ripe
A fruit or vegetable which has ripenedA fruit or vegetable which has ripened.
» He lived to a ripe old age.
Он дожил до преклонного возраста. — marafon
Він прожив до глибокої старості. — ChickenKiev
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2 sensesA fruit or vegetable which has ripened.
The bank of a river.
Examples
169 sentencesHe lived to a ripe old age.
Він прожив до глибокої старості. — ChickenKiev
ruОн дожил до преклонного возраста. — marafon
A ripe apple dropped from the tree.
Стигле яблуко впало з дерева. — ChickenKiev
ruСпелое яблоко упало с дерева. — odexed
deEin reifer Apfel fiel vom Baum. — MUIRIEL
The apples are ripe.
Яблука достигли. — Wordowl
ruЯблоки созрели. — elsteris
deDie Äpfel sind reif. — Kerstin
These plums are ripe.
Ці сливи достигли. — aandrusiak
ruЭти сливы уже созрели. — averoes
deDiese Pflaumen sind reif. — MUIRIEL
Are these bananas ripe?
Ці банани спілі? — deniko
ruЭти бананы спелые? — odexed
deSind diese Bananen reif? — MUIRIEL
Origin
From Middle English ripe, rype, from Old English rīpe (“ripe, mature”), from Proto-West GeFrom Middle English ripe, rype, from Old English rīpe (“ripe, mature”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīpī, from Proto-Germanic *rīpijaz, *rīpiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyb- (“to snatch”). Cognate with West Frisian ryp (“ripe”), Dutch rijp (“ripe”), German reif (“ripe”). Related to reap.
From Middle English ripe, from Latin ripa.
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