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sprout

/spraʊt/

sprout along

sprout up

sproutnoun

sprouts

/spraʊt/

Translations

pousse

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

new growth

sproutverb

sprouted

Past Simple

sprouted

Past Participle

sprouting

Gerund

/spraʊt/

Translations

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.

germer

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

emerge

develop

grow

shoot up

spring up

arise

germinate

sproutadjective

/spraʊt/

Attributive use of the noun; generally not gradable.

Translations

de poussesEmploi attributif.

He ordered a sprout salad with sesame dressing.

Il a commandé une salade de pousses avec une vinaigrette au sésame.

Definitions

Used attributively: made with, consisting of, or relating to sprouts.

He ordered a sprout salad with sesame dressing.

sproutpast participle

Definitions

(of seeds, grains, etc.) Having germinated and produced shoots.

Sprouted lentils are easier to digest.