petal
To spread out from, like the petals of a flowerTo spread out from, like the petals of a flower
» A rose's petals are very delicate.
Лепестки розы очень изящны. — sharptoothed
Пелюстки троянди дуже витончені. — Walentinio
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1 sensesTo spread out from, like the petals of a flower
Examples
51 sentencesA rose's petals are very delicate.
Пелюстки троянди дуже витончені. — Walentinio
ruЛепестки розы очень изящны. — sharptoothed
The petals of this rose are very tender.
Пелюстки цієї троянди дуже ніжні. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
She likes to take a bath with rose petals.
Вона любить приймати ванни з пелюстками троянд. — aandrusiak
ruОна любит принимать ванну с лепестками роз. — Wezel
deSie nimmt gerne mal ein Rosenblütenbad. — Sudajaengi
Petals are flying in the wind.
Пелюстки літають на вітрі. — uaspeaker
ruЛепестки летают на ветру. — Hellerick
Cry: tears are the heart's petals.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πέταλον (pétalon), from πέταλος (pétalos, “broad, flaLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek πέταλον (pétalon), from πέταλος (pétalos, “broad, flat”), from Proto-Hellenic *pétalos, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread out”), whence Latin pandō and Proto-Germanic *faþmaz (“embrace”) (English fathom).
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Forms
petals, petaling, petaled, petaledLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.