burgeoning
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bur·geon
also bour·geon (bûr′jən)intr.v. bur·geoned, bur·geon·ing, bur·geons also bour·geoned or bour·geon·ing or bour·geons
1.
a. To put forth new buds, leaves, or greenery; sprout.
b. To begin to grow or blossom.
2. To grow or develop rapidly; expand or proliferate.
[Middle English burgeonen, from Old French borjoner, from burjon, a bud, from Vulgar Latin *burriō, burriōn-, from Late Latin burra, a shaggy garment.]
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burgeoning
(ˈbɜːdʒənɪŋ)adj
rapidly developing or growing; flourishing
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burgeoning
[ˈbɜːdʒənɪŋ] ADJ [industry, market] → en vías de expansión, que empieza a prosperar or florecer; [career] → que empieza a prosperar or florecer; [population] → en aumentoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
burgeoning
adj industry, market → boomend; movement → expandierend; career → Erfolg versprechend, hoffnungsvoll; demand → wachsend; population → ständig wachsend
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