Betydningen av sprout på norsk

sprout Definisjon og betydning

• 0 to begin to grow, or begin to produce new growth -- spire

  • The strawberries have sprouted. Jordbærene har spiret.

  • The plant will sprout new leaves. Planten vil få nye blader.

• 1 to suddenly appear -- dukke opp

  • Shopping malls are sprouting up across the country. Kjøpesentre dukker opp landet rundt.

• 2 to (cause to) develop leaves, shoots etc -- spire, skyte knopp

  • The trees are sprouting new leaves.

• 3 (of animals, birds etc) to develop eg horns, produce eg feathers -- anlegge gevir/horn, få fjær

  • The young birds are sprouting their first feathers.

• 4 a new shoot or bud -- skudd, knopp

  • bean sprouts.