Meaning of green | Babel Free
ɡɹiːnDefinitions
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Of, or pertaining, to a Green Party or green party. not-comparable
- green (color/colour)
- Of a green hue.
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Sickly, unwell. figuratively
- green (eco-friendly)
- To become green: The rains came, and the grass greened.
- Unripe, said of certain fruits that change color when they ripen.
- unripe
- Pale or sickly in appearance.
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Inexperienced. figuratively
- inexperienced; naïve
- green with envy, extremely jealous.
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Islamist. capitalized, sometimes
- risqué, naughty
- Area around the hole closely mown for putting.
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Full of life and vigour; fresh and vigorous; new; recent; young. figuratively
- 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 ...
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Naive or unaware of obvious facts. figuratively
- 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 зеле...
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Overcome with envy. figuratively
- 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 поп...
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Environmentally friendly. figuratively
- 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 ri...
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Of a green party, environmentalism-oriented. capitalized, sometimes
- 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 سب...
- Describing a pitch which, even if there is no visible grass, still contains a significant amount of moisture.
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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 ... usually
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Of bacon or similar smallgoods: unprocessed, raw, unsmoked; not smoked or spiced. dated
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Not fully roasted; half raw. dated
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Of film: freshly processed by the laboratory and not yet fully physically hardened. historical
- Of freshly cut wood or lumber that has not been dried: containing moisture and therefore relatively more flexible or springy.
- High or too high in acidity.
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Having a sexual connotation; indecent; lewd; risqué; obscene; profane. Philippines, informal
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Having a color charge of green. particle
- Being or relating to the green currencies of the European Union.
- Subject to or involving a model of open access in which a published article is only available to read for free after an embargo period.
- Of or pertaining to a part formed from compacted metal powder which has not yet undergone sintering to improve its strength.
- Having a status (as correct, ready, or safe) denoted or coded by the color green.
Equivalents
Examples
“He is wearing a green shirt.”
“The former flag of Libya is fully green.”
“The day was cool and snappy for August, and the Rise all green with a lavish nature. Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout-streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet:[…].”
“Sally looks pretty green—is she going to be sick?”
“to look so green and pale”
“John's kind of green, so take it easy on him this first week.”
“I might be angry[…] with the officious zeal which supposes that its green conceptions can instruct my grey hairs.”
“He acted like a green racehorse, plunging over his jumps, tearing to the front of the field of riders.”
“In its most extreme formulation, this vision has devolved into a caricature of Islam as the "Green Peril" (green is the colour of Islam) advancing across the world stage, an image that echoes both the "Red Menace" of Cold War discourse and anti-Asian polemics about the "Yellow Peril".”
“Some politicians tried to encourage this replacement of the red with a green menace.”
“While Bill Clinton struggled during the 1990s to bring order to a chaotic world increasingly wracked by ethnic and religious conflict, critics detected signs that a new "green" threat - radical Islam - was supplanting the earlier "red threat" - international communism - that had kept every president from Harry Truman to Ronald Reagan awake at night.”
“a green manhood”
“a green wound”
“as valid against such an old and beneficent government as against […] the greenest usurpation”
“"How old was I when you first took me in a boat?" "Five and you were nearly a man when I brought the fish in too green and he nearly tore the boat to pieces. Can you remember?"”
“He was green with envy.”
“green energy”
“Green New Deal”
“As towns continue to grow, replanting vegetation has become a form of urban utopia and green roofs are spreading fast. Last year 1m square metres of plant-covered roofing was built in France, as much as in the US, and 10 times more than in Germany, the pioneer in this field.”
“The Earth is facing a climate crisis, but it’s also getting greener and leafier. According to new research, the rise is largely courtesy of China and India.”
“Oatly said it hoped Blackstone’s investment would inspire other private equity firms “to steer their collective worth of $4 trillion into green investments.””
“We say the meat is green when half roasted.”
“Following initial drying of film in a motion picture laboratory (after treatment in a hardening-fixing bath) the gelatin structure of an emulsion contracts and is permanently changed. The hardening action still continues for a time as a further small amount of residual moisture is given up. While traces of excess moisture remain, the emulsion is "green," relatively soft, […]”
“[…] attaching pre-photographed and pre-printed footage of a focusing chart to daily film footage without taking into consideration that such film may be worn or dried out and therefore, in its plane of best focus, would not be identical to that of the green film of the daily rushes.”
“That timber is still too green to be used.”
“The wood yard was a series of vacant lots where some mysterious person piled cords and cords of wood, which smelled sweet and green and gave out cool breaths.”
“the green pound”
“the green lira”
“Coordinate term: gold”
“Today most open access in medicine and biomedicine is gold, but in every other field it's mostly green.”
“The pressure required to obtain a given green density depends upon the metal powder material being pressed. Excessive pressures can present some complex problems such as punch and die fractures, slip cracks and cleavage fractures in the green part. Although high pressures are required for pressing high density shapes they should not be excessive.”
“Conditions all green! Standby...OK! It is time!”
CEFR level
A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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