spawn

generare, produrre

Dare origine a molte cose nuove o a molti esseri viventi.

In inglese semplice: To produce many new things or living creatures.

• The film spawned several sequels.
• One successful game can spawn hundreds of copies.
• The movement has spawned many local groups.

Sinonimi: generate, produce, create

Espressioni comuni: spawn new ideas, spawn a generation, spawn more something, spawn new generations

deporre le uova

Deporre uova nell’acqua, come fanno pesci e rane.

In inglese semplice: To lay eggs in water, as fish and frogs do.

• The frogs spawn in spring.
• These fish spawned near the riverbank.
• Salmon return to the same stream to spawn.

Come si usa: spawn in something (Salmon spawn in shallow streams.)

Sinonimi: lay eggs

Espressioni comuni: spawn in something, spawn upstream, spawn in water, spawn in spring

uova di rana

Gruppo di uova di rana avvolte in una sostanza trasparente e gelatinosa.

In inglese semplice: A group of frog eggs covered in clear jelly.

• We found spawn in the pond.
• The spawn will soon hatch into tadpoles.
• Clear jelly protects the frog spawn.

Sinonimi: frog eggs

Espressioni comuni: frog spawn, a clump of spawn

uova

Grande insieme di uova deposte da animali che vivono nell’acqua.

In inglese semplice: A large group of eggs laid by animals that live in water.

• Fish spawn covered the rocks.
• The shallow water was full of spawn.
• Small fish ate some of the fresh spawn.

Sinonimi: eggs, roe

Espressioni comuni: fish spawn, masses of spawn

germe, frutto

Ciò che dà inizio a un nuovo sviluppo, oppure ciò che nasce da una fonte specifica.

In inglese semplice: Something that begins new growth, or something produced by a particular source.

• The plan was the spawn of fear.
• They called the new movement the spawn of corruption.
• These tiny seeds are the spawn of future forests.

Come si usa: the spawn of something (The scheme was the spawn of greed.)

Sinonimi: seed, product

Espressioni comuni: the spawn of, evil spawn