pear
An edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but typically elongated…An edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but typically elongated towards the stem.
» I caught him stealing pears in the orchard.
Я застал его за кражей груш в саду.
Я спіймав його, коли він крав груші в саду.
Meaning
6 sensesAn edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but typically elongated towards the stem.
Birne
гру́шаgrúša
гру́шаhrúša
A type of fruit tree (Pyrus communis).
Birnbaum, Birne
гру́шаgrúša
гру́шаhrúša
The wood of the pear tree (pearwood, pear wood).
Birnenholz, Birnbaumholz, Birnholz
Choke pear (a torture device).
(Jamaica)Avocado, alligator pear
A desaturated chartreuse yellow colour, like that of a pear.
- sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
- Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties
Examples
195 sentencesI caught him stealing pears in the orchard.
Я спіймав його, коли він крав груші в саду.
ruЯ застал его за кражей груш в саду.
This pear smells nice.
Ця груша смачно пахне.
ruЭта груша вкусно пахнет.
deDiese Birne riecht gut.
This is a pear.
Це груша.
ruЭто груша.
Do you like pears?
Тобі подобаються груші?
ruВы любите груши?
deMögen Sie Birnen?
Tom is eating a pear.
Том їсть грушу.
ruТом ест грушу.
deTom isst eine Birne.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English pere, from Old English pere, from Proto-West Germanic *peru, from VulgFrom Middle English pere, from Old English pere, from Proto-West Germanic *peru, from Vulgar Latin pira, originally the plural of Latin pirum but reconstrued as a feminine singular, ultimately a loanword from an unknown Mediterranean substrate source.
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Forms
plural: pearsSynonyms
2 synonyms- Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties:pear treePyrus communis