sprout

sprout
1. verb
1) (to (cause to) develop leaves, shoots etc: The trees are sprouting new leaves.)
2) ((of animals, birds etc) to develop eg horns, produce eg feathers: The young birds are sprouting their first feathers.)

2. noun
(a new shoot or bud: bean sprouts.)
sprout1 n col de Bruselas
boil the sprouts for 10 minutes hierve las coles de Bruselas durante 10 minutos
El nombre completo es Brussels sprout
sprout2 vb brotar / germinar
the seeds will sprout in a few days las semillas germinarán dentro de pocos días
sprout
tr[spraʊt]
noun
1 SMALLBOTANY/SMALL (shoot) brote nombre masculino, retoño
intransitive verb
1 (bud, leaf) brotar, salir; (branch) echar brotes; (plant) echar retoños, retoñar
2 figurative use surgir, aparecer, crecer rápidamente
transitive verb
1 (leaves, shoots) echar; (beard etc) salir
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
(Brussels) sprouts coles nombre femenino plural de Bruselas
sprout ['spraʊt] vi
: brotar
sprout n
: brote m, retoño m, vástago m
sprout
n.
• botón s.m.
• brote s.m.
• grillo s.m.
• renuevo s.m.
• retoño s.m.
• serpollo s.m.
• tallo s.m.
v.
• acogollar v.
• ahijar v.
• apimpollarse v.
• brotar v.
• crecer rápidamente v.
• entallecer v.
• germinar v.
• hacer brotar v.
• retoñar v.
• surgir v.

I
1. spraʊt
transitive verb \<\<leaves/shoots\>\> echar

2.
vi \<\<plant\>\> echar retoños, retoñar; \<\<leaf\>\> brotar, salir*; \<\<seeds\>\> germinar

II
noun
1) (new growth) brote m, retoño m
2)
a) (Brussels sprout) col f or (AmS) repollito m de Bruselas
b) (shoot) brote m
[spraʊt]
1. N
1) (from bulb, seeds) brote m , retoño m
2) (also: Brussels sprout) col f de Bruselas
2.
VT echar, hacerse

to sprout new leaves — echar hojas nuevas

the calf is sprouting horns — le salen los cuernos al ternero

the town is sprouting new buildings — en la ciudad se levantan edificios nuevos

3.
VI (=bud) brotar, retoñar, echar retoños; (=grow quickly) crecer rápidamente

skyscrapers are sprouting up — se están levantando rascacielos por todos lados

* * *

I
1. [spraʊt]
transitive verb \<\<leaves/shoots\>\> echar

2.
vi \<\<plant\>\> echar retoños, retoñar; \<\<leaf\>\> brotar, salir*; \<\<seeds\>\> germinar

II
noun
1) (new growth) brote m, retoño m
2)
a) (Brussels sprout) col f or (AmS) repollito m de Bruselas
b) (shoot) brote m

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