fruit

fruit
[fru:t] n
1) no pl (edible seedcase) Frucht f; (collectively) Obst nt;
to bear \fruit Früchte tragen;
to be in \fruit reife Früchte tragen;
the cherry tree in our garden is in \fruit an dem Kirschbaum in unserem Garten sind die Früchte reif
2) (type of fruit) Frucht f;
the \fruits of the earth (liter) die Früchte des Feldes (geh)
3) bot (seed-bearing part) Frucht f;
4) (fig: results) Ergebnis nt, Frucht f;
to enjoy the \fruits of one's labour die Früchte seiner Arbeit genießen;
to bear \fruit work Früchte tragen
5) (liter);
the \fruit of the/his loins die Frucht seiner Lenden (geh)
the \fruit of the/her womb die Frucht ihres Leibes (geh)
6) (Am, Aus);
(pej! sl: homosexual) Warmer m (pej) (fam)
7) ((dated) fam: form of address)
old \fruit alter Knabe (oft hum) (fam)
PHRASES:
forbidden \fruit [is sweetest] (\fruit [is sweetest]) verbotene Früchte [schmecken am besten] vi [Früchte] tragen;
over the last few years, our apple trees have been \fruiting much earlier than usual in den letzten paar Jahren haben unsere Apfelbäume viel früher als sonst getragen

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