spawn
gb/spˈɔn/ us/spˈɔn/
B2
Inglés
~ 7600
szül, életre hív, fajzat, poronty, ikra, ívik, ikrázik, létrehoz, spawnol, spawnpont, megjelenési pont
VERBO
B2
1
szül
B2
életre hív
B2
Patrón de uso:
to spawn [something]
The low-budget horror film unexpectedly spawned a multimillion-dollar franchise.
Az alacsony költségvetésű horrorfilm váratlanul egy többmillió dolláros franchise-t szült.
Online forums have spawned countless conspiracy theories about the event.
Az online fórumok számtalan összeesküvés-elméletet szültek az esemény kapcsán.
His blog post spawned a heated debate in the comments section.
The success of the app spawned a wave of similar start‑ups.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
The TV show spawned several new spin‑off series.
A tévésorozat több új spin-off sorozatot is életre hívott.
Her first book spawned many copycats.
Az első könyve sok utánzót szült.
The new law has spawned a lot of criticism.
That video quickly spawned a trend on social media.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes think 'spawn' can only be used for animals laying eggs. In modern English it is often used more generally for creating or causing things like ideas, products, or problems. Also, it is usually transitive: you normally say 'X spawns Y', not just 'X spawns' with no object.
Significado
cause something to begin or grow
Colocaciones
spawn a movement
|spawn a series
|spawn controversy
|spawn rumors
|spawn a franchise
|spawn copycats
Sinónimos
generate (More formal and technical; often used for data, profits, or results.)
|
produce (Very general and neutral; does not suggest a chain of related things as strongly as 'spawn'.)
|
give rise to (More formal and written; emphasizes causing a particular effect or situation.)
Antónimos
prevent (Focuses on stopping something from happening instead of causing it to begin.)
|
halt (Emphasizes stopping further development or growth rather than starting it.)
Temas
society
|culture
|media
|business
|core_vocabulary
Definición
To cause something to start or grow, often leading to many similar things, sometimes with a bad result.
To cause something new, often a series of related things and sometimes something negative, to start to exist or develop.
SUSTANTIVO
C1
INFORMAL
2
Patrón de uso:
the spawn of [someone/something]
He jokingly refers to his teenagers as his spawn when they raid the fridge at midnight.
Tréfából a tinédzsereit a fajzatainak nevezi, amikor éjfélkor kifosztják a hűtőt.
The villain calls the hero a mere mortal spawn unworthy of the throne.
A főgonosz hitvány halandó fajzatnak nevezi a hőst, aki szerinte méltatlan a trónra.
Some fans dramatically call that rude character 'demon spawn' on social media.
She swears those noisy kids next door are the spawn of chaos.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
He called his little brother his spawn, but he was only joking.
A kisöccsét a fajzatának nevezte, de csak viccelt.
On the internet, some people called the bully 'demon spawn'.
Az interneten egyesek „démonfajzatnak” nevezték a zaklatót.
She loves her children, even when she jokingly calls them her spawn.
That movie shows the king’s cruel spawn fighting for power.
Error frecuente:
Learners may try to use 'spawn' neutrally for their own children. In everyday English, this use is almost always humorous, dramatic, or insulting, and is not appropriate in polite or formal situations.
Significado
offspring seen as bad or evil
Colocaciones
the spawn of Satan
|evil spawn
|demon spawn
|his spawn
Sinónimos
brat (Informal and negative for an annoying child; does not carry the strong evil or jokingly supernatural tone of 'spawn'.)
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offspring (Neutral and formal; simply means children or young, without the insulting or humorous tone.)
Antónimos
angel (Used about a very good or sweet child, often in direct contrast to calling a child 'spawn'.)
Temas
family
|insults
|humor
|relationships
|emotions
Definición
A person’s child, spoken about in a joking or rude way as if they are very bad or evil.
A child or offspring, especially when spoken of jokingly or insultingly as bad, annoying, or evil.
SUSTANTIVO
C1
TECHNICAL
3
ikra
B2
The pond was covered in frog spawn in early spring.
Kora tavasszal a tó felszínét békaikra borította.
Scientists collected salmon spawn to study the effects of pollution.
A tudósok lazacikrát gyűjtöttek, hogy a szennyezés hatásait tanulmányozzák.
Birds often feed on the spawn that gathers near the riverbank.
The clear water made the fish spawn easy to see.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
In spring, we saw frog spawn in the pond.
Tavasszal békaikrát láttunk a tóban.
Fish spawn can be food for many animals.
A halikra sok állatnak lehet táplálék.
The students looked at frog spawn in science class.
Birds ate the spawn near the shore.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse this with the verb and say things like 'there are many spawn' as if it were countable. In this sense, 'spawn' is usually treated as an uncountable mass noun: 'a lot of spawn', not 'many spawns'.
Significado
eggs of fish or frogs
Colocaciones
fish spawn
|frog spawn
|collect spawn
|salmon spawn beds
Sinónimos
roe (Usually used for fish eggs, especially as food; 'spawn' is more general and biological.)
Temas
science
|nature
|animals
Definición
The many eggs that fish, frogs, and similar animals lay in water.
The mass of eggs produced and laid in water by fish, frogs, and similar aquatic animals.
VERBO
B2
TECHNICAL
4
Patrón de uso:
[fish/amphibians] spawn [in a place]
Salmon return to the river where they were born to spawn.
A lazacok visszatérnek abba a folyóba, ahol születtek, hogy ívjanak.
These trout usually spawn in shallow gravel beds.
Ezek a pisztrángok általában sekély, kavicsos medrekben ívnak.
Frogs spawn in the pond every spring when the water warms up.
Many fish swim upstream to spawn during the rainy season.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
The fish swim to this river to spawn.
A halak ebbe a folyóba úsznak ívni.
Frogs spawn in still water like ponds.
A békák állóvízben, például tavakban ikráznak.
Each year, many salmon spawn in this lake.
The study looks at how often these fish spawn.
Error frecuente:
Learners may use 'spawn' for any animal laying eggs, but in scientific English it is mainly for aquatic animals like fish and amphibians. For birds and other animals, 'lay eggs' is more natural.
Significado
fish or frogs lay eggs
Colocaciones
salmon spawn upstream
|trout spawn in gravel beds
|frogs spawn in ponds
|spawning season
Sinónimos
lay eggs (General expression for all egg‑laying animals; 'spawn' is more specific to aquatic animals and usually used in scientific or descriptive contexts.)
Temas
science
|nature
|animals
Definición
For fish, frogs, and similar animals to lay eggs in water so they can have young.
Of fish, frogs, and similar aquatic animals: to release or lay eggs in water for reproduction.
VERBO
C1
TECHNICAL
5
Patrón de uso:
to spawn [a process/character]
The server spawns a new thread for each incoming request.
A szerver minden bejövő kéréshez új szálat hoz létre.
In this level, enemies spawn behind the player every thirty seconds.
Ebben a pályában az ellenfelek harminc másodpercenként a játékos mögött spawnolnak.
When you die in the game, you respawn at the last checkpoint.
The script automatically spawns child processes to handle the workload.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
In this game, new monsters spawn every minute.
Ebben a játékban minden percben új szörnyek spawnolnak.
The program will spawn a new process when it needs more power.
A program új folyamatot hoz létre, amikor több erőre van szüksége.
Players spawn at different points on the map.
After your character dies, you spawn again at the base.
Error frecuente:
Learners may think this meaning only applies to games, but it is also used in programming to talk about new processes or threads. Also, in gaming, 'spawn' can be intransitive ('enemies spawn behind you') or transitive ('the game spawns enemies').
Significado
create process or game character
Colocaciones
spawn a process
|spawn a thread
|enemies spawn
|players spawn
|spawn a child process
Sinónimos
instantiate (Technical term in programming for creating an object; more formal and less common in everyday gaming talk.)
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create (General word; lacks the specific technical sense of starting a process or making a character appear in a game.)
Antónimos
terminate (Technical opposite for processes: to end a process rather than create a new one.)
Temas
technology
|computing
|gaming
Definición
In computers and games, to make a new process, object, or player appear, often in a set place.
In computing and video games, to create a new instance of a process, object, or character, often at a particular time or place.
SUSTANTIVO
C1
INFORMAL
6
spawnpont
B2
Patrón de uso:
at (the) spawn
Meet me back at spawn so we can regroup.
Találkozzunk a spawnpontnál, hogy újra összeálljunk.
They kept dying as soon as they left spawn.
Folyton meghaltak, amint kiléptek a spawnról.
The team decided to defend the spawn to stop the enemy push.
If you block their spawn, they have nowhere safe to appear.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
We all start at the same spawn in this game.
Ebben a játékban mind ugyanazon a spawnponton kezdünk.
The enemy waited near our spawn.
Az ellenfél a spawnpontunk közelében várt.
Let’s stay at spawn until everyone is ready.
He died and went back to spawn.
Error frecuente:
Some learners think 'spawn' in games can only be a verb. Gamers often use it as a noun meaning the starting place: 'at spawn', 'back to spawn'.
Significado
game location where players appear
Colocaciones
at spawn
|back to spawn
|camp the spawn
|protect the spawn
Sinónimos
spawn point (More explicit and common full phrase; 'spawn' alone is a shorter, more informal form among gamers.)
Temas
gaming
|technology
|arts_entertainment
Definición
In games, the place on the map where your character starts or comes back after it dies.
In video games, the place or area where a player or character first appears or reappears after dying.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
spawn
AFI
GB/spˈɔn/
US/spˈɔn/
Sílabas y acento
spawn (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (spawn)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: spawn
- Plural: spawn
Verb
- Base: spawn
- 3rd Person Singular: spawns
- Present Participle: spawning
- Past: spawned
Familia de palabras
Expresiones
spawn camp
1/spˈɔn kˈæmp/
phrasal verb
slang
attack players at their spawn
In online games, to stay near the place where other players appear and attack them as soon as they show up.
Ejemplos
- Don’t spawn camp; it ruins the game for everyone else.
- The other team kept spawn camping us, so we voted to leave the match.
spawn of Satan
1/spˈɔn əv sˈeɪtən/
idiom
informal
very bad or evil person
A very strong, often joking way to say that someone, often a child, is extremely bad or evil.
Ejemplos
- He calls his noisy neighbor the spawn of Satan, but he is clearly exaggerating.
- After the scandal, some online comments painted the CEO as the spawn of Satan.
- My aunt says her cat is the spawn of Satan every time it scratches the furniture.
spawn point
1/spˈɔn pˈɔɪnt/
fixed phrase
technical
game location where players appear
The set place in a video game where a player, enemy, or object first appears or appears again.
Ejemplos
- The enemies keep camping our spawn point, so we can’t leave safely.
- You will respawn at the nearest spawn point after you die.