What does brote in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word brote in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use brote in Spanish.

The word brote in Spanish means shoot, sprout, outbreak, appearance, manifestation, sprout, bud, arise, sprout, appear, spring up, bean sprout, outbreak of violence. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word brote

shoot, sprout

nombre masculino (nuevo tallo de planta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El jardín no tiene ni un brote de pasto, es un pedazo de tierra lleno de piedras.
The yard doesn't have a single shoot of grass; it's just a piece of land covered in rocks.

outbreak

nombre masculino (medicina (enfermedad, epidemia: aparición)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hay un brote de tuberculosis en la escuela.
There is an outbreak of tuberculosis at school.

appearance, manifestation

nombre masculino (manifestación, aparición)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La dictadura hace desaparecer cualquier brote de inconformismo.
The dictatorship banishes any appearance of non-conformism.

sprout, bud

verbo transitivo (nacer planta de la tierra)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
La planta brotó a inicios de la primavera.
The plant sprouted (or: budded) at the beginning of spring.

arise

verbo transitivo (surgir algo)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
La duda brotó en su mente al conocer su lugar de nacimiento.
Doubt arose when he found out where he was born.

sprout, appear

verbo transitivo (nacer hoja de la planta)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Creía que la planta estaba muerta, pero brotó una hoja.
I thought the plant was dead, but a new leaf sprouted (or: appeared).

spring up

verbo transitivo (manar el agua)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Del suelo brotaba el agua que era el inicio del riachuelo.
From the ground, water sprung up and created a stream.

bean sprout

(tallo comestible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Esta receta de pollo con brotes de soja es mi favorita.
This chicken with bean sprouts recipe is my favorite.

outbreak of violence

(violencia: inicio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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