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grape
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grape  (grp)
n.
1. Any of numerous woody vines of the genus Vitis, bearing clusters of edible berries and widely cultivated in many species and varieties.
2. The fleshy, smooth-skinned, purple, red, or green berry of a grape, eaten raw or dried as a raisin and widely used in winemaking.
3. A dark violet to dark grayish purple.
4. Grapeshot.

[Middle English, from Old French, bunch of grapes, hook, of Germanic origin.]

grap·ey, grap·y adj.
grapi·ness n.

grape
Noun
a small round sweet juicy fruit with a purple or green skin, which can be eaten raw, dried to make raisins, currants, or sultanas, or used to make wine [Old French grape bunch of grapes]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.grapegrape - any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters
edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
bullace grape, muscadine - dull-purple grape of southern United States
slipskin grape - a grape whose skin slips readily from the pulp
vinifera grape - grape from a cultivated variety of the common grape vine of Europe
vino, wine - fermented juice (of grapes especially)
grape vine, grapevine, grape - any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries
2.grape - any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries
grape - any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters
vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
genus Vitis, Vitis - the type genus of the family Vitaceae; woody vines with simple leaves and small flowers; includes a wide variety of grapes
fox grape, Vitis labrusca - native grape of northeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties e.g. Concord grapes
muscadine, Vitis rotundifolia - native grape of southeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties
common grape vine, vinifera, vinifera grape, Vitis vinifera - common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes
3.grape - a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot
pellet, shot - a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear"
Translations
grape [greɪp] nuva;
sour grapes (fig) → envidia sg;
a bunch of grapes → un racimo de uvas

grape [greɪp] nraisin m;
a bunch of grapes → une grappe de raisin

grape [greɪp] n(Wein)traube f;
a bunch of grapes → eine (ganze) Weintraube

grape [greɪp] nchicco d'uva, acino;
a bunch of grapes → un grappolo d'uva

grape
n grape [greip]
a green or black smooth-skinned eatable berry from which wine is made. druif, druiwekorrel عِنَب захар на пясък zrnko vína drue die Weintraube σταφύλι uva viinamari انگور viinirypäle raisin עֵנָב अंगूर grozd szőlő anggur vínber uva ぶどう 포도 vynuogė vīnoga anggur druif drue winogrono uva strugure виноград bobuľa hrozna grozdje grožđe vindruva องุ่น üzüm 葡萄 виноград انگور quả nho
n grapevine
1 an informal means of passing news from person to person I hear through the grapevine that he is leaving. riemtelegram وَسيلَه لِترويج الإشاعات слух šeptanda jungletrommer das Gerücht ράδιο αρβύλα rumor konfidentsiaalsed allikad شایعه viidakkopuhelin rumeur publique רֶשֶׁת הַעֲבָרַת שְׁמוּעוֹת अपुष्ट समाचार glasine, tajno prenošenje vijesti szájról szájra terjedő hír desas-desus lausafregnir, slúðursaga diceria 口コミ 정보망 neoficialus kanalas neoficiāli kanāli khabar-khabar angin geruchten jungeltelegraf nieoficjalny kanał vias informais zvon молва šuškanda govorice vinova loza djungeltelegraf ข่าวลือ söylenti, dedikodu 小道新聞 нашіптування غیر سرکاری ذرائع سے پھیلنے والی خبر tin đồn
2 a vine. wingerdstok كَرْمَه лоза vinná réva vinranke; vinstok der Weinstock κληματαριά vid, parra viinapuu درخت مو viiniköynnös vigne גֶפֶן अंगूर लता trs, loza szőlőtő(ke) tanaman anggur vínviður vite ぶどうのつる 포도나무 vynuogienojas vīnogulājs pokok anggur wijnstok vinranke/-stokk winorośl videira viţă-de-vie виноградная лоза vínna réva vino loza vinranka ต้นองุ่น asma 葡萄藤 виноградна лоза کوئی بیل cây nho 葡萄
sour grapes
saying or pretending that something is not worth having because one cannot obtain it. suurdruiwe حِصْرم، مايَشْتَهيه المرء ولا يَحْصَل عليْه горчив плод kyselé hrozny sure rønnebær saure Trauben όσα δε φτάνει η αλεπού τα κάνει κρεμαστάρια están verdes, pura envidia hapud viinamarjad تحقیر یا رد چیزی که برای انسان میسر نیست happamia sanoi kettu pihlajanmarjoista ils sont trop verts! חִיפּוּש תֵּירוּצִים अंगूर खटृटे होना kiselo grožđe savanyú a szőlő menjelek-jelekkan vera súr yfir e-u; öfund (l'uva è acerba!) 負け惜しみ 오기 vynuogės žalios izlikšanās; acu aizmālēšana memburuk-burukkan sesuatu kerana seseorang itu gagal memperolehnya de druiven zijn zuur (høyt henger de) og sure er de zawiść uvas amargas strugurii sunt acri, spune vulpea când nu ajunge la ei зелен виноград plané reči kislo grozdje kiselo grožđe surt, sa räven พวกทำไม่สนใจสิ่งที่ตนไม่มีและที่จริงอยากมีสิ่งนั้น erişemediği üzüme koruk deme 酸葡萄(指把得不到的東西說成是不好的) бачить око, та зуб не йме کوئی چیز حاصل نہ ہونے پر اس کی برائی کرنا (thành ngữ) đánh chẳng được, tha làm phúc 葡萄西不好


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