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bud
The still-closed, underdeveloped shoot of a plant, from which a flower, a leaf, or an entire branch develops.
Im Frühling sind die Bäume voller Knospen, die bald aufblühen werden.
In spring, the trees are full of buds that will soon bloom.
bud
In a figurative, often poetic sense, a young person, usually a girl, who is at the beginning of her development and whose potential is just beginning to unfold.
Die junge Schauspielerin galt als zarte Knospe, der eine große Zukunft vorausgesagt wurde.
The young actress was considered a delicate bud who was predicted to have a great future.
The noun 'die Knospe' (bud) belongs to the verb 'knospen' (to bud). When plants get new shoots in spring, you say: 'Die Bäume knospen' (The trees are budding).
Sobald es wärmer wird, fangen die Pflanzen an zu knospen.
As soon as it gets warmer, the plants start to bud.
Buds are often described with verbs that express development or opening. Typical phrases are 'Knospen treiben' (to produce buds), 'Knospen bilden' (to form buds), or 'Knospen platzen auf' (buds burst open).
Die Rosen in unserem Garten haben schon die ersten Knospen getrieben.
The roses in our garden have already produced their first buds.
The figurative meaning for a young person is poetic and is mainly used in literature or in very vivid, figurative language. In normal everyday life, this use is rare.
In dem Roman wird die Protagonistin als „zarte Knospe“ beschrieben, die zur Frau heranreift.
In the novel, the protagonist is described as a 'zarte Knospe' (delicate bud) who matures into a woman.
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Both words refer to an undeveloped plant shoot. However, Auge is the usual specialized term for such a growth on a potato, while Knospe is used generally for closed shoots on plants. When talking about potatoes, Auge is usually the right word; for other plants, it is usually Knospe.
An dem Zweig öffnet sich im Frühling die erste Knospe.
The first bud on the branch opens in spring.
Vor dem Pflanzen entfernt Maria die kleinen Augen von der Kartoffel nicht.
Before planting them, Maria does not remove the small eyes from the potato.
