La Palabra Del Día: "retoñar"
retoñar ( reh-toh-nyahr' )
verb ( to sprout again; to spring; to reappear )
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Examples:
1: Los arbustos en el jardín ya retoñaron.
The bushes in the front yard have sprouted again.
2: Mi abuela siempre decía que la esperanza siempre retoña.
My grandmother always said that hope springs eternal.
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The lupine seeds that I collected and scattered in the gravel patch across the driveway have started to sprout again this year.
Los semillas de altramuz que recogí y dispersé en el parche de grava a través del camino de entrada han comenzado a retoñar este año.
Lupine in bloom:
After what seemed like several lifetimes, the sunflowers sprouted again in the luscious yard.
Después de lo que parecía en varias vidas, los girasoles retoñaron en el delicioso patio.
Creo que todos los seres vivientes aunque mueran retoñarán en otra forma.
I believe that all living things even though they die will reappear in another form.
Esta planta retoñó cuando pensaba que ya se había muerto, y ahora se desarrolla constantemente.
This plant sprouted when I thought that it had already died. and now it is constantly evolving.
¡Hurra! Las semillas de chile que he sembrado han retoñado del suelo.
Hooray! The chile seeds that I planted have sprouted up from the soil.
Los árboles pueden retoñar en la primavera despues de una lluvia.
Trees can sprout in the spring after a rain.
El zacate bermuda es como un zombi. Tal vez crees que lo has matado, pero siempre retoña.
Bermuda grass is like a zombie. You may think you have killed it, but it always pops up again.
Cuando podo ciertos arbustos en mi jardín, espero hasta que apenas hayan empezado a retoñar, para poder ver qué yemas son fuertes pero también para no perder demasiado de los recursos de la planta en las ramas que voy a quitar.
When I prune certain shrubs in my garden, I wait until they have just started to sprout, so that I can see which buds are strong but also do not lose too much of the the plant’s resources in the branches that I am going to remove.
Hoy está agotado pero está esperando que en la mañana su energia retoñará otra vez.
Today he is exhausted but he is hoping that in the morning his energy will reappear.
La planta volvió a retoñar y creció otra flor.
The plant reappeared again and another flower grew.
Sé paciente y plantas con el tiempo volverá a retoñar como el año pasado.
Be patient and eventually plants will sprout again like last year.
