faire souche

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɛʁ suʃ/
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Verb

faire souche

(figuratively) to hive off, to spread, to produce offspring, to start a line of descendants, to found a family, to establish a colony (somewhere)
Synonym: essaimer

faire souche quelque part ― to establish a colony somewhere

See also

prendre racine (“to put down roots”)

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