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caldo de cultivo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hotbed noun A place or situation where something, especially something undesirable, develops quickly and intensely.

Senses

caldo de cultivo is used for these senses in English:

  • breeding-ground (figuratively) A place or institution seen as creating large numbers of a stated thing, type of person, etc.
  • hotbed (by extension) An environment that is ideal for the growth or development of something, especially of something undesirable.

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