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in the bud

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
in the bud adj	(plant: not yet blooming)	en brote loc adj
		brotando gerundio
in the bud adj	figurative (undeveloped, immature)	en ciernes loc adj
		inmaduro/a adj

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
nip [sth] in the bud v expr	figurative (stop developing further) (figurado)	cortar de raíz loc verb
		cortar antes que crezca loc verb
	Her son took up smoking, but she nipped that in the bud by making him smoke an entire pack.
		cortar de raíz loc verb

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