germer

ʒɛʁme

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Definition of germer - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

intr.

semencecommencer à pousser en sortant de la graine ou spore

Les graines de tournesol ont commencé à germer dans le jardin.

éclore

pousser

planteproduire de nouvelles pousses à partir de bulbes ou tubercules

Les pommes de terre germent dans la cave trop chaude.

bourgeonner

pousser

figurécommencer à se développer comme une idée ou projet

Une idée révolutionnaire germe dans son esprit créatif.

émerger

naître

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faire germer

provoquer la pousse d'une graine en créant les bonnes conditions

Elle fait germer des haricots dans du coton humide.

Origin of germer

germanique, germen (germe)

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graine germée

alimentation

graine ayant commencé à germer, consommée comme aliment cru ou cuit

pousse de haricot

germination

jeune plante de haricot qui vient de germer

lever

germer

pousser et sortir de terre pour les plantes

boîte à semis

jardinage

récipient peu profond utilisé pour faire germer de jeunes plants

faire lever

germer

faire pousser ou germer des graines, des plants

capacité germinative

semences

aptitude d'une graine à germer et produire une nouvelle plante

faculté germinative

graines

capacité des graines à germer et se développer en plantes

antigerminatif

produit chimique

substance chimique qui empêche les graines de germer

Examples of germer in a sentence

Une nouvelle idée a germé dans son esprit ce matin.
Les oignons commencent à germer dans le panier.
Les graines germent rapidement après l’arrosage.
Le doute a commencé à germer dans la discussion.
Un projet ambitieux germe au sein de l’équipe.

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English:sprout, take root, ...
German:keimen, austreiben, ...
Italian:germogliare, emettere germogli, ...
Spanish:germinar, rebrotar, ...
Portuguese:germinar, brotar, ...
Chinese:发芽, 长芽, ...
Japanese:発芽する, 生まれる, ...
Arabic:نبت, برعم, ...
Hebrew:לְנַבֵּט, לִנְבּוֹט, ...
Russian:прорастать, пускать побеги, ...
Ukrainian:проростати, пускати паростки, ...
Catalan:germinar, rebrotar, ...
Danish:spire, skyde, ...
Dutch:ontkiemen, kiem krijgen, ...
Greek:φυτρώνω, βλαστάνω, ...
Khmer:ដុះពន្លក, ពន្លកចេញ, ...
Korean:싹트다, 싹이 트다, ...
Polish:kiełkować, puszczać pędy, ...
Portuguese (BR):germinar, surgir, ...
Romanian:a germina, a prinde contur, ...
Swedish:gro, skjuta skott, ...
Thai:งอก, แตกยอด, ...
Turkish:filizlenmek, sürgün vermek, ...
Vietnamese:nảy mầm, đâm chồi, ...

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