chestnut

1. (countable)An edible nut (technically a fruit) of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); also (chiefly preceded by a descriptive word), a nut from a related shrub or tree; or a similar nut from an unrelated plant.

   Kastanie, Edelkastanie, Esskastanie

   кашта́нkaštán

   кашта́нkaštán

   edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea

2. (countable)In full chestnut tree: the shrub or tree that bears this nut, the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa); also (chiefly preceded by a descriptive word), a shrub or tree of the genus Castanea.

   wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea

3. In full chestnut tree: the shrub or tree that bears this nut, the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa); also (chiefly preceded by a descriptive word), a shrub or tree of the genus Castanea.

   (uncountable)Wood of a chestnut tree.

   Kastanie

   кашта́нkaštán

4. Things resembling a chestnut fruit in appearance or colour.

   (broadly, uncountable)A dark, reddish-brown colour, like that of chestnut fruit (noun sense 1).

   Kastanienbraun

   кашта́новыйkaštánovyj

   a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse

5. (broadly, countable)A horse with a reddish-brown coat, mane and tail.

   Fuchs

   гнеда́я ло́шадьgnedája lóšadʹ, гнедо́йgnedój, гнедо́й коньgnedój konʹ

   гнідийhnidyj, гнідаhnida, гнідеhnide

6. (broadly, countable)An oval or round horny plate located on the inner side of the leg of a horse or other equines, which is thought by some people to correspond with the thumbnail of other animals.

   a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg

7. (countable, figuratively)Chiefly in old chestnut: a joke, meme, phrase, ploy, etc. which has been repeated so often as to have grown ineffective or tiresome; a cliché.

1. I like roasted chestnuts.

   Мені подобаються печені каштани.

   deIch mag Röstkastanien.

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2. He cleared the street of chestnuts.

   ruОн очистил улицу от каштанов.

   deEr fegte die Kastanien von der Straße.

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3. Tom wanted to help Mary pick up chestnuts.

   deTom wollte Mary dabei helfen, Kastanien zu sammeln.

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4. Mary says she knows Tom can't eat chestnuts.

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5. Tom says he knows Mary can't eat chestnuts.

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