle, line, wrinkle. See smooth/rough.

n. a rut, groove, or trail in the ground or another surface: truck wheels had dug furrows in the sand.

v.

make a rut, groove, or trail in (the ground or the surface of something): gorges furrowing the deep-sea floor.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

A groove or trench.

• atrioventricular f. — the transverse groove marking off the atria of the heart from the ventricles.
• gluteal f. — the furrow that separates the buttocks.

A narrow ditch made by a spade or a plough, usually to receive seeds or to direct water runoff.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - fure, dyb rynke
v. tr. - fure, gennempløje
v. intr. - blive furet, rynke

idioms:

• plough a furrow    pløje en fure
• plough one's own furrow    grave sin egen grav

Nederlands (Dutch)
vore, geploegd land, rimpel, groef, zog van schip, ploegen, doorgroeven, geploegd/ doorgroefd worden het alleen opknappen

Français (French)
n. - sillon, ride, pli
v. tr. - labourer, creuser des sillons, rider profondément, plisser (le front)
v. intr. - labourer

idioms:

• plough a lonely furrow    poursuivre seul une idée, faire bande à part
• plough one's own furrow    poursuivre seul une idée, faire bande à part

Deutsch (German)
v. - pflügen, runzeln
n. - Furche, Runzel

idioms:

• plough a lonely furrow    allein seinen Weg gehen
• plough one's own furrow    seinen eigenen Weg gehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αυλακώνω/-ομαι, ανοίγω αυλάκι
n. - αυλάκι, αυλακιά, χαρακιά

idioms:

• plough a furrow    σηκώνω μπαϊράκι
• plough one's own furrow    έχω δικό μου μπαϊράκι

Italiano (Italian)
arare, solco, ruga

idioms:

• plough a furrow    arare un solco
• plough one's own furrow    occuparsi dei propri affari

Português (Portuguese)
v. - fazer sulcos
n. - sulco (m)

idioms:

• plough a furrow    abrir um sulco
• plough one's own furrow    abrir o próprio caminho

Русский (Russian)
нахмурить, пахать, борозда, глубокая морщина

idioms:

• plough a furrow    пахать
• plough one's own furrow    действовать в одиночку

Español (Spanish)
n. - surco, arruga, estría, ranura
v. tr. - arar, labrar
v. intr. - arar, labrar

idioms:

• plough a lonely furrow    estar solo, no depender de nadie
• plough one's own furrow    preocuparse por sus asuntos particulares, tener intereses particulares

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - plöja
n. - plogfåra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
犁沟, 皱纹, 犁, 弄绉, 耕, 犁田, 形成车辙, 开沟, 犁出浪迹

idioms:

• plough a furrow    行动
• plough one's own furrow    做自己的事

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 犁溝, 皺紋
v. tr. - 犁, 弄縐, 耕
v. intr. - 犁田, 形成車轍, 開溝, 犁出浪跡

idioms:

• plough a furrow    行動
• plough one's own furrow    做自己的事

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 밭고랑, 도랑, 주름살
v. tr. - 이랑을 짓다, 헤치고 나아가다
v. intr. - 주름살이 지다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - すじ, 細長いくぼみ, わだち
v. - うねを立てる, すじの多い, 耕す, しわを寄せる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يثلم , يجعد (الاسم) ثلم , أخدود يفعل شيئا ما بيديه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תלם, קמט, חריץ, מסלול מסעה של ספינה‬
v. tr. - ‮חרש, קימט, עשה חריצים ב-‬
v. intr. - ‮נחרש, קומט, נחרץ חריצים‬

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