grapevine

1. (transitive)To restrain in a leglock.

2. (transitive)To drape or curl around adjacent objects.

3. (intransitive)To move one's body in a smooth undulating wave while stepping in the direction the wave is moving.

4. (transitive)To score mortar at a joint.

5. (intransitive, transitive)Of information, to spread as a rumor.

6. (intransitive, transitive)Of a person or group, to spread (a rumor).

7. (transitive)To link up through an informal communication network.

1. I heard it through the grapevine.

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2. I heard the news through the grapevine.

   ruЯ услышал эту новость из случайного источника.

   deIch erfuhr die Neuigkeiten über die Buschtrommel.

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3. Tom heard through the grapevine that Mary had gotten into Harvard.

   ruТом слышал сплетню, что Мэри поступила в Гарвард.

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4. I can explain what’s on the grapevine.

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5. The mountain slopes are planted with grapevines.

   deDie Berghänge sind mit Weinreben bepflanzt.

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