sprout

pousse, germe

Petite partie nouvelle d’une plante qui sort d’une graine, d’une racine ou d’une tige.

En anglais simple : A small new part of a plant growing from a seed, root, or stem.

• A green sprout appeared in the pot.
• She added fresh bean sprouts to the salad.
• We removed the long sprouts from the potatoes.

Synonymes : shoot

Expressions courantes : bean sprout, a new sprout, a green sprout

chou de Bruxelles

Petit légume rond et vert qui ressemble à un chou miniature.

En anglais simple : A small, round green vegetable that looks like a tiny cabbage.

• Would you like some sprouts?
• We served roast sprouts with the turkey.
• She hated boiled sprouts as a child.

Synonymes : Brussels sprout

Expressions courantes : Brussels sprout, boiled sprout, roast sprout

petit, gamin

Petit enfant dont on parle généralement avec affection.

En anglais simple : A small child, especially when spoken about affectionately.

• How is your little sprout?
• Their two sprouts played happily in the garden.
• That young sprout has grown since I last saw him.

Synonymes : kid, child

Expressions courantes : a little sprout, your young sprout

germer, faire germer

Commencer à pousser, pour une graine, ou faire commencer cette croissance.

En anglais simple : To begin growing from a seed, or make seeds begin to grow.

• The seeds have sprouted.
• Warmth and water help beans sprout quickly.
• You can sprout lentils in a jar on the windowsill.

Synonymes : germinate

Expressions courantes : sprout from seeds, sprout beans, begin to sprout

pousser, surgir

Pousser ou apparaître soudainement à partir du sol ou d’une autre surface.

En anglais simple : To grow or suddenly appear from the ground or another surface.

• Weeds sprouted through the cracks.
• New hairs are sprouting on his chin.
• Tall buildings sprouted from the empty ground beyond the station.

Comment l'utiliser : sprout from something (Tiny shoots sprouted from the roots.); sprout through something (Grass sprouted through the pavement.)

Synonymes : grow, emerge

Expressions courantes : sprout from something, sprout up, sprout through something

surgir, fleurir

Apparaître ou se développer de façon inattendue, souvent à plusieurs endroits.

En anglais simple : To appear or develop unexpectedly, often in several places.

• New cafés have sprouted up everywhere.
• Fresh ideas sprouted during our conversation.
• Small businesses are sprouting across the town.

Comment l'utiliser : sprout up (New shops have sprouted up near the station.)

Synonymes : appear, spring up

Contraires : disappear

Expressions courantes : sprout up, sprout everywhere, sprout across something

enlever les germes

Retirer les germes de légumes comme les pommes de terre.

En anglais simple : To remove the new shoots from vegetables such as potatoes.

• Please sprout the potatoes before cooking them.
• She sprouted the potatoes stored in the cellar.
• We spent the morning sprouting an entire sack of potatoes.

Expressions courantes : sprout potatoes, sprout stored potatoes