grapevine

grape·vine

 (grāp′vīn′)

n.

1. A vine on which grapes grow.

2. The informal transmission of information, gossip, or rumor from person to person: I heard through the grapevine that she has a new job.

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grapevine

(ˈɡreɪpˌvaɪn)

n

1. (Plants) any of several vitaceous vines of the genus Vitis, esp V. vinifera of E Asia, widely cultivated for its fruit (grapes): family Vitaceae

2. informal an unofficial means of relaying information, esp from person to person

3. (Wrestling) a wrestling hold in which a wrestler entwines his own leg around his opponent's and exerts pressure against various joints

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grape•vine

(ˈgreɪpˌvaɪn)

n.

1. a vine that bears grapes.

2. a person-to-person method of spreading gossip or information.

[1645–55]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	grapevine - gossip spread by spoken communication; "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth" pipeline, word of mouth scuttlebutt, gossip, comment - a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"
	2.	grapevine - any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries grape vine, grape 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

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grapevine

noun

hear something on the grapevine hear, learn, discover, be told of, pick up, find out about, gather, be informed of, get wind of (informal), hear tell (dialect) He'd doubtless heard rumours on the grapevine.

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Translations

كَرْمَهوَسيلَه لِترويج الإشاعات

šeptandavinná réva

jungletrommervinrankevinstok

WeinstockGerüchtRebstock

αμπέλικλήμα

parravid

viiniköynnös

vignerumeur publique

szájról szájra terjedõ hír

lausafregnir, slúîursagavínviîur

vitetam-tam

jungeltelegrafvinrankevinstokk

winorośl

videira

šuškanda

asmadedikodusöylenti

小道新闻葡萄藤

grapevine

[ˈgreɪpvaɪn] N

1. (lit) → vid f, parra f

2. (fig) → teléfono m árabe, radio f macuto (Sp)
I heard it on or through the grapevine → me contó un pajarito, me enteré en radio macuto (Sp)

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grapevine

[ˈgreɪpvaɪn] n

(= plant) → vigne f

(= bush telegraph) I heard it on the grapevine → je l'ai appris par le téléphone arabe

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grapevine

[ˈgreɪpˌvaɪn] n → vite f
I heard it on the grapevine (fig) → l'ho sentito dire

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grape

(greip) noun

a green or black smooth-skinned eatable berry from which wine is made. druif, druiwekorrel عِنَب захар на пясък uva zrnko vína die Weintraube drue σταφύλιuva viinamari انگور viinirypäle raisinענב अंगूर grozd szőlő anggur vínber uva ぶどう 포도 vynuogė vīnoga anggur druifdruewinogrono تورانګور، مېوه uva strugure виноград bobuľa hrozna grozdje grožđe vindruva องุ่น üzüm 葡萄 виноград انگور quả nho 葡萄

ˈgrapevine noun

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 vias informais šeptanda das Gerücht jungletrommer ράδιο αρβύλα rumor konfidentsiaalsed allikad شایعه puskaradio rumeur publique רֶשֶׁת הַעֲבָרַת שְׁמוּעוֹת अपुष्ट समाचार glasine, tajno prenošenje vijesti szájról szájra terjedő hír desas-desus lausafregnir, slúðursaga diceria 口コミ 소문, 유언비어 neoficialus kanalas neoficiāli kanāli khabar-khabar angin geruchtenjungeltelegraf nieoficjalny kanał شاعيه . اوازه vias informais zvon молва šuškanda govorice vinova loza djungeltelegraf ข่าวลือ söylenti, dedikodu 傳聞 нашіптування غیر سرکاری ذرائع سے پھیلنے والی خبر tin đồn 小道新闻

2. a vine. wingerdstok كَرْمَه лоза videira vinná réva der Weinstock vinranke; vinstok κληματαριάvid, parra viinapuu درخت مو viiniköynnös vigneגפן अंगूर लता trs, loza szőlőtő(ke) tanaman anggur vínviður vite ぶどうのつる 포도 덩굴 vynuogienojas vīnogulājs pokok anggur wijnstok vinranke/-stokk winorośl دانګورو تاك دميلوې تاك، كور، ځيلۍ:تاك لرونكى بوټى، ځيلۍ وال نباتات videira viţă-de-vie виноградная лоза vínna réva vino loza vinranka ต้นองุ่น asma 葡萄藤 виноградна лоза کوئی بیل cây nho 葡萄藤

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 desdenhar kyselé hrozny saure Trauben sure rønnebær 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 지기 싫어하기 vynuogės žalios izlikšanās; acu aizmālēšana memburuk-burukkan sesuatu kerana seseorang itu gagal memperolehnya de druiven zijn zuur og sure er dezawiść تحقير.كوچني كول 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 酸葡萄心理 бачить око, та зуб не йме کوئی چیز حاصل نہ ہونے پر اس کی برائی کرنا (thành ngữ) đánh chẳng được, tha làm phúc 酸葡萄（指把得不到的东西说成是不好的）

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