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1 greengage
[-ɡei‹]noun (a greenish-yellow type of plum.) rainha-cláudia -
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[-ɡei‹]noun (a greenish-yellow type of plum.) ameixa rainha Cláudia -
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[ɡri:n] 1. adjective1) (of the colour of growing grass or the leaves of most plants: a green hat.) verde2) (not ripe: green bananas.) verde3) (without experience: Only someone as green as you would believe a story like that.) verde4) (looking as if one is about to be sick; very pale: He was green with envy (= very jealous).) verde2. noun1) (the colour of grass or the leaves of plants: the green of the trees in summer.) verde2) (something (eg paint) green in colour: I've used up all my green.) verde3) (an area of grass: a village green.) relvado4) (an area of grass on a golf course with a small hole in the centre.) relvado5) (concerned with the protection of the environment: green issues; a green political party.)•- greenish- greens
- greenfly
- greengage
- greengrocer
- greenhouse
- greenhouse effect
- the green light* * *[gri:n] n 1 verde, corante ou tinta verde. 2 gramado, terra coberta de erva ou grama. 3 greens folhagem, verdura. 4 juventude, brio. 5 parque, área verde. • vt+vi 1 ficar verde, esverdear, tingir de verde. 2 brotar. • adj 1 verde. 2 coberto de plantas, de grama. 3 fresco, cru, natural, não-curtido. 4 verde, não-maduro, imaturo. 5 inexperiente, novo. 6 ingênuo, inocente, simples. 7 pálido, doentio. as green as grass fig com cheiro de cueiros, ingênuo. bunch greens cheiro-verde. do you see any green in my eye? pensa que sou trouxa? on for one’s greens sedento de amor. Paris green verde-paris. the bearing of the green uso de roupa verde (cor nacional da Irlanda). village green prado de aldeia. -
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[ɡri:n] 1. adjective1) (of the colour of growing grass or the leaves of most plants: a green hat.) verde2) (not ripe: green bananas.) verde3) (without experience: Only someone as green as you would believe a story like that.) verde, inexperiente4) (looking as if one is about to be sick; very pale: He was green with envy (= very jealous).) verde2. noun1) (the colour of grass or the leaves of plants: the green of the trees in summer.) verde2) (something (eg paint) green in colour: I've used up all my green.) verde3) (an area of grass: a village green.) gramado4) (an area of grass on a golf course with a small hole in the centre.) green5) (concerned with the protection of the environment: green issues; a green political party.)•- greenish- greens - greenfly - greengage - greengrocer - greenhouse - greenhouse effect - the green light
См. также в других словарях:
Greengage — Green gage , n. (Bot.) A kind of plum of medium size, roundish shape, greenish flesh, and delicious flavor. It is called in France {Reine Claude}, after the queen of Francis I. See {Gage}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
greengage — from GREEN (Cf. green) + name of English botanist Sir William Gage (1657 1727) who first cultivated it in England c.1725 … Etymology dictionary
greengage — ► NOUN ▪ a sweet greenish fruit resembling a small plum. ORIGIN named after the English botanist Sir William Gage (1657 1727) … English terms dictionary
greengage — [grēn′gāj΄] n. [after Sir William Gage, who introduced it into England from France ( c. 1725)] a large plum with golden green skin and flesh … English World dictionary
Greengage — The Greengage ( Prunus domestica or the Reine Claude ) is an edible drupaceous fruit, a cultivar of the plum. It was developed in France from a green fruited wild plum (Ganerik) originally found in Asia Minor. It is identified by its small, oval… … Wikipedia
greengage — UK [ˈɡriːnˌɡeɪdʒ] / US [ˈɡrɪnˌɡeɪdʒ] noun [countable] Word forms greengage : singular greengage plural greengages a soft fruit that has a green skin and a large hard seed inside. It grows on a tree and is a type of plum … English dictionary
greengage — Plum Plum, n. [AS. pl[=u]me, fr. L. prunum; akin to Gr. ?, ?. Cf. {Prune} a dried plum.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) The edible drupaceous fruit of the {Prunus domestica}, and of several other species of {Prunus}; also, the tree itself, usually… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
greengage — [[t]gri͟ːngeɪʤ[/t]] greengages N COUNT A greengage is a greenish yellow plum with a sweet taste … English dictionary
greengage plum — noun sweet green or greenish yellow variety of plum • Syn: ↑greengage • Hypernyms: ↑plum … Useful english dictionary
greengage — noun Etymology: green + Sir William Gage died 1820 English botanist Date: 1724 any of several rather small rounded greenish or greenish yellow cultivated plums … New Collegiate Dictionary
greengage — /green gayj /, n. any of several varieties of light green plums, as Prunus insititia italica. [1715 25; GREEN + Gage, after Sir William Gage, 18th century English botanist who introduced such varieties from France ca. 1725] * * * … Universalium
