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1 ripe
ripe [raɪp][fruit] mûr ; [cheese] fait* * *[raɪp]1) [fruit] mûr; [cheese] fait2)ripe for development — ( site) bon pour la construction
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2 ripe
1 [fruit] mûr ; [cheese] fait ;2 ( ready) [person] liter mûr (for pour) ; the time is ripe c'est le bon moment ; the time is ripe for change/reform c'est le moment d'introduire des changements/des réformes ; a site ripe for development un terrain bon pour la construction ;to live to a ripe old age vivre jusqu'à un âge très avancé ; she lived to the ripe old age of 90 elle a vécu jusqu'au bel âge de 90 ans. -
3 ripe
ripe [raɪp]∎ to live to a ripe old age vivre jusqu'à un âge avancé;∎ he married at the ripe old age of eighty il s'est marié au bel âge de quatre-vingts ans∎ the country is ripe for a change of regime le pays est mûr pour un changement de régime;∎ this land is ripe for development ce terrain ne demande qu'à être aménagé;∎ the company is ripe for takeover la société est prête pour être rachetée;∎ the time is ripe to sell c'est le moment de vendre;∎ the time is not yet ripe le temps n'est pas encore venu(e) (pungent → smell) âcre
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Smell ripe — smell off or bad … Dictionary of Australian slang
smell ripe — Australian Slang smell off or bad … English dialects glossary
ripe — [raıp] adj comparative riper superlative ripest [: Old English;] 1.) ripe fruit or crops are fully grown and ready to eat ≠ ↑unripe ▪ Those tomatoes aren t ripe yet. 2.) be ripe for sth to be ready for a change to happen, especially when it… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ripe — [ raıp ] adjective * 1. ) ripe fruit or crops have grown to their full size and are ready to eat or use: a ripe juicy peach a ) ripe cheese or wine has a strong flavor 2. ) INFORMAL having a strong or unpleasant smell 3. ) language or humor that… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ripe — [rīp] adj. riper, ripest [OE, akin to REAP] 1. fully grown or developed; specif., ready to be harvested and used for food, as grain or fruit 2. like ripe fruit, as in being ruddy and full [ripe lips] 3. sufficiently advanced, as by being kept in… … English World dictionary
ripe — 01. These bananas are getting pretty [ripe]; we d better eat them soon. 02. See those white parts on the strawberries? That means they re not [ripe] yet. 03. My kids actually like the sour taste of [unripe] cherries. 04. The apples are picked… … Grammatical examples in English
ripe — adjective 1 ripe fruit or crops are fully grown and ready to eat: Those apples aren t ripe yet. opposite unripe 2 be ripe for to be in a suitable condition for something, especially for some kind of change: The land was ripe for industrial… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
smell — 01. Something [smells] delicious. I wonder what s for supper. 02. Because of their excellent sense of [smell], dogs are often used in airports to look for things such as illegal drugs, or bombs. 03. The garbage [smells]. Someone needs to take it… … Grammatical examples in English
ripe */ — UK [raɪp] / US adjective Word forms ripe : adjective ripe comparative riper superlative ripest 1) a) ripe fruit or crops have grown to their full size and are ready to eat or use a ripe juicy peach b) ripe cheese or wine has a strong flavour 2)… … English dictionary
ripe — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, smell, taste ADVERB ▪ really, very ▪ a really ripe … Collocations dictionary
Umami — Ripe tomatoes are rich in umami components. Umami /uːˈmɑːmi/, popularly referred to as savoriness,[1][2][3] … Wikipedia
