No. 5,795 in Spanish

sembrar

"Sembrar" means "to sow" or "to plant seeds."

In a sentence

María va a sembrar flores en el jardín mañana.
Maria is going to plant flowers in the garden tomorrow.
The verb 'sembrar' is used in its agricultural or gardening context, meaning 'to plant' or 'to sow' crops, plants, or seeds.
Es importante sembrar valores en los niños desde temprana edad.
It is important to instill values in children from an early age.
Here, 'sembrar' is used metaphorically to denote inculcating or instilling ideas, values, or principles into someone's mind or personality.
Las acciones de ayer solo sirvieron para sembrar dudas entre nosotros.
Yesterday's actions only served to sow doubts among us.
In this sentence, 'sembrar' is used figuratively to suggest spreading or causing intangible elements, such as doubt or feelings, to arise or grow.

Hear it in real podcasts

The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “sembrar” in actual Spanish podcasts.

Learn it from shows you like

LangTurbo plays Spanish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.

Get the app

Spanish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).