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1 hear through the grapevine
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2 grapevine
1) (an informal means of passing news from person to person: I hear through the grapevine that he is leaving.) rumor2) (a vine.) vid, parratr['greɪpvaɪn]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto hear it on the grapevine enterarse por radio macuto, escucharlo en radio macutograpevine ['greɪp.vaɪn] n1) : vid f, parra f2)through the grapevine : por vías secretasI heard it through the grapevine: me lo contaronn.• parra s.f.• vid s.f.a) (Agr, Bot) parra fb) ( source of information) (colloq)I heard it on o through the grapevine — me lo dijo un pajarito (fam), lo he escuchado en radio macuto (Esp fam)
['ɡreɪpvaɪn]N1) (lit) vid f, parra f2) * (fig) teléfono m árabe, radio f macuto (Sp) *I heard it on or through the grapevine — me contó un pajarito, me enteré en radio macuto (Sp) *
* * *a) (Agr, Bot) parra fb) ( source of information) (colloq)I heard it on o through the grapevine — me lo dijo un pajarito (fam), lo he escuchado en radio macuto (Esp fam)
См. также в других словарях:
hear through the grapevine — hear (something) through the grapevine to hear news from someone who heard that news from someone else. I heard through the grapevine that she was pregnant, but I don t know anything more … New idioms dictionary
hear through the grapevine — verb to hear rumors; to learn through friends of friends I heard through the grapevine that she likes him. Syn: hear on the grapevine … Wiktionary
hear on the grapevine — verb to hear rumors; to learn through friends of friends [...] But most of me mad dads crew took off to American from what I can make out hes talking too much, he has to stop from what I hear on the family grapevine, thats where they went, New… … Wiktionary
hear on the grapevine — To receive information indirectly through a series of third parties, similar to a rumour … The small dictionary of idiomes
hear through the grapevine — get information via rumors and gossip … English contemporary dictionary
hear something through the grapevine — hear (something) through the grapevine to hear news from someone who heard that news from someone else. I heard through the grapevine that she was pregnant, but I don t know anything more … New idioms dictionary
hear (something) through the grapevine — hear (something) on/through the grapevine to hear news from someone who heard the news from someone else. I heard on the grapevine that she was pregnant, but I don t know anything more. (usually + that) … New idioms dictionary
through the grapevine — hear from other people I heard it through the grapevine that he was going to move to Paris next summer … Idioms and examples
hear on the grapevine — To receive information indirectly through a series of third parties, similar to a rumour. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
hear something on the grapevine — If you hear something on the grapevine, you are informed about something by someone, circulating information or gossip from one person to another informally. ( Hear it through the grapevine is also used.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
hear (something) on the grapevine — hear (something) on/through the grapevine to hear news from someone who heard the news from someone else. I heard on the grapevine that she was pregnant, but I don t know anything more. (usually + that) … New idioms dictionary