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1 hotbed
tr['hɒtbed]1 figurative use hervidero, semillerohotbed ['hɑt.bɛd] n1) : semillero m (de plantas)2) : hervidero m, semillero m (de crimen, etc.)n.• estercolero s.m.• foco s.m.• fragua s.f.• sementera s.f.• semillero s.m.noun (of crime, unrest) semillero m, caldo m de cultivo['hɒtbed]N (fig) semillero m* * *noun (of crime, unrest) semillero m, caldo m de cultivo -
2 hotbed
s.semillero, almajara, tierra abonada con estiércol u otros fertilizantes para el cultivo de las plantas, seminario. -
3 hervidero
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4 semillero
semillero sustantivo masculinoa) (Agr, Bot) seedbed( de delincuencia) hotbed, breeding ground
semillero sustantivo masculino seedbed ' semillero' also found in these entries: English: hotbed - seedling - hot -
5 caldo
caldo sustantivo masculino (Coc) clear soup; (con arroz, etc) soup; ( para cocinar) stock; (salsa de asado, etc) juices (pl);
caldo sustantivo masculino
1 (de verduras, ave) stock (con tropezones) broth (sin tropezones, consomé) clear soup
2 (vino) wine: esa región tiene muy buenos caldos, that region has got some excellent wines
3 (salsa) juice: me gusta mojar el pan en el caldo, I like to dunk my bread in stock
4 Biol Farm caldo de cultivo, culture medium fam fig (circunstancias propicias) breeding ground Locuciones: familiar poner a caldo a alguien, (regañar) to tell sb what you think of her/him (hablar mal) to pull sb to pieces ' caldo' also found in these entries: Spanish: colar - echar - poner - resucitar - roja - rojo - concentrar - cubo - pastilla - sopa English: bouillon - breeding ground - broth - hotbed - skim - soup - stock - stock-cube -
6 conventillo
conventillo sustantivo masculino (CS) tenement; -
7 cultivo
Del verbo cultivar: ( conjugate cultivar) \ \
cultivo es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
cultivó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: cultivar cultivo
cultivar ( conjugate cultivar) verbo transitivo ‹ plantas› to grow, cultivate ‹inteligencia/memoria› to develop; ‹artes/interés› to encourage
cultivo sustantivo masculino (de plantas, frutas) growing, cultivation; ( producto) culture
cultivar verbo transitivo
1 to cultivate, farm
2 Biol to culture
cultivo sustantivo masculino
1 cultivation (planta) crop
2 Biol culture ' cultivo' also found in these entries: Spanish: caldo - campo - huerta - riego - suelo - tierra - arrocero - café - choclo - ecológico - fumigar - milpa - perla English: breeding ground - crop - cultivation - farming - hotbed - nurture - rotate - tree surgeon - arable - breeding - cash - culture -
8 nido
nido sustantivo masculino nest; un nido de amor a love nest
nido sustantivo masculino
1 Zool nest
2 (casa, hogar) nest: tus hijos pronto abandonarán el nido, your children will be leaving home soon
3 (guarida, refugio) den: el palacio es un nido de traidores, the palace is a den of traitors figurado este departamento es un nido de víboras, this department is a nest of vipers
4 (lugar propicio) hotbed: ese ayuntamiento es un nido de discordia, there's a lot of in-fighting going on in that town council
5 (de armas, etc) nest: a 50 metros había un nido de ametralladoras, there was a machine-gun emplacement 50 metres away
6 (en un hospital) child-care unit ' nido' also found in these entries: Spanish: avispero - hacer - hormiguero - jicotera English: nest - out of
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Hotbed — can mean:* Hotbed (economics) A hotbed is an environment conducive to rapid growth or development. Colloquially, it is often heard in the phrase, a hotbed of activity. The term has varying, specific meanings in diverse fields, such as economics… … Wikipedia
Hotbed — Hot bed , n. 1. (Gardening) A bed of earth heated by fermenting manure or other substances, and covered with glass, intended for raising early plants, or for nourishing exotics. [1913 Webster] 2. A place which favors rapid growth or development;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hotbed — 1620s, from HOT (Cf. hot) + BED (Cf. bed); originally bed of earth heated by fermenting manure for forcing growing plants; generalized sense of place that fosters rapid growth is from 1768 … Etymology dictionary
hotbed — ► NOUN 1) a bed of earth heated by fermenting manure, for raising or forcing plants. 2) an environment promoting the growth of an activity or trend … English terms dictionary
hotbed — [hät′bed΄] n. 1. a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by manure, electricity, etc. for forcing plants 2. any place that fosters rapid growth or extensive activity … English World dictionary
hotbed — UK [ˈhɒtˌbed] / US [ˈhɑtˌbed] noun [countable] Word forms hotbed : singular hotbed plural hotbeds a place where there are a lot of people involved in a particular activity a hotbed of invention/genius/crime … English dictionary
hotbed — hot|bed [ˈhɔtbed US ˈha:t ] n be a hotbed of sth a place where a lot of a particular type of activity, especially bad or violent activity, happens ▪ the university was a hotbed of radical protest … Dictionary of contemporary English
hotbed — [[t]hɒ̱tbed[/t]] hotbeds N COUNT: with supp, usu N of n (emphasis) If you say that somewhere is a hotbed of an undesirable activity, you are emphasizing that a lot of the activity is going on there or being started there. ...a state now known… … English dictionary
hotbed — noun be a hotbed of a place where a lot a particular kind of activity, especially bad or violent activity, happens: Bavaria was a hotbed of extremist politics in the 20s and 30s … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hotbed — /ˈhɒtbɛd / (say hotbed) noun 1. a bed of earth, heated by fermenting manure, etc., and usually covered with glass, for growing plants out of season. 2. a place favouring rapid growth, especially of something bad: *Offices are a hotbed of sexual… …
hotbed — noun Date: 1626 1. a bed of soil enclosed in glass, heated especially by fermenting manure, and used for forcing or for raising seedlings 2. an environment that favors rapid growth or development < a hotbed of activity > … New Collegiate Dictionary