vegetable

vegetable
noun
1) Gemüse, das

spring/summer/winter vegetable — Frühjahrs-/Sommer-/Wintergemüse, das

fresh vegetables — frisches Gemüse

green vegetables — Grüngemüse, das

meat and two vegetables — Fleisch mit Kartoffeln und Gemüse; attrib. Gemüse[suppe, -extrakt]

2) (fig.)

become/be a vegetable — (through injury etc.) nur noch [dahin]vegetieren

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['ve‹təbl]
noun
1) (a plant or part of a plant, other than a fruit, used as food: We grow potatoes, beans and other vegetables; (also adjective) vegetable oils.) das Gemüse, Gemüse...
2) (a plant: Grass is a vegetable, gold is a mineral and a human being is an animal.) die Pflanze
- academic.ru/79859/vegetarian">vegetarian
- vegetarianism
- vegetate
- vegetation
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veg·eta·ble
[ˈveʤtəbl̩]
I. n
1. (plant) Gemüse nt
fresh fruit and \vegetables frisches Obst und Gemüse
root \vegetable Wurzelgemüse nt
green \vegetable Grüngemüse nt
organic \vegetable Biogemüse nt
raw \vegetable rohes Gemüse
seasonal \vegetable Gemüse nt der Saison
2. (fig pej fam: handicapped person) Scheintote(r) f(m) fig pej
to be a \vegetable vor sich dat hin vegetieren pej
3. (fig pej: inactive person) Faulpelz m fam
4. (as opposed to animal and mineral) Pflanze f
II. n modifier (dish, soup) Gemüse-
\vegetable diet of a person pflanzliche Ernährung; of an animal Grünfutter nt
\vegetable fibre [or AM fiber] Pflanzenfaser f
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['vedZItəbl]
n
1) Gemüse nt

with fresh vegetables — mit frischem Gemüse; (on menu) mit frischen Gemüsen

what vegetables do you grow in your garden? — welche Gemüsesorten hast du in deinem Garten?

cabbage is a vegetable — Kohl ist eine Gemüsepflanze

2) (generic term = plant) Pflanze f
3) (fig pej)

she's become a vegetable — sie ist zum körperlichen und geistigen Krüppel geworden, sie vegetiert nur noch dahin

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vegetable [ˈvedʒtəbl]
A s
1. auch pl Gemüse n
2. (besonders Gemüse-, Futter)Pflanze f:
be a mere vegetable fig nur noch dahinvegetieren;
live like a vegetable (dahin)vegetieren
3. AGR Grünfutter n
B adj
1. Gemüse…:
vegetable garden (soup, etc);
vegetable diet gemüsereiche Kost;
vegetable plot Gemüseecke f (im Garten)
2. vegetabil(isch), pflanzlich
3. BOT Pflanzen…:
vegetable fat (oil, etc):
vegetable kingdom Pflanzenreich n; marrow2
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noun
1) Gemüse, das

spring/summer/winter vegetable — Frühjahrs-/Sommer-/Wintergemüse, das

fresh vegetables — frisches Gemüse

green vegetables — Grüngemüse, das

meat and two vegetables — Fleisch mit Kartoffeln und Gemüse; attrib. Gemüse[suppe, -extrakt]

2) (fig.)

become/be a vegetable — (through injury etc.) nur noch [dahin]vegetieren

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adj.
Pflanzen- präfix. n.
Gemüse n.

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