cucumber

1. (countable, uncountable)A vine in the gourd family, Cucumis sativus.

   a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit

2. (countable, uncountable)The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh.

   Gurke, Gurke, Salatgurke

   огуре́цoguréc, огуре́цoguréc

   огіро́кohirók, огіро́кohirók

   cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons

3. (countable, figuratively, informal, uncountable)A person who is calm and self-possessed.

1. I was as cool as a cucumber.

   Я був абсолютно спокійний. — deniko

   ruЯ был спокоен как удав. — marafon

   deIch war die Ruhe selbst. — al_ex_an_der

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2. I'm eating a cucumber.

   Я їм огірок. — deniko

   ruЯ ем огурец. — Aleksej

   deIch esse eine Gurke. — Esperantostern

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3. What color are cucumbers?

   Якого кольору огірки? — deniko

   ruКакого цвета огурцы? — marafon

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4. Tom hardly ever eats cucumbers.

   Том майже не їсть огірки. — deniko

   ruТом почти не ест огурцы. — Wezel

   deTom isst so gut wie nie Gurken. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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5. Tom almost never eats cucumbers.

   Том майже не їсть огірки. — deniko

   ruТом почти не ест огурцы. — Wezel

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regular

• cukealternative colloquial
• cumberalternative colloquial