spawn

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
spawn n	uncountable (eggs of a frog, fish, etc.)	hueva nf
	The frog deposited its spawn in the pond.
	La rana depositó las huevas en la laguna.
spawn n	(offspring of a frog, fish, etc.) (rana, sapo)	freza nf
	(pez)	hueva nf
	(hongo)	semilla nf
	Once hatched, the spawn face a fight for survival.
	Una vez abiertos los huevos, las frezas entraron en una lucha por su supervivencia.
spawn⇒ vi	(frog, fish etc.: produce eggs)	desovar⇒ vi
	This type of fish spawns in the spring.
	Estos peces desovan en primavera.
spawn [sth]⇒ vtr	(frog, fish etc.: produce young)	engendrar⇒ vtr
	A frog spawns thousands of tadpoles every year.
	Una rana engendra miles de renacuajos al año.
spawn [sth] vtr	figurative (lead to [sth])	generar⇒ vtr
	(figurado)	engendrar⇒ vtr
	This bestselling novel has spawned a film and a video game.
	El best seller ha generado una película y un videojuego.
spawn from [sth] vi + prep	figurative (be produced) (figurado)	desovar⇒ vi
	A great many books and films have spawned from his original story idea.
	Muchos libros y películas han desovado de su idea original.

Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
spawn n	often pejorative (creation)	engendro nm
	This dreadful idea is the spawn of a large business conglomerate.
	Esa terrible idea es el engendro de un gran conglomerado empresarial.
spawn n	figurative, pejorative (child, offspring)	vástago nm
	Amanda couldn't stand her neighbours and thought their spawn were equally obnoxious.
	Amanda no soportaba a sus vecinos y pensaba que sus vástagos eran más de lo mismo.
spawn [sth] vtr	figurative, pejorative (people: procreate)	tener hijos loc verb
	(figurado)	engendrar⇒ vtr
	That man is despicable; people like him shouldn't be allowed to spawn children.
	Ese hombre es horrible. La gente como él no debería poder tener hijos.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
spawn of the devil n	figurative, pejorative (very unpleasant person)	engendro del demonio loc nom mf
	My mother-in-law can't stand me; she thinks I'm the spawn of the devil!

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Collocations: [salmon, turtles, fish] are spawning, spawn [eggs, offspring, a devil], spawn in [the summer, fresh water, spring], more...

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