Green

[griːn] 1.

aggettivo

1) (in colour) verde

to colour sth. green — colorare qcs. di verde

to go o turn green — diventare verde (anche fig.)

2) (with vegetation) verde, verdeggiante

3) (not ready) [fruit] verde, acerbo

4) (naïve) ingenuo

5) (inexperienced) inesperto, novellino

6) pol. [policies, issues] ecologista, dei verdi; [candidate] dei verdi; (ecologically sound) [washing powder] ecologico

7) econ. (in EU) [currency] verde

8) colloq. (off-colour) che ha una brutta cera, giù di forma

2.

nome

1) (colour) verde m.

2) (grassy area) area f. verde, verde m.; (vegetation) verde m.

3) (in bowling) prato m. (per le bocce); (in golf) green m.

4) pol. verde m. e f.

the Greens — i Verdi

3.

nome plurale greens BE (vegetables) verdura f.sing., verdure f., ortaggi m.

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to have green fingers — BE o

a green thumb — AE avere il pollice verde

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[ɡri:n] 1. adjective

1) (of the colour of growing grass or the leaves of most plants: a green hat.) verde

2) (not ripe: green bananas.) verde

3) (without experience: Only someone as green as you would believe a story like that.) inesperto, ingenuo

4) (looking as if one is about to be sick; very pale: He was green with envy (= very jealous).) verde

2. noun

1) (the colour of grass or the leaves of plants: the green of the trees in summer.) verde

2) (something (eg paint) green in colour: I've used up all my green.) verde

3) (an area of grass: a village green.) verde pubblico

4) (an area of grass on a golf course with a small hole in the centre.) campo

5) (concerned with the protection of the environment: green issues; a green political party.)

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- greenish

- greens
- greenfly
- greengage
- greengrocer
- greenhouse
- greenhouse effect
- the green light

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(Surnames) Green /gri:n/

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[griːn] 1.

aggettivo

1) (in colour) verde

to colour sth. green — colorare qcs. di verde

to go o turn green — diventare verde (anche fig.)

2) (with vegetation) verde, verdeggiante

3) (not ready) [fruit] verde, acerbo

4) (naïve) ingenuo

5) (inexperienced) inesperto, novellino

6) pol. [policies, issues] ecologista, dei verdi; [candidate] dei verdi; (ecologically sound) [washing powder] ecologico

7) econ. (in EU) [currency] verde

8) colloq. (off-colour) che ha una brutta cera, giù di forma

2.

nome

1) (colour) verde m.

2) (grassy area) area f. verde, verde m.; (vegetation) verde m.

3) (in bowling) prato m. (per le bocce); (in golf) green m.

4) pol. verde m. e f.

the Greens — i Verdi

3.

nome plurale greens BE (vegetables) verdura f.sing., verdure f., ortaggi m.

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to have green fingers — BE o

a green thumb — AE avere il pollice verde