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olive [ˈɒlɪv]1. noun2. adjective3. compounds* * *['ɒlɪv] 1.1) ( fruit) olive fgreen/black olive — olive verte/noire
2) (also olive tree) olivier m3) ( colour) vert m olive2.adjective [dress, eyes] vert olive inv; [complexion] olivâtre••to hold out ou extend an olive branch to — fig tendre la main à
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olive ['ɒlɪv]1 noun(colour) (vert) olive (inv);∎ he has an olive complexion il a le teint olive►► olive branch rameau m d'olivier;∎ figurative to hold out an olive branch to sb proposer à qn de faire la paix;American olive drab (colour) gris-vert m (olive); (cloth) toile f gris-vert (olive); (uniform) uniforme m gris-vert (surtout celui de l'armée des États-Unis);olive green vert m olive;olive grove olivaie f, oliveraie f;olive oil huile f d'olive;olive wood (bois m d')olivier m -
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A n3 ( colour) vert m olive.to hold out ou extend an olive branch to fig tendre la main à ; to be intended as an olive branch être une main tendue. -
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['oliv]1) (a type of edible fruit which is used as a garnish etc and which gives oil used for cooking: He put an olive in her cocktail; ( also adjective) an olive tree; olive oil.) (d')olive2) (the tree on which it grows: a grove of olives.) olivier3) ((also olive-green) the brownish-green or yellowish-green colour of the fruit: They painted the room olive; ( also adjective) She wore an olive-green hat.) (vert) olive4) ((also olive-wood) the wood of the tree.) (bois d')olivier• -
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Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > olive-green
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(a sign of a wish for peace: The government held out the olive branch to its opponents.) rameau d'olivier -
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olives fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > olive moulding
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Pol. rameau d'olivier [symbole de paix]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > olive branch
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olive — [ ɔliv ] n. f. • 1260; « olivier » 1080; provenç. oliva, lat. oliva 1 ♦ Fruit de l olivier, drupe globuleuse et oblongue, de couleur verdâtre puis noirâtre à maturité, à peau lisse, dont on extrait de l huile. Huile d olive. Olives vertes… … Encyclopédie Universelle
OLIVE — (Heb. זַיִת), the Olea europaea tree and its fruit. The wild olive grows in the groves of Upper Galilee and Carmel. It is a prickly shrub producing small fruits. There are many varieties of cultivated olives, some being suitable for oil, and some … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Olive — Ol ive, n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr. ?. See {Oil}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A tree ({Olea Europ[ae]a}) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, one seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated for its fruit for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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olive — OLIVE. s. f. Espece de fruit à noyau dont on tire de l huile. Olive meure. olive verte. olive de Luques. olive de Provence. olive d Espagne. olive de Veronne. olives charnuës. les olives en meurissant deviennent noires, commencent à noircir.… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Olive — grove and Olive tree redirect here. For other uses, see Olive grove (disambiguation) and Olive tree (disambiguation). This article is about the tree and the fruit. For other uses, see Olive (disambiguation). For olive oil, see Olive oil. Olive… … Wikipedia
Olive 8 — Alternative names Hyatt at Olive 8 General information Type Hotel, residential, retail … Wikipedia
olive — (n.) c.1200, olive tree, from O.Fr. olive, from L. oliva olive, olive tree, from Gk. elaia olive tree, olive, probably from the same Aegean language (perhaps Cretan) as Armenian ewi oil. Applied to the fruit or berry of the tree in English from… … Etymology dictionary
olive — [äl′iv] n. [OFr < L oliva < Gr elaia] 1. a) an evergreen tree (Olea europaea) of the olive family, native to S Europe and the Near East, with leathery leaves, yellow flowers, and an edible fruit b) the small, oval fruit of this tree, eaten… … English World dictionary
Olive — Sf erw. exot. (16. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. olīva (auch: Ölbaum, Olivenbaum , verwandt mit l. oleum n. Öl ), dieses aus gr. elāā, elaíā. Adjektiv: oliv (Farbbezeichnung). Ebenso nndl. olijf, ne. olive, nfrz. olive, nschw. oliv, nisl.… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Olive — Olive: Der seit dem Anfang des 16. Jh.s bezeugte Name für die Früchte des Ölbaumes (beachte schon mhd. olīve »Ölbaum«), aus denen das Olivenöl gewonnen wird, ist aus lat. oliva »Ölbaum; Olive« entlehnt, das seinerseits aus gleichbed. griech.… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch