éclore
- to hatch (for an egg)
- (broadly) to bloom (for a flower)
- (figuratively) to hatch (to start, to begin existence)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/e.klɔʁ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French esclore, from Vulgar Latin *exclaudere, remodelled from Latin exclūdere. Doublet of the borrowing exclure. Compare Piedmontese s-ciòde.
s’épanouir
faire éclore
commencer à fleurir
sortir de la coque
être en fleur
s'épanouir
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