Re: Re: Suggestion: non-translatables

On Wed, 2003-11-19 at 11:24, Jack Catchpoole wrote:
> On Tue, 2003-11-18 at 23:57, Vincent Brabant wrote:
> 
> > What's your translation of Sprout in russian?
> > Any idea what's the meaning of Sprout in english ?
> 
> The verb "to sprout" means something like to grow,
> send out new growth.  The noun, "a sprout", is one
> of those new fresh growths.  Eg a seed will sprout
> in spring, and the small green thing that sticks
> out of the ground is a sprout.

As in a bean sprout...

(popular in salads...)

-Tim