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sprout

UK
/spraʊt/
US
/spraʊt/
sprout along
sprout up

Translations

sproutnoun
sprouts
pl
UK
/spraʊt/
US
/spraʊt/
The gardener was excited to see the first sprout of the season in her vegetable patch.
Le jardinier était ravi de voir la première pousse de la saison dans son potager.
chou de Bruxelles
For dinner, we had roasted chicken with a side of sprouts.
Pour le dîner, nous avons mangé du poulet rôti avec des choux de Bruxelles.
Additional translations
petitFamilier, comme terme affectueux pour un jeune enfant.
bourgeonAu sens de jeune bourgeon végétal.
Synonyms
bud
shoot
new growth
seedling
germ
sproutverb
sprouted
Past Simple
sprouted
Past Participle
sprouting
Gerund
UK
/spraʊt/
US
/spraʊt/
faire germerVerbe factitif, pour des graines, grains ou légumineuses.
She sprouted beans in a jar on the kitchen windowsill.
Elle a fait germer des haricots dans un bocal sur le rebord de la fenêtre de la cuisine.
The seeds sprout quickly in the warm, moist soil.
Les graines germent rapidement dans un sol chaud et humide.
Additional translations
surgirAu sens figuré: apparaître ou se développer soudainement en grand nombre.
pousserSe dit surtout des plantes et des jeunes pousses.
Synonyms
emerge
develop
grow
shoot up
spring up
arise
germinate
sproutadjective
UK
/spraʊt/
US
/spraʊt/
Attributive use of the noun; generally not gradable.
de poussesEmploi attributif.
He ordered a sprout salad with sesame dressing.
Il a commandé une salade de pousses avec une vinaigrette au sésame.

Definitions

sproutnoun
A young shoot or bud of a plant.
The gardener was excited to see the first sprout of the season in her vegetable patch.
A Brussels sprout, a type of vegetable.
For dinner, we had roasted chicken with a side of sprouts.
Informal: A young child or small person.
"Time for bed, sprout," his father said gently.
sproutverb
To begin to grow; to produce new shoots or buds.
The seeds sprout quickly in the warm, moist soil.
To appear or develop suddenly and in large numbers.
New businesses began to sprout up all over the city.
To cause (a seed, grain, etc.) to germinate or produce shoots.
She sprouted beans in a jar on the kitchen windowsill.
sproutadjective
Used attributively: made with, consisting of, or relating to sprouts.
He ordered a sprout salad with sesame dressing.
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