germer
French → English
(Biology) Germinate: describing a seed or spore that begins to grow and push out a sprout
L’humidité a fait germer les oignons dans la cuisine.
(English) The humidity caused the onions in the kitchen to germinate.
Il faut enterrer les graines pour qu’elles germent au plus vite.
(English) The seeds must be buried so that they germinate as quickly as possible.
(Abstract) Sprout: describing an idea or feeling that begins to develop or take root
L'idée d'un nouveau projet a commencé à germer dans son esprit.
(English) The idea for a new project began to sprout in his mind.
Une certaine méfiance germait entre les deux alliés.
(English) A certain distrust was developing between the two allies.
Entry ID: fr:en:germer · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary