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شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
english
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noun foliage: Each leaf on a tree is different.
Simple Definitions
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leaf verbs the leaves turn red/brown etc (= become red, brown etc ) • The maple leaves had turned a fiery red. the leaves fall • All the leaves had fallen off the tree. a tree loses/sheds its leaves (= the leaves come off the tree ) • Most trees shed their leaves in the autumn. sweep (up) the leaves (= tidy away fallen leaves using a brush ) • Jack was sweeping leaves in the back garden. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + leaf a green/brown/yellow etc leaf • the deep green leaves of the coconut trees a dead leaf • The ground beneath the tree was covered in dead leaves. fallen leaves (= that have fallen off the trees ) • The children were jumping in piles of fallen leaves. autumn leaves ( also fall leaves American English ) (= leaves that have changed colour or fallen in autumn ) • I love the colours of the autumn leaves. an oak/vine/spinach etc leaf (= a leaf from a specific plant or tree ) • Vine leaves stuffed with rice is a typical Greek dish. phrases be in leaf especially literary (= have leaves ) • By this time, most of the trees were in leaf. come into leaf (= start having leaves ) • The apple tree had finally come into leaf.
transnet.ir
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noun ADJ. new, young | autumn, dead, dry, fallen, falling, rotting, rotten The ground was thick with dead leaves. | broad (especially technical), heart-shaped, oval broad leaf plants | green, yellow, etc. | glossy, hairy, leathery, mottled, shiny, spiky, variegated | bay, lettuce, oak, tea, etc. Throw the tea leaves on the flower bed. VERB + LEAF have This plant has beautifully variegated leaves. | break/burst/come into, grow, produce, put out It was spring and the trees were coming into leaf. In the spring the plant began to put out new leaves. | shed Deciduous trees shed their leaves in autumn. LEAF + VERB appear Spring arrived and the first green leaves began to appear. | turn, yellow The summer was over and the leaves were beginning to turn. | fall | rustle The leaves rustled in the light breeze. LEAF + NOUN litter, mould the leaf litter on the forest floor PHRASES in full leaf The corn was already ripening and the trees in full leaf.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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In addition to the idiom beginning with LEAF, Also see QUAKE IN ONE'S BOOTS (LIKE A LEAF); TAKE A LEAF OUT OF SOMEONE'S BOOK; TURN OVER A NEW LEAF.
American Heritage Idioms
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leaf through sth to quickly turn the pages of a book or a magazine, reading only a little of it • The waiting room was full of people leafing through magazines.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs