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проростать

germinate

Meaning of проростать

plants plant parts growth verb

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Russian[prərɐˈstatʲ]
germinate
проростать - germinate
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проростать with English translation

проростать usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Seeds germinate in warm, moist soil.

Семена прорастают в тёплой влажной почве.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Beans germinate after a few days.

Фасоль прорастает через несколько дней.

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проростать belongs to the topic "Plant Parts and Growth". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

проростатьgerminate
цветокflower
траваgrass
розаrose
фасольbeans
лукonion
горохpeas

проростать synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between проростать / прорастать / всходить / прорасти / давать всходы / расти

🇷🇺Russian
проростать

Main term for the process of seedlings emerging from seeds or plant parts.

B1Often

Seeds begin to germinate in spring.

Семена начинают проростать весной.

🇷🇺Russian

Variant with the same meaning; commonly used as the imperfective aspect in speech and writing.

B1Often

These seeds usually germinate within two weeks.

Эти семена обычно прорастают через две недели.

В
🇷🇺Russian
всходить

Means the emergence of shoots — close to 'germinate', sometimes emphasizes breaking the soil surface.

B1Often

Shoots appeared on the third day after sowing.

Всходы появились на третий день после посева.

П
🇷🇺Russian
прорасти

Perfective form indicating the germination process has completed.

B1Often

The seeds will germinate in a week.

Семена прорастут через неделю.

Д
🇷🇺Russian
давать всходы

Specialized agricultural phrase meaning 'to produce shoots/seedlings' as a result of sowing.

B1Rarely

The sown seeds produced seedlings after ten days.

Посеянные семена дали всходы через десять дней.

🇷🇺Russian

Broader verb meaning 'to grow' in general, not specifically germination.

B1Very Often

Plants grow well in this climate.

Растения хорошо растут в этом климате.

П
🇷🇺Russian
пускать корни

Idiomatic: literally for plants — to take root; often used figuratively (people, organizations).

B1Often

The young trees quickly put down roots.

Молодые деревья быстро пустили корни.

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How to pronounce проростать and what this word means

проростать translation: germinate. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce проростать

[prərɐˈstatʲ]

проростать translation

germinate

проростать examples

Seeds germinate in warm, moist soil.

проростать transcription

[prərɐˈstatʲ]

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проростать meaning: what does it mean?

Семя начинает развиваться и появляется росток

проростать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

проростать is pronounced as [prərɐˈstatʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

проростать definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Seeds germinate in warm, moist soil. Translation: Семена прорастают в тёплой влажной почве.

Is проростать part of Plant Parts and Growth vocabulary?

Yes, проростать (germinate) can be learned in the Plant Parts and Growth topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is проростать part of Plants vocabulary?

Yes, проростать (germinate) can be learned in the Plants topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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