spawning

/ˈspɑnɪŋ/, /ˈspɔnɪŋ/ noun

The process by which something spawns.

Word Origin Surprisingly, 'spawn' comes from Latin 'expandere'—to spread out or unfold. The idea: fish spawn by spreading out their eggs. The 'ex-' (out) and 'pandere' (spread) combine to give us 'expand' as well. So spawning is literally 'spreading out' new life. The same root 'pandere' appears in 'expand' and 'expanse'.

noun The process by which something spawns. countable

The spawning of these fish occurs during the full moon.

(名词) 产卵 【产卵过程】

这些鱼的产卵过程发生在满月期间。

(sustantivo) desove; frezza; reproducción [El proceso mediante el cual algo desova o se reproduce.]

El desove de estos peces ocurre durante la luna llena.

(nom) frai; ponte; reproduction [Processus de frai ou de ponte ; action d'engendrer ou de produire en grande quantité.]

Le frai de ces poissons a lieu pendant la pleine lune.

(Substantiv) Laichen; Laichvorgang [Der Vorgang, bei dem Tiere, insbesondere Fische, Eier legen und so Nachkommen erzeugen.]

Das **spawning** dieser Fischart findet während des Vollmonds statt.

(名詞) 魚などが卵を産む行為や過程。

これらの魚の産卵は満月の時に行われる。

(substantivo) desova; geração; produção; reprodução [O processo pelo qual algo desova ou é gerado.]

A desova desses peixes ocorre durante a lua cheia.

verb present participle and gerund of spawn

The salmon are spawning in the river this time of year.

(动词) 产卵 【产卵(现在分词)】

鲑鱼每年这个时候都会在河里产卵。

(verbo) desovando; reproduciéndose; poniendo huevos [participio presente y gerundio de spawn]

Los salmones están desovando en el río en esta época del año.

(verbe) frayant; se reproduisant; pondant [Participe présent et gérondif de « spawn » : en train de frayer ou de pondre ; au figuré, en train d'engendrer.]

Les saumons frayent dans la rivière à cette période de l'année.

(Verb) laichend; erzeugend [Partizip Präsens und Gerundium des Verbs **to spawn**; (1) Eier legend (von Fischen oder Amphibien); (2) etwas hervorbringend oder entstehen lassend.]

Die Lachse sind derzeit im Fluss am **spawning**.

(動詞) 魚などが卵を産んでいる、または何かを大量に生み出している。

鮭は毎年この時期に川で産卵する。

(verbo) desovando; gerando; produzindo; criando [particípio presente e gerúndio de spawn (desovar/gerar)]

Os salmões estão desovando no rio nesta época do ano.

Word parts: spawn + ing

Common collocations

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