sprout

sprout [{{t}}spraʊt]

1 noun

(a) (on plant, from ground) pousse f; (from bean, potato) germe m, {{}}Belgian{{}} jet m;

∎ alfalfa sprouts germes de luzerne

(b) (Brussels) sprouts choux mpl de Bruxelles

(c) {{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (child) gosse mf, môme mf

2 intransitive verb

(a) (germinate → bean, seed, onion) germer, {{}}Belgian{{}} jeter

(b) (grow → plant, leaves, hair) pousser;

∎ he had hair sprouting from his ears des touffes de poils lui sortaient des oreilles

(c) (appear) apparaître, surgir;

∎ satellite TV receivers have sprouted on all the rooftops des antennes paraboliques ont surgi sur tous les toits

3 transitive verb

(a) (grow → leaves) pousser, produire; (→ beard) se laisser pousser;

∎ some lizards can sprout new tails la queue de certains lézards repousse;

∎ {{}}familiar{{}} to sprout a moustache se laisser pousser la moustache^□

(b) (germinate → seeds, beans, lentils) faire germer

➲ sprout up intransitive verb

(a) (grow → grass, wheat, plant) pousser, pointer; (→ person) pousser;

∎ hasn't she sprouted up! comme elle a poussé!

(b) (appear → towns, factories) pousser comme des champignons, surgir; (→ new community, sect) surgir, naître;

∎ a tented city had sprouted up overnight une ville de toile avait poussé ou surgi pendant la nuit

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