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förderliche Umgebung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hothouse noun A heated greenhouse used for growing plants that need warmth.

Senses

förderliche Umgebung is used for these senses in English:

  • hothouse (figurative) An environment in which growth or development is encouraged naturally or artificially; a hotbed.

hothouse — full definition

  1. noun A heated greenhouse used for growing plants that need warmth.
  2. noun An environment, often artificial, that pushes rapid growth or development.
  3. noun A setting charged with tension, intrigue, or conflict.
  4. verb To push a child through an intensively enriched program aimed at speeding up their development.

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