Spanish Word of the day: 'Brote'

Let's take a look at some example sentences:

 

• El jardín no tiene ni un brote de pasto, es un pedazo de tierra llena de piedras.

            The garden doesn't have a single grass shoot, it's just a piece of land covered in rocks.

 

• Estoy arando la tierra para que broten las verduras.

           I am plowing the ground so the vegetables can come up.

 

• Había un pequeño brote de agua que finalmente dio paso a un manantial.

          There was a small spring of water which turned into a natural spring.

 

• Los brotes de soja son un alimento muy saludable.

         Beans sprout are considered to be very healthy nourishment.

 

Here we see how it's used to mean outbreak...

 

• Hubo un brote de violencia tras las subidas de impuestos.

        There was an outbreak of violence after the rise of taxes.

 

• Hubo un brote de gripe el año pasado.

         There was an outbreak of flu last year.

 

 

Pronunciation:

Bro-teh

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