brotar

to sprout

brotar(broh-tahr)

intransitive verb

1. (to emerge)

a. to sprout

Las plantas están comenzando a brotar.

The plants are starting to sprout.

b. to bud

Estas semillas tardaron más en brotar.

These seeds took longer to bud.

c. to come out

Flores de todos los colores brotaron en primavera.

Beautiful flowers came out in the spring.

2. (to pour out)

a. to flow

La gasolina brotaba del surtidor.

Gasoline flowed from the pump.

b. to spring up (water)

En este lugar el agua brota abundantemente.

Water springs up abundantly in this place.

c. to rise (river, spring)

Era muy relajante ver brotar el manantial.

It was very relaxing to see the spring rise.

d. to well up (tears, blood)

Las lágrimas empezaron a brotar cuando le dieron la triste noticia.

Tears welled up when she received the sad news.

3. (to develop)

a. to arise

Un sentimiento de esperanza brotó en los corazones de los ciudadanos.

A feeling of hope arose in the hearts of the citizens.

4. (to erupt)

a. to break out

Brotaron conflictos por todo el país tras el resultado de las elecciones.

Clashes broke out throughout the country after the result of the elections.

b. to spring up

Recientemente han brotado protestas organizadas por los estudiantes.

Protests organized by students have sprung up recently.

5. (to materialize)

a. to appear

Al paciente le brotaban manchas por todo el cuerpo.

Spots appeared all over the patient's body.

b. to break out

Le brotaron granos cuando alcanzó la pubertad.

Pimples broke out when he reached puberty.

brotarse

pronominal verb

6. (to erupt)

(Latin America)

a. to break out in a rash

El sarampión se contagia principalmente antes de brotarse.

Measles is mainly transmitted before it breaks out in a rash.

b. to come out in a rash

Supieron que tenía sarampión cuando se brotó.

They knew he had measles when he came out in a rash.