WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:
| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| sprout n | (plant: new shoot) | spruit, scheut nw de |
| | The gardener was pleased to see new sprouts appearing in the springtime. |
| sprout n | usually plural (vegetable: Brussels sprout) (groente) | spruit nw de |
| | | spruitjes nw mv |
| | I like most green vegetables, but I can't stand sprouts! |
| sprout⇒ vi | (plant: begin to grow) | opschieten, ontspruiten, groeien onoverg.ww |
| | The seedlings were sprouting at last. |
| sprout vi | (hair: begin to grow) (haar) | groeien onoverg.ww |
| | I try to pluck out stray eyebrows as soon as they sprout. |
| sprout vi | figurative (come up like a plant) (figuurlijk) | ontspruiten, ontluiken onoverg.ww |
| | New houses seemed to be sprouting everywhere these days. |
| sprout from [sth] vi + prep | (begin to grow out of [sth]) | ontspruiten onoverg.ww |
| | A new shoot is sprouting from the main stem of the plant. |
| | A hair sprouted from the witch's nose. |
| sprout [sth]⇒ vtr | (grow, acquire [sth]) | doen ontspruiten, doen groeien ww+ww |
| | No matter how closely he shaves, George's chin is always sprouting more bristles by lunch time. |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:
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| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| spruit nw de | (tak) | sprout, shoot n |
| spruit nw de | vaak meervoud (groente) (usually plural) | sprout, Brussels sprout n |
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