green

green

 (grēn)

n.

1. The hue of that portion of the visible spectrum lying between yellow and blue, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 490 to 570 nanometers; any of a group of colors that may vary in lightness and saturation and whose hue is that of the emerald or somewhat less yellow than that of growing grass; one of the additive or light primaries; one of the psychological primary hues.

2. Something green in color.

3. greens Green growth or foliage, especially:

a. The branches and leaves of plants used for decoration.

b. The leaves of certain plants eaten as vegetables.

4. A grassy lawn or plot, especially:

a. A grassy area located usually at the center of a city or town and set aside for common use; a common.

b. Sports A putting green.

5. greens A green uniform: "a young ... sergeant in dress greens" (Nelson DeMille).

6. Slang Money.

7. Green A supporter of a social and political movement that espouses global environmental protection, bioregionalism, social responsibility, and nonviolence.

adj. green·er, green·est

1. Of the color green.

2.

a. Abounding in or covered with green growth or foliage: the green woods.

b. Made with green or leafy vegetables: a green salad.

c. Characterized by mild or temperate weather: a green climate.

3.

a. Not mature or ripe: green tomatoes.

b. Not grown up; young: still at a green age.

c. Vigorous or robust: keeping one's memory green.

d. Lacking training or experience. See Synonyms at young.

e. Lacking sophistication or worldly experience; naive.

f. Easily duped or deceived; gullible.

4. Not yet fully processed, especially:

a. Not dried or aged: green wood.

b. Not cured or tanned: green pelts.

5.

a. Beneficial to the environment or less harmful to the environment than others: green technology; recyclable green products.

b. Favoring or supporting environmentalism: green legislators who strengthened pollution controls.

6.

a. Having a sickly or unhealthy appearance.

b. Envious or jealous.

7. Being a trail, as for skiing, marked with a sign having a green circle, indicating the easiest level of difficulty.

v. greened, green·ing, greens

v.intr.

To become green: The rains came, and the grass greened.

v.tr.

1. To make green: Grass greened the hills.

2. To design or organize so as to be beneficial or less harmful to the environment, especially in reducing the amount of pollution created: efforts to green the economy.

Idiom:

green around/about the gills

Pale or sickly in appearance.

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[Middle English grene, from Old English grēne; see ghrē- in Indo-European roots. N., sense 7 translation of German (die) Grünen, (the) Greens, from grün, green.]

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green′ly adv.

green′ness n.

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green

(ɡriːn)

n

1. (Colours) any of a group of colours, such as that of fresh grass, that lie between yellow and blue in the visible spectrum in the wavelength range 575–500 nanometres. Green is the complementary colour of magenta and with red and blue forms a set of primary colours.

2. (Dyeing) a dye or pigment of or producing these colours

3. something of the colour green

4. a small area of grassland, esp in the centre of a village

5. an area of ground used for a purpose: a putting green.

6. (Plants) (plural)

a. the edible leaves and stems of certain plants, eaten as a vegetable

b. freshly cut branches of ornamental trees, shrubs, etc, used as a decoration

7. (Environmental Science) (sometimes capital) a person, esp a politician, who supports environmentalist issues (see sense 13)

8. (Banking & Finance) slang money

9. (Plants) slang marijuana of low quality

10. (plural) slang sexual intercourse

adj

11. (Colours) of the colour green

12. (Animals) greenish in colour or having parts or marks that are greenish: a green monkey.

13. (Environmental Science) (sometimes capital) concerned with or relating to conservation of the world's natural resources and improvement of the environment: green policies; the green consumer.

14. vigorous; not faded: a green old age.

15. envious or jealous

16. immature, unsophisticated, or gullible

17. characterized by foliage or green plants: a green wood; a green salad.

18. fresh, raw, or unripe: green bananas.

19. unhealthily pale in appearance: he was green after his boat trip.

20. (Economics) denoting a unit of account that is adjusted in accordance with fluctuations between the currencies of the EU nations and is used to make payments to agricultural producers within the EU: green pound.

21. (Ceramics) (of pottery) not fired

22. (Cookery) (of meat) not smoked or cured; unprocessed: green bacon.

23. (Metallurgy) metallurgy (of a product, such as a sand mould or cermet) compacted but not yet fired; ready for firing

24. (Forestry) (of timber) freshly felled; not dried or seasoned

25. (General Engineering) (of concrete) not having matured to design strength

vb

to make or become green

[Old English grēne; related to Old High German gruoni; see grow]

ˈgreenish adj

ˈgreenly adv

ˈgreenness n

ˈgreeny adj

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Green

(ɡriːn)

n

1. (Biography) Henry, real name Henry Vincent Yorke. 1905–73, British novelist: author of Living (1929), Loving (1945), and Back (1946)

2. (Biography) John Richard. 1837–83, British historian; author of A Short History of the English People (1874)

3. (Biography) T(homas) H(ill). 1836–82, British idealist philosopher. His chief work, Prolegomena to Ethics, was unfinished at his death

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green

(grin)

adj. green•er, green•est. adj.

1. of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves.

2. covered with herbage or foliage; verdant: green fields.

3. characterized by verdure: a green Christmas.

4. made of green leafy vegetables: a green salad.

5. not fully matured; unripe: green fruit.

6. unseasoned; not cured: green lumber.

7. immature in age or judgment; untrained; inexperienced: green recruits.

8. simple; unsophisticated; naive.

9. having a sickly or pale appearance: to turn green with fear.

10.

a. advocating or promoting environmentalism: green consumers.

b. environmentally sound or beneficial: green computers.

11. full of life and vigor; youthful: a green old age.

12. fresh, recent, or new: a green wound.

13. (of wine) having a flavor that is raw, harsh, and acid, due esp. to a lack of maturity.

14. freshly slaughtered or still raw: green meat.

15. not fired, as bricks or pottery.

16. (of cement or mortar) freshly set and not completely hardened.

n.

17. a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm: found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing.

18. a secondary color formed by the mixture of blue and yellow pigments.

19. green coloring matter, as paint or dye.

20. green material or clothing: dressed in green.

21. greens,

a. the leaves and stems of certain plants, as spinach, kale, or lettuce, eaten as a vegetable.

b. fresh leaves or branches of trees, shrubs, etc., used for decoration.

22. grassy land; a plot of grassy ground.

23. a piece of grassy ground constituting a town or village common.

24. Also called putting green. the area of closely cropped grass surrounding each hole on a golf course.

25. bowling green.

26. a shooting range for archery.

27. Informal. green light (def. 1).

28. Slang. money; greenbacks (usu. prec. by the).

v.i., v.t.

29. to become or make green.

Idioms:

green with envy, extremely jealous.

[before 900; Middle English, Old English grēne, c. Old Frisian grēne, Old Saxon grōni, Old High German gruoni, Old Norse grønn; akin to grow]

green′ly, adv.

green′ness, n.

Green

(grin)

n.

1. John Richard, 1837–83, English historian.

2. Paul Eliot, 1894–1981, U.S. playwright.

3. William, 1873–1952, U.S. labor leader.

4. a river flowing S from W Wyoming to join the Colorado River in SE Utah. 730 mi. (1175 km) long.

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Green

 

See Also: COLORS, ENVY

1. Bright green like a parrot’s wing —Hugh Walpole
2. (Eyes as) deeply green as an Amazonian jungle —Ed McBain
3. Green and shiny as a frog come out of the swamp —R. Wright Campbell
4. Green as a canker —V. S. Pritchett
5. Green … as a well-watered palm —Mark Helprin
6. Green as jealousy —Vita Sackville-West
7. (Fields as) green as jellied mint —Malcolm Cowley
8. (Eyes) green as leeks —William Shakespeare
9. (The trees were) green as paper money —George Garrett
10. Green as spring —Beryl Markham
11. Green as St. Patrick’s Day icing —Marge Piercy
12. (Eyes) green as wings of horseflies —Erica Jong
13. Greener than envy and money —George Garrett

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green

Past participle: greened
Gerund: greening

Imperative

green

green

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green

Area around the hole closely mown for putting.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	green - green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass viridity, greenness chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour - a color that has hue greenishness - the property of being somewhat green sea green - the property of a moderate green color resembling the waters of the sea sage green - the color of sage leaves bottle green - dark to moderate or greyish green chrome green - a brilliant green color emerald - the green color of an emerald olive green, olive-green - a color that is lighter and greener than olive pea green, yellow green, yellowish green, chartreuse, Paris green - a shade of green tinged with yellow blue green, bluish green, teal - a blue-green color or pigment; "they painted it a light shade of bluish green" jade green, jade - a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green
	2.	green - a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park" common, commons, park amusement park, funfair, pleasure ground - a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel - an extended area of land populated area, urban area - a geographical area constituting a city or town village green - a village park consisting of a plot of grassy land
	3.	Green - United States labor leader who was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1924 to 1952 and who led the struggle with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (1873-1952) William Green
	4.	Green - an environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party Green Party - an environmentalist political party conservationist, environmentalist - someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution
	5.	Green - a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River Green River Beehive State, Mormon State, Utah, UT - a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young Equality State, WY, Wyoming - a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east
	6.	green - an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course; "the ball rolled across the green and into the bunker" putting green, putting surface golf course, links course - course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf land site, site - the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school"
	7.	green - any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables greens, leafy vegetable veg, vegetable, veggie - edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant chop-suey greens - succulent and aromatic young dark green leaves used in Chinese and Vietnamese and Japanese cooking sprout - a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed) beet green - young leaves of the beetroot chard, leaf beet, spinach beet, Swiss chard - long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves salad green, salad greens - greens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads dandelion green - edible leaves of the common dandelion collected from the wild; used in salads and in making wine lamb's-quarter, pigweed, wild spinach - leaves collected from the wild wild spinach - leafy greens collected from the wild and used as a substitute for spinach turnip greens - tender leaves of young white turnips common sorrel, sorrel - large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces French sorrel - greens having small tart oval to pointed leaves; preferred to common sorrel for salads spinach - dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in salads
	8.	green - street names for ketamine cat valium, honey oil, special K, super acid, super C, jet, K Ketalar, ketamine, ketamine hydrochloride - a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP
Verb	1.	green - turn or become green; "The trees are greening" discolour, discolor, color, colour - change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"
Adj.	1.	green - of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass; "a green tree"; "green fields"; "green paint" dark-green, greenish, light-green chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue
	2.	green - concerned with or supporting or in conformity with the political principles of the Green Party
	3.	green - not fully developed or mature; not ripe; "unripe fruit"; "fried green tomatoes"; "green wood" unripe, unripened, immature ripe, mature - fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used; "ripe peaches"; "full-bodied mature wines"
	4.	green - looking pale and unhealthy; "you're looking green"; "green around the gills" ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
	5.	green - naive and easily deceived or tricked; "at that early age she had been gullible and in love" fleeceable, gullible naif, naive - marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "a teenager's naive ignorance of life"; "the naive assumption that things can only get better"; "this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances"

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green

adjective

1. verdant, leafy, grassy The city has only thirteen square centimetres of green space for each inhabitant.

2. ecological, conservationist, environment-friendly, ecologically sound, eco-friendly, ozone-friendly, non-polluting trying to persuade governments to adopt greener policies

3. unripe, fresh, raw, immature Pick and ripen any green fruits in a warm dark place.

4. inexperienced, new, innocent, raw, naive, ignorant, immature, gullible, callow, untrained, unsophisticated, credulous, ingenuous, unpolished, wet behind the ears (informal) He was a young lad, very green and immature.

5. jealous, grudging, resentful, envious, covetous Collectors worldwide will turn green with envy.

6. nauseous, ill, sick, pale, unhealthy, wan, under the weather By the end of the race the runners would be green with sickness.

7. (with capital) environmentalist, conservationist, tree-hugger (informal, derogatory) The Greens see themselves as a radical alternative to the two major parties.

noun

1. lawn, common, turf, sward, grassplot a pageant on the village green

Related words
adjective verdant

Shades of green

almond green, apple green, aqua, aquamarine, avocado, celadon, chartreuse, citron, cyan, eau de nil, emerald green, jade, lime green, Lincoln green, Nile green, olive, pea green, pine green, pistachio, sea green, teal, turquoise

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green

noun

1. A tract of cultivated land belonging to and used by a community:

common.

2. Slang. Something, such as coins or printed bills, used as a medium of exchange:

cash, currency, lucre, money.

Informal: wampum.

Slang: bread, cabbage, dough, gelt, jack, lettuce, long green, mazuma, moola, scratch.

Chiefly British: brass.

adjective

1. Being in an early period of growth or development:

immature, infant, juvenile, young, youthful.

2. Lacking experience and the knowledge gained from it:

inexperienced, inexpert, raw, uninitiate, uninitiated, unpracticed, unseasoned, untried, unversed.

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Translations

groen

أَخْضَرأخْضَراللون الأخْضَرحَسود، غَيور جدادهان أخْضَر

зелен

verdverda

zelenýnezkušenýzelenánezralýtrávník

grøngrønhedgrønne farvegrønninguerfaren

GrünunerfahrenGrünflächegrünschnäblignaiv

πράσινοπράσινοςάγουροςάπειρος

verdaverdoverdulo

verdeecologistagreen (golf)inexpertoinocente

roheline

kokematonvihreävihreä väriraakatuore

vertvertevertsbleuinexpérimenté

ירוק

neiskusanzelenzelenaZeleni

zöldgolfpálya lyuk körüli részesápadt zöldes

verde

hijau

grænngrænn liturgrænn, reynslulaus, barnalegurgrasflöt, grænt svæîióòroskaîur

verdebozza di disegno di leggecampoGroenlandiainesperto

未熟な病弱な緑緑色緑色の

녹색녹색의미숙한

viridis

žaliasžaliųjųžalsvasžalumažalumynai

zaļšzaļš aiz skaudībaszaļumsbālsmaurs

പച്ച

groengroenegroene jongende Groenen

grønngrønnfargegrøntgrøntarealeruerfaren

ekologzieleńzielony

verdeVerdesnovatopartido verde

verde

зелёныйнеопытныйпартия зеленыхзеленьзеленый

zelenýenvironmentálnyzeleň

zelenzelenazelenicazeleno

gröngrönområdeoerfaren

สีเขียวคนอ่อนหัดพรรคหรือกลุ่มคนที่รักษาสิ่งแวดล้อม

yeşilyeşil alanyeşil renkacemiçevreci

ngây thơthiếu kinh nghiệmxanh lá cây

无经验的绿色绿色的绿色颜料苍白的

green

[griːn]

A. ADJ (greener (compar) (greenest (superl)))

1. (in colour) → verde
dark green → verde oscuro adj inv
light green → verde claro adj inv
she was wearing a light green blouse → llevaba una blusa verde claro
blue green → verde azulado adj inv
it's a very green city → es una ciudad con muchas zonas verdes
to turn or go green [tree] → verdear
she went green at the thought (= nauseous) → se puso blanca sólo de pensarlo
to be green with envy → morirse de envidia
to make sb green with envy → ponerle a algn los dientes largos
she's got green fingers (Brit) she's got a green thumb (US) → se le dan muy bien las plantas
the green shoots of recovery → los primeros indicios de la recuperación
see also gill ¹

2. (= unripe) [banana, tomato, wood] → verde

3. (fig) (= inexperienced) → novato; (= naive) → inocente
I'm not as green as I look! → ¡no soy tan inocente como parezco!
he's as green as grass → es más inocente que un niño

4. (= ecological) [movement, vote, person] → verde, ecologista; [issues, policy, product] → ecologista
the green pound → la libra verde

B. N

1. (= colour) → verde m

2. (= grassy area)

2.1. (= lawn) → césped m; (= field) → prado m (also village green) → césped m comunal

2.2. (Sport) (in Golf) → green m; (for bowls) → pista f
see also bowling B
see also putting B

3. greens (Culin) → verdura fsing
eat up your greens! → ¡cómete la verdura!

4. (Pol) the Greens → los verdes

C. ADV (Pol) to vote green → votar por el partido ecologista, votar a los verdes
to think green → pensar en el medio ambiente

D. CPD green algae N → algas fpl verdes
green bacon N → tocino m sin ahumar, beicon m sin ahumar (Sp), panceta f (S. Cone)
green bean N → judía f verde, ejote m (Mex), poroto m verde (Andes, S. Cone), chaucha f (Arg)
green belt N (Brit) → zona f verde
Green Beret N (Brit, US) (= person) → boina mf verde
green card N (in EC) (Aut) → carta f verde; (in US) permiso de residencia y trabajo en los EE.UU.
the Green Cross Code N (Brit) → código m de seguridad vial
green goddess N (Brit) coche de bomberos del ejército
green light N → luz f verde
to give sb/sth the green light → dar luz verde a algn/algo
green onion N (US) → cebolleta f, cebollino m
green paper N (Brit) (Pol) → libro m verde
the Green Party N (Pol) → el partido ecologista, los verdes
green peas NPL → guisantes mpl
green pepper N (= vegetable) → pimiento m verde, pimentón m verde (LAm)
green room N (Theat) → camerino m
green salad N → ensalada f (de lechuga, pepino, pimiento verde, etc)
green vegetables NPL → verduras fpl de hoja verde

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Green

[ˈgriːn] (POLITICS)

adj [candidate] → des Verts

n
the Greens → les Verts mpl

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green

[ˈgriːn]

adj → vert(e)
a green car → une voiture verte
to be green with envy → être vert(e) de jalousie

(= ecological) [issue, policy] → écologique; [activist] → vert(e); [product] → écologique

(= inexperienced) → (bien) jeune, inexpérimenté(e)

n

(= colour) → vert m
a dark green → un vert foncé

[golf course] → vert m

(= stretch of grass) → pelouse f

(also village green) → pré m communal

greens npl (= vegetables) → légumes mpl verts

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green

adj (+er)

→ grün; green space → Grünfläche f; to go green (person) → grün im Gesicht werden; to be/turn green with envy → blass or grün or gelb vor Neid sein/werden; to make somebody green with envy → jdn vor Neid erblassen lassen; the green shoots of recovery → die ersten Anzeichen für einen Aufschwung; green salad → grüner Salat

(Pol) movement, party, issues → grün; person, company → grün, umweltbewusst; policy, measures, product, technology → grün, umweltfreundlich; he stressed his green credentials → er betonte, was er alles schon für die Umwelt getan habe; green eggs → grüne Eier pl

(= unripe) fruit, tomatoes → grün

(= inexperienced) → grün; (= naive) → naiv; I’m not as green as I look (inf) → ich bin nicht so dumm, wie ich aussehe (inf)

n

(= colour) → Grün nt

(= area of grass) → Grünfläche f; (Golf) → Grün nt; (village) green → Dorfwiese f, → Dorfanger m (dated) ? also bowling green

greens pl (= vegetables) → Grüngemüse nt

(Pol) the Greens → die Grünen pl

adv (Pol) vote, think → grün

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green

:

green algae

pl (Bot) → Grünalgen pl

greenback

n (US inf) → Lappen m (sl), → Geldschein m

green bean

n → grüne Bohne

green belt

n → Grüngürtel m

Green Berets

pl (US Mil) → Kommandotruppe f → der US-Streitkräfte

green card

n

(US: = residence permit) → Aufenthaltsgenehmigung f

(Brit Insur) → grüne Versicherungskarte

green cloth

n (esp US) (for gambling) → Spieltisch m; (for billiards) → Billardtisch m

Green Cross Code

n (Brit) Regeln für Kinder zur Sicherheit im Straßenverkehr

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green

:

green-eyed

adj (lit) → grünäugig; (fig) → scheel(äugig), missgünstig; the green monster (fig) → der blasse Neid

greenfield

adj land etc → unerschlossen; green site → Bauplatz m → im Grünen; many universities are on green sites → viele Universitäten befinden sich im Grünen

greenfinch

n → Grünfink m

green fingers

pl (Brit) → gärtnerisches Geschick; to have green → eine Hand für Pflanzen haben

greenfly

n → Blattlaus f

greengage

n → Reneklode f, → Reineclaude f

green goddess

n (Brit inf) meist vom Militär eingesetztes Feuerwehrauto

greengrocer

n (esp Brit) → (Obst- und) Gemüsehändler(in) m(f); at the green’s (shop) → im Gemüseladen

greengrocery

n (esp Brit: = shop) → Obst- und Gemüsehandlung f; (= trade) → Obst- und Gemüsehandel m; (= articles) → Obst und Gemüse nt

greenhorn

n (inf, inexperienced) → Greenhorn nt; (gullible) → Einfaltspinsel m

greenhouse

n → Gewächshaus nt, → Treibhaus nt

greenhouse effect

n → Treibhauseffekt m

greenhouse gas

n → Treibhausgas nt

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green

:

green light

n → grünes Licht; to give somebody/something the green → jdm/einer Sache grünes Licht or freie Fahrt geben

green lung

n (fig) → grüne Lunge, Grünfläche f

green man

n (at street crossing) → grünes Licht; (as said to children) → grünes Männchen; little green men → kleine grüne Männchen

green monkey disease

n (Med) → Marburg-Krankheit f

Green Mountain State

n the green der US-Bundesstaat Vermont

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green

:

green onion

n (US) → Frühlingszwiebel f

Green Paper

n (Brit Pol) → Vorlage f → für eine Parlamentsdebatte

Green Party

n the green → die Grünen pl

green pea

n → (grüne) Erbse f

Greenpeace

n → Greenpeace nt

green pepper

n → (grüne) Paprikaschote

green pound

n (Econ) the green → das grüne Pfund

green revolution

n (Econ, Agr) the green → die grüne Revolution

greenroom

n (Theat) → ˜ Garderobe f

greenstick fracture

n → Grünholzbruch m

greenstuff

n

(for cattle) → Grünfutter nt

(= vegetable) → grünes Gemüse

green table

n → Sitzungstisch m

green tea

n → grüner Tee

green thumb

n (US) = green fingers

green vegetables

pl → Grüngemüse nt

greenwash

n (Pol inf) → grüne PR, Greenwash m or nt

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green

[griːn]

1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (colour) (Pol) → verde; (unripe) → acerbo/a, verde; (inexperienced) → alle prime armi, inesperto/a; (gullible) → ingenuo/a
to have green fingers (Am) to have a green thumb (fig) → avere il pollice verde
to turn green (fig) (with nausea) → sbiancare (with envy) → diventare verde
I'm not as green as I look! (fig) (fam) → non sono mica nato ieri!
green salad → insalata verde

2. n

a. (colour) → verde m; (grassy area) → prato, spiazzo erboso; (bowling green) → campo da bocce; (of golf course) → green m inv (also village green) → piazza del paese greens npl (Culin) → verdura sg

b. (Pol) the Greens → i verdi

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green

(griːn) adjective

1. of the colour of growing grass or the leaves of most plants. a green hat. groen أخْضَر зелен verde zelený grün grøn πράσινοςverde roheline سبز vihreä vertירוק हरा zelen zöld hijau grænn verde 緑 녹색의 žalias zaļš hijau groengrønnzielony شین، رزغون verde verde зелёный zelený zelen zelen grön ที่มีสีเขียว yeşil 綠色的 зелений سبز، ہرا màu xanh lá cây 绿色的

2. not ripe. green bananas. groen, onryp غَير ناضِج، فَج не дозрял verde zelený, nezralý unreif grøn; umoden άγουροςverde toores نرسیده raaka vert לא בָּשֵל कच्चा zelen, nezreo zöld, éretlen mentah óþroskaður verde 熟していない 덜 익은 žalias nenogatavojies mentah groen, onrijpumoden, grønnzielony نه رسیدلی verde verde, necopt незрелый zelený zelen zelen omogen ยังไม่สุก ham 未熟的 нестиглий, неспілий کچا non; xanh 未熟的

3. without experience. Only someone as green as you would believe a story like that. groen, onervare غَض، بِدون تَجْرِبَه неопитен verde nezkušený unerfahren grøn; umoden; uerfaren άπειρος, άμαθος verde, novato; crédulo roheline بی تجربه kokematon inexpérimenté “ירוק”, טירון अनाड़ी, अनुभवहीन neiskusan tapasztalatlan tak berpengalaman grænn, reynslulaus, barnalegur inesperto, ingenuo 未経験の 미숙한 žalias nepieredzējis mentah; tiada pengalaman nieuwuerfaren, grønn, uøvdzielony بی تجربه verde fără experienţă неопытный neskúsený zelen neiskusan grön อ่อนด้วยประสบการณ์ deneyimsiz 無經驗的 недосвідчений بغیر تجربہ کے non nớt 无经验的

4. looking as if one is about to be sick; very pale. He was green with envy (= very jealous). groen van jaloesie حَسود، غَيور جدا позеленял verde zelený grün, gelb grøn κιτρινοπράσινος, χλομόςverde kahvatu, näost roheline رنگ پریده vihreä vert “ירוק”, חיוור कमजोर सा दिखना zelen, blijed sápadt zöldes hijau, pucat sekali fölur, grænn verde 青ざめた 창백한 pažaliavęs zaļš aiz skaudības pucat groen (scheel) zien van afgunst grønnblek, grønnzielony رنګ الوتی verde verde (la faţă) зелёный zelený zelen zelen grön เหมือนจะไม่สบาย soluk, rengi atmış 蒼白的 хворобливий پیلا پڑنا یا بیمار دکھنا nhợt nhạt 苍白的

noun

1. the colour of grass or the leaves of plants. the green of the trees in summer. groen اللون الأخْضَر зелен цвят verde zelená (barva), zeleň das Grün grønne farve; grønhed το πράσινο χρώμα verde, verdor rohelus رنگ سبز vihreä vert צֶבָע יָרוֹק हरियाली zelenilo zöld kehijauan græna; grænn litur verde 緑 초록색 žaluma zaļums hijau groengrønt, grønnfargezieleń شین رنګ verde ver­deaţă зелёный цвет zeleň zelena barva zelen grönska เขียวชอุ่ม yeşil renk 綠色 зелень گھاس ، پتوں اور پودوں کا رنگ màu xanh lục 绿色

2. something (eg paint) green in colour. I've used up all my green. groen دهان أخْضَر зелено verde zelená (barva) das Grün grønne farve υλικό πράσινου χρώματος (π.χ. μπογιά) verde roheline (värv) هر چیز سبز vihreä vertירוק हरे रंग की कोई चीज zelena boja zöld warna hijau grænn litur verde 緑色 녹색 물감 žalia spalva, žali dažai zaļa krāsa warna hijau groene verf grønt, grønnfargezieleń شین verde (culoarea) verde зелёное zeleň zelena barva zelena boja grön färg สีเขียว yeşil renk 綠色物(如顏料) зелений колір سبز رنگ کی کوئی شے vật màu xanh lá cây 绿色颜料

3. an area of grass. a village green. grasveld منطِقَه خَضْراء поляна gramado trávník die Grünfläche grønning; fælled πρασινάδα, πάρκοcésped rohuplats پوشیده از چمن nurmikenttä pelouseמדשאה हरित क्षेत्र travnjak, zelena površina pázsit padang rumput grasflöt, grænt svæði verde pubblico 共有草地 녹지 pieva maurs padang grasveldgrøntarealer, park błonia سمسور relvado pajişte лужайка trávnik zelenica zelenilo grönområde, allmänning พื้นที่ที่มีหญ้าปกคลุม yeşil alan 綠地 зелена лука گھاس سے بھرا کوئی علاقہ đồng cỏ 草地，绿地

4. an area of grass on a golf course with a small hole in the centre. setperk مَخْضَرَه، منطقة خَضْراء في مَلعب الغولف игрище за голф gramado trávník der Rasenplatz green πράσινο μέρος γηπέδου γκολφ green griin چمن صاف دور سوراخ viheriö vert מִגרָש דֶּשֶׁא गोल्फ कोर्स में हरित क्षेत्र जिसके केन्द्र में एक छोटा सा छेद होता है travnati golf teren golfpálya (lyuk körüli része) padang rumput (golf)flöt campo ゴルフコース 퍼팅 그린 pievelė zāliens padang golf golfbaan green pole د گلف (بازی) میدان relvado teren de golf площадка вокруг лунки trávnik travnati del igrišča za golf zelenilo green บริเวณที่พัตกอล์ฟ düz çimen 高爾夫球場果嶺 зелена галявина گولف کے میدان میں کوئی گھاس والا علاقہ جہاں گیند کو ڈالنے کا سوراخ ہو đồi cỏ 高尔夫球场果岭（球洞四周草地修得很平整的地区）

5. concerned with the protection of the environment. green issues; a green political party. groen, omgewingsake مُتَعَلِّق بحماية البيئَه природен ambiental zelený, environmentální, ekologický die Grünen de grønne οικολογικόςverde rohelised مربوط به حفاظت محیط زیست vihreä מִפלֶגֶת הַירוקִים, יְדִידוּתִי לַסבִיבָה पर्यावरण के प्रति चिंतित ekološki hijau, lingkungan hidup verde 환경 보호와 관련된 문제 žaliųjų zaļo-; zaļā- alam sekitar milieu-; de groenen miljø-, grønnekologiczny چاپیریال ``зелёные'' (политическая партия) zelený, environmentálny, ekologický zelen, naravovarstven član pokreta Zelenih grön, miljö- การดูแลด้านสิ่งแวดล้อม çevreci 支持環保的 екологічний ماحول کی حفاظت سے متعلق vì môi trường 主张保护环境的

ˈgreenish adjective

close to green. a greenish dress. groenagtige, groenerige مائِل إلى الخَضْرَه зеленикав esverdeado nazelenalý, zelenavý grünlich grønlig πρασινωπόςverdoso rohekas نسبتاً سبز vihertävä verdâtreירקרק कुछ-कुछ हरा zelenkast zöldes kehijauan grænleitur verdastro, verdognolo 緑色がかった 녹색을 띤 žalsvas zaļgans kehijau-hijauan groenig, groenachtig grønnaktig zielonkawy شين وبره، شين بخون esverdeado verzui зеленоватый zelenkavý zelenkast zelenkast grönaktig มีสีค่อนข้างเขียว yeşilimsi 近似綠色的 зеленуватий سبز رنگ کی طرح hơi xanh lá cây 略呈绿色的

greens noun plural

green vegetables. Children are often told that they must eat their greens. blaargroente خَضْرَه، خُضْراوات зеленчуци verduras zelenina grünes Gemüse grøntsager λαχανικάverduras aedvili سبزی vihannekset légumes verts יְרָקוֹת יְרוּקִים हरी सब्जी zeleno povrće zöldség(félék) sayuran grænmeti verdura 青菜 야채 žalėsiai, žalumynai zaļumi; dārzeņi sayur-sayuran groenten grønnsakerzielenina سابه، سبزی verduras verdeţuri овощи zelenina zelena zelenjava zeleniš grönsaker ผักใบเขียว yeşil sebzeler 蔬菜 зелень ہری سبزیاں rau 蔬菜

ˈgreenfly – plural ˈgreenfly – noun

a type of small, green insect. The leaves of this rose tree have been eaten by greenfly. groen plantluis قَمْلَة نَبات зелена листка въшка pulgão mšice die grüne Blattlaus bladlus μελίγκραpulgón lehetäi شته kirva puceron כְּנִימַת עָלִים एक कीड़ा ušenjak levéltetű lalat hijau blaðlús afide verde あぶらむし 자주진딧물 amaras laputs kutu daun bladluisbladlusmszyca یو دول شین او کوچنی حشره pulgão păduche-de-plantă тля voška listna uš lisna vaš bladlus แมลงตัวเล็กที่ทำอันตรายต่อพืชพันธุ์ yaprak biti 蚜蟲 попелиця, тля ایک چھوٹا سا سبز حشرہ côn trùng phá hoại cây cối 蚜虫

ˈgreengage (-geidʒ) noun

a greenish-yellow type of plum. groenpruim إجاص أخْضَر، خَوخ сорт слива rainha-cláudia ryngle die Reineclaude reineclaudeblomme πράσινο δαμάσκηνο ciruela claudia renklood آلوی گرین گیج viherluumu reine-claude שְׁזִיף יָרוֹק एक प्लम šljiva bistrica ringló buah plum hijau plómuafbrigði susina regina Claudia 西洋すもも 담녹색 서양 자두의 일종 renklodas renklode (plūmju šķirne) sejenis buah plum yang berwarna kuning kehijauan reine-claudereineclaudeplomme renkloda الو rainha-cláudia renglotă ренклод ringlota ringlo ringlov renklo ลูกพลัมชนิดหนึ่งสีเขียวอมเหลือง frenk eriği, can eriği 青梅 ренклод ایک قسم کا سبز زرد آلوچہ mận lục 青梅

ˈgreengrocer noun

a person who sells fruit and vegetables. groentehandelaar بائِع الخُضْراوات зарзаватчия verdureiro zelinář der/die Obst- und Gemüsehändler(in) grønthandler μανάβηςverdulero aedviljamüüja سبزی فروش vihanneskauppias marchand/-ande de légumes ירקן, ירקנית सब्जीफरोश povrćar zöldség- és gyümölcsárus tukang sayur grænmetis– og ávaxtasali fruttivendolo; erbivendolo 八百屋 청과물 상인 daržovių ir vaisių pardavėjas dārzeņu/augļu tirgotājs penjual sayur groenteboer, groentemangrønnsakhandler kupiec warzywny سبزی خرڅونکی hortaliceiro vânzător de zarzavaturi зеленщик zeleninár branjevec piljar grönsaksaffär พ่อค้าขายผักและผลไม้สด manav 蔬菜水果商 продавець овочів سبزی فروش người bán rau quả 蔬菜水果商

ˈgreenhouse noun

a building usually of glass, in which plants are grown. kweekhuis دَفيئَه оранжерия estufa skleník das Gewächshaus drivhus θερμοκήπιοinvernáculo, invernadero kasvuhoone گلخانه kasvihuone serreחממה छोटे पेड़ों को हरा रखने का घर staklenik üvegház rumah kaca gróðurhús serra 温室 온실 šiltnamis siltumnīca rumah hijau broeikasdrivhus inspekt گلخانه estufa seră теплица skleník rastlinjak staklena bašta växthus เรือนกระจกปลูกพืช limonluk, sera 溫室 теплиця, оранжерея شیشے کا پود گھر جس میں پودوں کی پرورش کیا جاتا ہے nhà kính 温室

ˈgreenhouse effect noun

(singular) the gradual heating of the atmosphere caused by air pollution which traps energy from the sun. kweekhuiseffek تَأثير الدَّفيئَه парников ефект efeito estufa skleníkový efekt der Treibhauseffekt drivhuseffekt το φαινόμενο του θερμοκηπίου efecto invernadero kasvuhooneefekt اثر گلخانه ای kasvihuoneilmiö אֶפֶקט הַחֲמָמָה ग्रीनहाउस प्रभाव efekt staklenika üvegházhatás efek rumah kaca effetto serra 温室効果 온실 효과 ðiltnamio efektas siltumnīcas efekts kesan rumah hijau broeikaseffectdrivhuseffekt efekt cieplarniany ګلخانه парниковый эффект skleníkový efekt učinek tople grede efekat staklene bašte växthuseffekt ปฏิกิริยาเรือนกระจก ser etkisi 溫室效應 парниковий ефект خضراخانہ اثر hiệu ứng nhà kính 温室效应

the green light

permission to begin. We can't start until he gives us the green light. groen lig الضَّوء الأخْضَر، إذن بالبَدْء разрешение luz verde zelená grünes Licht det grønne lys άδεια, έγκριση, το πράσινο φως luz verde roheline tuli چراغ سبز؛ اجازه شروع vihreä valo feu vert לָתֵת אוֹר יָרוֹק कार्य प्रारंभ करने का संकेत zeleno svjetlo zöld út lampu hijau grænt ljós, leyfi, heimild luce verde, via libera 許可 녹색등 žalia šviesa zaļā gaisma kebenaran het groene licht grønt lys, klarsignal zielone światło شین څراغ luz verde apro­bare зелёная улица zelená zelena luč odobrenje grönt ljus, klarsignal สัญญาณไฟเขียว izin, müsade 同意開始 зелене світло کسی کام کی اجازت sự cho phép 赞同，同意

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green

→ أَخْضَر, قَلِيلُ الـخِبْرَة nezkušený, zelený grøn grün, Grünfläche, unerfahren άπειρος, πράσινο, πράσινος ecologista, verde kokematon, vihreä, vihreä väri bleu, vert, verts neiskusan, zelen, Zeleni inesperto, verde 未熟な, 緑色, 緑色の 녹색, 녹색의, 미숙한 de Groenen, groen grønn, grønnfarge ekolog, zielony novato, partido verde, verde, Verdes зеленый, неопытный, партия зеленых grön, grönområde, oerfaren คนอ่อนหัด, พรรคหรือกลุ่มคนที่รักษาสิ่งแวดล้อม, สีเขียว acemi, yeşil thành viên thuộc phong trào bảo vệ môi trường, thiếu kinh nghiệm, xanh lá cây 无经验的, 绿色, 绿色的

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green

n. el color verde;

a. verde;

___ eyes → ojos ___s.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

green

adj verde; (fruit) verde, no maduro

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