brotar

∗ ≈

to sprout

∗ verb

brotar
intransitive verb
1to sprout, to bud (planta)
  • ya le están brotando las flores al árbol -> the tree is already beginning to flower
2to flow (agua, sangre) (suavemente); to spout (con violencia)
  • la sangre brotaba a borbotones de la herida -> blood was gushing from the wound
  • brotar de -> to well up out of
  • le brotaron las lágrimas -> tears welled up in her eyes
3(esperanza, sospechas, pasiones)
  • entre los dos brotó una profunda amistad -> a deep friendship sprang up between them
  • brotaron sospechas de que hubiera habido un fraude -> suspicions of fraud started to emerge
4(en la piel)
  • le brotó un sarpullido -> he broke out in a rash
brotarse
pronomial verb
1to come out in a rash (salir sarpullidos) (Am)

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brotar [bro-tar’]
verb neuter
1To bud, to germinate, to put forth shoots or germs: to come out. (n)
2To gush, to flow or rush out. (n)
3To issue, to break out, to appear (granos, diviesos). (Medical) (n)
4To appear, spring up. (n)
  • Han brotado las manifestaciones -> demonstrations have ocurred
  • Como princesa brotada de un cuento de hadas -> like a princess out of a fairy tale
article & verb transitive
5To bring forth (tierra); to sprout (planta); (fig.) To sprout; to pur out.

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brotar
verbo:intransitivo
1 (Botánica) [+planta, semilla] to sprout; bud; [+hoja] to sprout; come out; [+flor] to come out
2 [+agua] to spring up; [+río] to rise; [+lágrimas, sangre] to well (up)
le brotaba sangre de la herida
3 (aparecer) to spring up
han brotado sectas por todos sitios sects have sprung up all over the place; las protestas populares brotaron de la crisis económica popular protest sprang from the recession; como princesa brotada de un cuento de hadas (literario) like a princess out of a fairy tale
4 (Med) (epidemia) to break out; (erupción, grano, espinilla) to appear
brotó una epidemia en el campo de refugiados
le brotaron granos por toda la cara spots appeared all over his face; he came out in spots all over his face

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Verb Conjugation for "brotar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo broto broté brotaba brotaré brote
Tú brotas brotaste brotabas brotarás brotes
Ella/Él/Usted brota brotó brotaba brotará brote
Nosotros brotamos brotamos brotábamos brotaremos brotemos
Vosotros brotáis brotasteis brotabais brotaréis brotéis
Ellos/Ustedes brotan brotaron brotaban brotarán broten
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