1 verb HORT, BOT begin to grow INTRANSITIVEfás verb c m upéac verb c m uthe seeds will sprout in about five dayspéacfaidh na síolta i gceann cúig lá nó mar sinit sprouts from the main branchfásann sé ón bpríomhghéagthey sprout up after rainpéacann siad aníos tar éis na báistí2 verb HORT, BOT produce new growth
INTRANSITIVEeascair verb c m upéac verb c m uthe potatoes are sproutingtá na prátaí ag péacadhthe corn is sproutingtá an t-arbhar ag péacadh, tá an t-arbhar ag eascairt
TRANSITIVEfás verb c m ucuir amach c m uthe tree has sprouted new leavestá an crann tar éis duilleoga nua a chur amach
3 verb grow (body part) TRANSITIVEfás verb c m uit sprouted wingsd'fhás sciatháin airtheir bodies sprouted furd'fhás fionnadh ar a gcorp, tháinig fionnadh ar a gcorp4 verb (of hair etc) grow somewhere INTRANSITIVEfás verb c m uhairs sprouted from its nostrilsd'fhás ribí as a pholláirí5 verb appear, increase INTRANSITIVEtents sprouted in the field overnightcuireadh pubaill in airde thar oíche sa pháircrestaurants sprouted up all over the cityosclaíodh bialanna ar fud na cathrachnew houses are sprouting up all over the placetá tithe nua á dtógáil ar fud an bhaill6 verb gain, produce (sth new) TRANSITIVEthe city is sprouting more new housing than ever beforetá níos mó tithe nua ná riamh á dtógáil sa chathairthey're sprouting planstá siad ag ceapadh pleananna nua7 verb develop (from sth) INTRANSITIVEeascair verb c m uthe band sprouted from the local schoold'eascair an banna ón scoil áitiúil8 verb stick up, stick out INTRANSITIVEbheith ag gobadh amach c m uall of a sudden flags sprouted from the windowsgo tobann bhí bratacha ag gobadh amach as na fuinneoga
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9 noun HORT, BOT new shootpéacán masc1 c m ueascróg fem2bean sproutpéacán pónaire10 (also Brussels sprout) noun FOOD vegetablebachlóg fem2 c m ubachlóg Bhruiséile c m u