sprouts

a vegetable that is eaten raw or cooked, consisting of the young shoots and leaves of a plant such as broccoli or mung beans

brotes, chagras (específicamente de judías verdes)

• a plate of sprouts

Collocations eat sprouts · cook sprouts

• She doesn't like eating sprouts.

  Ella no le gusta comer brotes.

the young shoots of a plant that appear above the ground after it has been planted or sown, before leaves develop

brotes de planta

• a sprout of something

Collocations plant sprouts · water sprouts

• The garden is full of sprouts.

  El jardín está lleno de brotes.

a young person or animal, especially one that has just been born or hatched

cría, cachorro (de animales)

• the sprouts of a family

Collocations raise sprouts · care for sprouts

• The couple are proud parents of two-year-old twins, both of whom they call 'sprouts'.

  La pareja es orgullosa de ser padres de gemelos de dos años a los que ambos llaman 'crías'.

an idea or plan that is just beginning to develop and has not yet been fully formed or put into action

idea en desarrollo, proyecto inicial

• a sprout of something

Collocations develop a sprout · discuss a sprout

• The project is still in its early stages, but it's an interesting sprout.

  El proyecto aún está en sus primeras etapas, pero es un interesante comienzo.