Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь - peanut
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1. бот. земляной орех, арахис (Arachis hypogaea) 2. бот. плод земляного ореха, арахис 3. ам. разг. маленький или незначительный человек 4. разг. копейки, мелочь; небольшой доход; нечто незначительное he is working for peanuts —- он работает за гроши Id: peanut politics —- ам. сл. продажная политика; закулисные интриги; политиканство Id: peanut politician —- ам. сл. мелкий продажный политикан ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) арахис, земляной орех 2) pl.; coll. гроши, бесценок; to get smth. for peanuts - купить что-л. за бесценок 3) attr. арахисовый it is not peanuts - это не мелочь - peanut politician PEANUT politician amer. мелкий, продажный политикан ...Англо-русский словарь
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n. 1 a leguminous plant, Arachis hypogaea, bearing pods that ripen underground and contain seeds used as food and yielding oil. 2 the seed of this plant. 3 (in pl.) colloq. a paltry or trivial thing or amount, esp. of money. Phrases and idioms peanut butter a paste of ground roasted peanuts. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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I. noun Date: 1802 1. a low-branching widely cultivated annual herb (Arachis hypogaea) of the legume family with showy yellow flowers having a peduncle which elongates and bends into the soil where the ovary ripens into a pod containing one to three oily edible seeds; also its seed or seed-containing pod 2. an insignificant or tiny person 3. plural a trifling amount 4. a pellet usually made of polystyrene foam that is used especially as packing material II. adjective Date: 1836 insignificant, petty ~ politics ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(peanuts) 1. Peanuts are small nuts that grow under the ground. Peanuts are often eaten as a snack, especially roasted and salted. ...a packet of peanuts... Add 2 tablespoons of peanut oil. N-COUNT: usu pl, oft N n 2. If you say that a sum of money is peanuts, you mean that it is very small. (INFORMAL) The cost was peanuts compared to a new kitchen... N-PLURAL c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 a nut which grows in a soft shell under the ground and which can be eaten (salted peanuts) 2 peanuts informal a sum of money that is so small that it is hardly worth mentioning (The hotel workers get paid peanuts.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1807, earlier ground nut, ground pea (1769). Portuguese traders took peanuts from Brazil and Peru to Africa, 1502. Known to have been cultivated in Chekiang Province in China by 1573, probably arriving with Portuguese sailors who made stops in Brazil en route to the Orient. Peanut butter is first attested 1903. Peanut gallery "topmost rows of a theater" is from 1888; peanuts "trivial sum" is from 1934. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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