spawn

spawn
I [spɔːn]
nome (of frog, fish) uova f.pl.
II 1. [spɔːn]
verbo transitivo spreg. produrre, sfornare [product, imitation]; generare, mettere al mondo [person]
2.
verbo intransitivo
1) zool. [frog, fish] deporre le uova
2) (multiply) moltiplicarsi
* * *
[spo:n] 1. noun
(the eggs of fish, frogs etc: In the spring, the pond is full of frog-spawn.) uova
2. verb
((of frogs, fish etc) to produce spawn.) (deporre uova)
* * *
[spɔːn]
1. n
(of fish, frogs) uova fpl
2. vi
deporre le uova
3. vt
pej produrre
* * *
spawn /spɔ:n/
n.
1 [u] (zool.: di pesci, di molluschi, di rane, ecc.) uova
2 (bot.: di funghi) micelio
3 [u] (fig. spreg.) discendenza; progenie; stirpe: spawn of the devil, progenie del demonio.
(to) spawn /spɔ:n/
A v. t.
1 (zool.: di pesci, molluschi, ecc.) deporre (le uova)
2 (spreg.) generare; mettere al mondo
3 (slang) produrre in gran quantità
B v. i.
1 (zool.: di pesci, ecc.) deporre uova
2 (spreg.) figliare; procreare; moltiplicarsi.
* * *
I [spɔːn]
nome (of frog, fish) uova f.pl.
II 1. [spɔːn]
verbo transitivo spreg. produrre, sfornare [product, imitation]; generare, mettere al mondo [person]
2.
verbo intransitivo
1) zool. [frog, fish] deporre le uova
2) (multiply) moltiplicarsi

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