sprout

sprout
1. noun
1) in pl. (coll.) see academic.ru/9315/Brussels_sprouts">Brussels sprouts
2) (Bot.) see shoot 3. 1)
2. intransitive verb
1) (lit. or fig.) sprießen (geh.)
2) (grow) emporschießen
3) (fig.) [Gebäude:] wie Pilze aus dem Boden schießen
3. transitive verb
[aus]treiben [Blüten, Knospen]; sich (Dat.) wachsen lassen [Bart]
* * *
1. verb
1) (to (cause to) develop leaves, shoots etc: The trees are sprouting new leaves.) treiben
2) ((of animals, birds etc) to develop eg horns, produce eg feathers: The young birds are sprouting their first feathers.) entwickeln
2. noun
(a new shoot or bud: bean sprouts.) der Sproß
- sprout up
* * *
sprout
[spraʊt]
I. n
1. (shoot) Spross m
2. esp BRIT (vegetable) Rosenkohl m kein pl
II. vi
1. (grow) sprießen geh, wachsen
2. (germinate) keimen
III. vt
sb/an animal \sprouts sth jdm/einem Tier wächst etw, jd/ein Tier bekommt etw
he's beginning to \sprout a beard er bekommt einen Bart
your hair is sticking up as if you're \sprouting horns! deine Haare stehen so ab, als würden dir Hörner wachsen
to \sprout buds/flowers/leaves BOT Knospen/Blüten/Blätter treiben
* * *
[spraʊt]
1. n
1) (= shoot of plant) Trieb m; (of tree also) Schössling m, Trieb m; (from seed) Keim m
2) (= Brussels sprout) (Rosenkohl)röschen nt

sprouts pl — Rosenkohl m

2. vt
leaves, buds, shoots etc treiben; horns etc entwickeln; seeds, wheat etc keimen lassen; (inf) beard sich (dat) wachsen lassen

the town is sprouting new buildings — in der Stadt sprießen neue Gebäude hervor

he suddenly started sprouting hairs on his chest — er bekam plötzlich Haare auf der Brust

3. vi
1) (= grow) wachsen, sprießen; (seed, wheat etc) keimen; (potatoes, trees etc) Triebe pl bekommen
2) (lit, fig plants) emporschießen, sprießen; (new sects, new buildings) wie die Pilze aus dem Boden schießen
* * *
sprout [spraʊt]
A v/i
1. auch sprout up sprießen, (auf)schießen, aufgehen
2. keimen
3. Knospen treiben
4. auch sprout up schnell wachsen, sich schnell entwickeln, (Person) in die Höhe schießen, (Gebäude etc) wie Pilze aus dem Boden schießen
B v/t (hervor)treiben, wachsen oder keimen lassen, entwickeln:
sprout a beard sich einen Bart wachsen lassen
C s
1. Spross m, Sprössling m (beide auch fig), Schössling m
2. pl Brussels sprouts
* * *
1. noun
1) in pl. (coll.) see Brussels sprouts
2) (Bot.) see shoot 3. 1)
2. intransitive verb
1) (lit. or fig.) sprießen (geh.)
2) (grow) emporschießen
3) (fig.) [Gebäude:] wie Pilze aus dem Boden schießen
3. transitive verb
[aus]treiben [Blüten, Knospen]; sich (Dat.) wachsen lassen [Bart]
* * *
n.
Schössling m. v.
sprießen v.
(§ p.,pp.: sproß, ist gesprossen)

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