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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.
Idiom: 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.
green around/about the gills
Pale or sickly in appearance.
[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.]
green′ly adv.
green′ness n.
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Greens
Ecology parties which first contested West German elections 1979. While in most European countries, few parliamentary seats have been gained, successful grass roots lobbying and use of media have forced other parties to acknowledge and promote environmental issues.
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Noun 1. [画像:greens - any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables]greens - any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
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
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
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
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Translations
groente
خَضْرَه، خُضْراوات
zelenina
grøntsager
vihannekset
zöldségfélék
grænmeti
bladgroentegroenten
grönagrönsakergrönt
yeşil sebzeler
rau
green
(griːn) adjective1. of the colour of growing grass or the leaves of most plants. a green hat. groen أخْضَر зелен verde zelený grün grøn πράσινος verde roheline سبز vihreä vert ירוק हरा zelen zöld hijau grænn verde 緑 녹색의 žalias zaļš hijau groen grønn zielony 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 άγουρος verde 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, onrijp umoden, grønn zielony 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 nieuw uerfaren, grønn, uøvd zielony 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, χλομός verde 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, grønn zielony 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
noun1. 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 groen grønt, grønnfarge zieleń 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 vert ירוק 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, grønnfarge zieleń 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, πάρκο césped rohuplats پوشیده از چمن nurmikenttä pelouse מדשאה हरित क्षेत्र travnjak, zelena površina pázsit padang rumput grasflöt, grænt svæði verde pubblico 共有草地 녹지 pieva maurs padang grasveld grøntarealer, 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 οικολογικός verde 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-, grønn ekologiczny 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 πρασινωπός verdoso rohekas نسبتاً سبز vihertävä verdâtre ירקרק 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 λαχανικά verduras 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 grønnsaker zielenina 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 μελίγκρα pulgón 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 bladluis bladlus mszyca 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-claude reineclaudeplomme 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 μανάβης verdulero 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, groenteman grønnsakhandler 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 θερμοκήπιο invernáculo, invernadero kasvuhoone گلخانه kasvihuone serre חממה छोटे पेड़ों को हरा रखने का घर staklenik üvegház rumah kaca gróðurhús serra 温室 온실 šiltnamis siltumnīca rumah hijau broeikas drivhus 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 broeikaseffect drivhuseffekt 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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