peach

peach ¹

 (pēch)

n.

1.

a. A small Chinese tree (Prunus persica) in the rose family, widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit.

b. The soft juicy fruit of this tree, having yellow or white flesh, downy reddish-yellow skin, and a deeply ridged stone containing a single seed.

2. A light moderate to strong yellowish pink to light orange.

3. Informal A particularly admirable or pleasing person or thing.

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[Middle English peche, from Old French, a peach, from Latin persica, peach tree, from Greek persikē, from feminine of Persikos, Persian; see perse.]

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peach ²

 (pēch)

v. peached, peach·ing, peach·es

v.intr.

To inform on someone; turn informer: "Middle-level bureaucrats cravenly peach on their bosses [when] one of them does something the tiniest bit illegal" (National Observer).

v.tr.

To inform against: "He has peached me and all the others, to save his life" (Daniel Defoe).

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[Middle English pechen, from apechen, to accuse (probably from Anglo-Norman *anpecher, from Late Latin impedicāre, to entangle; see impeach) and from empechen, to accuse; see impeach.]

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peach

(piːtʃ)

n

1. (Plants) a small rosaceous tree, Prunus persica, with pink flowers and rounded edible fruit: cultivated in temperate regions. See also nectarine¹

2. (Plants) the soft juicy fruit of this tree, which has a downy reddish-yellow skin, yellowish-orange sweet flesh, and a single stone. See also nectarine²

3. (Colours)

a. a pinkish-yellow to orange colour

b. (as adjective): a peach dress.

4. informal a person or thing that is especially pleasing

[C14 peche, from Old French, from Medieval Latin persica, from Latin Persicum mālum Persian apple]

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peach

(piːtʃ)

vb

(intr except in obsolete uses) slang to inform against an accomplice

[C15: variant of earlier apeche, from French, from Late Latin impedicāre to entangle; see impeach]

ˈpeacher n

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peach¹

(pēch),
n.

1. the round, pink-to-yellow, fuzzy-skinned fruit of a tree, Prunuspersica, of the rose family.

2. the tree itself, cultivated in temperate climates.

3. a light pinkish yellow color.

4. Informal. a person or thing that is especially attractive, liked, or enjoyed.

[1325–75; Middle English peche < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *pess(i)ca, neuter pl. (taken as feminine singular) of Latin Persicum, mālum Persicum peach, literally, Persian apple]

peach²

(pitʃ)

v.i. Slang.

1. to inform against an accomplice or associate.

v.t.

2. to inform against; betray.

[1425–75; late Middle English peche, aph. variant of Middle English apeche < Anglo-French apecher < Late Latin impedicāre to hold up. See impeach]

peach′er, n.

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peach

Past participle: peached
Gerund: peaching

Imperative

peach

peach

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	peach - cultivated in temperate regions   peach tree, Prunus persica peach - downy juicy fruit with sweet yellowish or whitish flesh genus Prunus, Prunus - a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions fruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit
	2.	peach - a very attractive or seductive looking woman knockout, lulu, mantrap, stunner, ravisher, smasher, looker, beauty, sweetheart, dish adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
	3.	peach - downy juicy fruit with sweet yellowish or whitish flesh edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh peach, peach tree, Prunus persica - cultivated in temperate regions drupe, stone fruit - fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube
	4.	peach - a shade of pink tinged with yellow   salmon pink, yellowish pink, apricot pink - a light shade of red
Verb	1.	peach - divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans, tattle, babble, talk, sing disclose, let on, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, break - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" talk, spill - reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details"

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Translations

خَوْخٌدُرّاق، خوخلوْن وَردي فاتِح، لَوْن الخوخ

праскова

broskevbroskvový

ferskenfersken-ferskenfarvet

PfirsichPfirsichbaumpfirsichfarben

ροδάκινο

melocotóndurazno

persikka

pêchepêcher

breskva

őszibarackőszibarackfabarackrózsaszín

ferskjaferskjulitur

pescapescoinformare

モモ

복숭아

persicapersicum

persikaspersikorausvai oranžinė

dzeltensārta/persiku krāsapersiks

perzik

ferskenferskenfarge

brzoskwinia

pêssego

персик

broskyňabroskyňový

breskev

persika

ลูกพีช

şeftalişeftali rengi

quả đào

桃子桃红色

peach

[piːtʃ]

A. N

1. (= fruit) → melocotón m (Sp), durazno m (LAm); (= tree) → melocotonero m (Sp), duraznero m (LAm)

2. she's a peach → es un bombón or una monada, es una belleza (LAm)
it's a peach of a job → es un trabajo muy cómodo, es un chollo (Sp)

3. (= colour) → color m (de) melocotón or (LAm) durazno

B. ADJ → de color melocotón or (LAm) durazno

C. CPD peach tree N → melocotonero m (Sp), duraznero m (LAm)

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peach

[ˈpiːtʃ]

n

(= fruit) → pêche f

(also peach tree) → pêcher m

(= colour) → couleur f pêche

adj [colour] → pêche inv

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

peach

n

(= fruit) → Pfirsich m; (= tree) → Pfirsichbaum m; her complexion is like peaches and cream, she has a peaches-and-cream complexion → sie hat eine Haut wie ein Pfirsich, sie hat eine Pfirsichhaut

(inf) she’s a peach → sie ist klasse (inf); it’s a peach → das ist prima or klasse or Spitze (all inf); a peach of a girl/dress/film etc → ein klasse Mädchen/Kleid/Film etc (all inf)

(= colour) → Pfirsichton m

adj → pfirsichfarben

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peach

[piːtʃ]

1. n

a. (fruit) → pesca; (tree) → pesco

b. (fam) she's a peach → è un amore

2. adj (blossom) → di pesco; (colour) → (color) pesca inv

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peach

(piːtʃ) noun

1. a kind of juicy, soft-skinned fruit. She doesn't like peaches; (also adjective) a peach tree. perske دُرّاق، خوخ праскова pêssego broskev, broskvový der Pfirsich; Pfirsich-... fersken; fersken- ροδάκινο, ροδακινιάmelocotón virsik هلو persikka pêcheאפרסק आडु, शफतालु breskva (plod) őszibarack buah persik ferskja pesca; di pesco 桃 복숭아 persikas persiks buah pic perzikferskenbrzoskwinia شفتالو، دشفتالوونه pêssego (de) piersică персик broskyňa; broskyňový breskev breskva persika ลูกพีช şeftali 桃子 персик آڑو، شفتالو cây đào 桃子

2. (also adjective) (of) the orange-pink colour of the fruit. Would you call that colour peach?; The walls are painted peach. perske لوْن وَردي فاتِح، لَوْن الخوخ прасковен cor de pêssego broskvový die Pfirsichfarbe; pfirsichfarben ferskenfarvet ροδακινί color melocotón virsikukarva صورتی persikanvärinen pêche צֶבָע אֲפַרסֵק पीच रंग वाला पीलापन लिये गुलाबी रंग boja breskve barackrózsaszín(ű) jingga kemerahan ferskjulitur color pesca 桃色 연분홍색 rausvai oranžinė (spalva), persiko dzeltensārta/persiku krāsa warna kuning kemerah-merahan perzikferskenfarge brzoskwiniowy دشفتالوونه cor de pêssego culoarea pier­sicii персиковый broskyňový breskova barva boja breskve persikofärgad มีสีพีชหรือสีเหลืองอมชมพู şeftali rengi 桃紅色 персиковий колір آڑو کا رنگ hồng đào 桃红色

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peach

→ خَوْخٌ broskev fersken Pfirsich ροδάκινο melocotón persikka pêche breskva pesca モモ 복숭아 perzik fersken brzoskwinia pêssego персик persika ลูกพีช şeftali quả đào 桃子

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