seed

a small part of a plant from which a new plant can grow when it is put in the ground or soil

semilla, grano

• plant seeds

Collocations seed packet · seedling

• I planted some seeds in the garden.

  Planté algunas semillas en el jardín.

the hard part inside a fruit or vegetable that contains smaller parts from which new plants can grow

semilla, germen

• remove seeds

Collocations apple seed · watermelon seed

• I removed the seeds from the tomato.

  Quite las semillas del tomate.

to start or begin something, especially a process that continues for some time

iniciar, comenzar

• seed an idea

Collocations seed a discussion · seed a project

• The meeting was intended to seed ideas for the new product.

  La reunión estaba destinada a iniciar ideas para el nuevo producto.

to place players or teams in positions according to their ability, especially at the start of a competition

clasificar, ordenar

• seed a player/team

Collocations seeded players · unseeded teams

• The top seed in the tournament is Roger Federer.

  El primer sembrado en el torneo es Roger Federer.

to copy files or data from a computer to another device, such as a hard drive or USB stick

copiar, transferir

• seed a file

Collocations seed files to an external drive · seed data to a server

• I need to seed these files to the backup drive.

  Necesito copiar estos archivos al disco de respaldo.

to plant or introduce organisms into an environment, often to increase their numbers or improve the ecosystem

introducir, sembrar

• seed a lake

Collocations seed fish into a river · seed bacteria into soil

• The government plans to seed the lake with trout.

  El gobierno planea introducir truchas en el lago.

to provide initial funding or investment to start a business or project, often with the expectation of future growth and returns

financiar, invertir

• seed an enterprise

Collocations venture capital seed funding · angel investor seed money

• The startup received seed funding from a venture capitalist.

  La empresa recibió financiamiento inicial de un capitalista de riesgo.

to provide initial content or material for a website, blog, or social media platform to attract users and establish its presence

iniciar, establecer

• seed a website

Collocations seed content for a blog · seed social media accounts

• They seeded the new website with interesting articles.

  Iniciaron el nuevo sitio web con artículos interesantes.