semillero

m.

1 seedbed.

2 seed box.

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semillero

► nombre masculino

1 seedbed

2 figurado hotbed, breeding ground

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SM (=terreno) seedbed, nursery; (=caja) seed box

un semillero de delincuencia — a hotbed of o a breeding ground for crime

la decisión fue un semillero de disgustos — the decision caused a whole series of problems

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masculino

a) (Agr, Bot) seedbed

b) (de discordias) source; (de delincuencia) hotbed, breeding ground

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= seedbed, hotbed.

Ex. The article has the title 'The last thirty years as the seedbed of the future'.

Ex. One of the most common misconceptions and criticisms held by the general public concerning universities is that they are hotbeds of radicalism, alcoholism, and sexism.

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* planta de semillero = seedling.

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masculino

a) (Agr, Bot) seedbed

b) (de discordias) source; (de delincuencia) hotbed, breeding ground

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= seedbed, hotbed.

Ex: The article has the title 'The last thirty years as the seedbed of the future'.

Ex: One of the most common misconceptions and criticisms held by the general public concerning universities is that they are hotbeds of radicalism, alcoholism, and sexism.

* planta de semillero = seedling.

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semillero

masculine

1 (Agr, Bot) seedbed, seed tray

2

(cuna, fuente): este barrio es un semillero de delincuencia this neighborhood is a hotbed of o a breeding ground for crime

se ha convertido en un semillero de discordias it has become a source of great controversy

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semillero sustantivo masculino

a) (Agr, Bot) seedbed

b) (de discordias) source;

(de delincuencia) hotbed, breeding ground
semillero sustantivo masculino seedbed
'semillero' also found in these entries:
English:
hotbed
- seedling
- hot

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semillero nm

1. [para plantar] seedbed

2. [para guardar] seed box

3. [fuente, criadero] seedbed, breeding ground;

esa universidad es un semillero de economistas that university is a seedbed of economists;

la herencia familiar es un semillero de discordias the family inheritance is a bone of contention

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semillero

m

1 seedbed

2 fig : de disgustos, odio breeding ground

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semillero nm

1) : seedbed

2) : hotbed, breeding ground