OLIVE


Meaning of OLIVE in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

an olive complexion (= the skin colour that is typical of Greek, Italian, Turkish etc people )

These colours complement an olive complexion.

olive oil

olive (= the colour typical of people from Greece, Italy etc )

a boy with dark eyes and olive skin

olive/lemon/palm etc grove

He owns an orange grove near Tel Aviv.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

black

It is delicious in salads of onion, tomato and juicy black olives , sprinkled with fresh oregano.

Just taste those black olives , and the feta.

Lunch was a collation of local salami, black olives , spring onions and dark soft rye-bread.

His breath smelt of the black pickled olives she had first tasted on the voyage from Dingle.

Add black olives and tomatoes and simmer sauce vigorously for 4 to 5 minutes to intensify.

Ad a little finely chopped onion, a few black olives , fruity olive oil and a squeeze of lemon.

Huge black olives , fresh from the tree.

green

Garnish with the chopped green olives and serve with brown rice and a green salad.

Garnished with a twist of lemon peel or a single green olive , the martini is one of the more simple cocktails.

To the Alfredo sauce, add the scallions, chopped green olives and taco seasoning mix.

Add chickpeas, green beans, olives , cucumber, feta cheese and basil.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

(extra) virgin olive oil

Azalea Concealed within this attractive storage jar is a litre of the finest extra virgin olive oil from Chianti.

Vegetarians therefore may include a little oil in their cooking, and extra virgin olive oil is the best choice.

We also bought some of the extra virgin olive oil, stored in huge terracotta jars with wooden lids.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Greek black olives

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Add black olives and tomatoes and simmer sauce vigorously for 4 to 5 minutes to intensify.

It is delicious in salads of onion, tomato and juicy black olives, sprinkled with fresh oregano.

Just taste those black olives, and the feta.

Lunch was a collation of local salami, black olives, spring onions and dark soft rye-bread.

Stir in zucchini, garbanzo beans, olives, salt and pepper.

The luncheon table in the little cottage was spread with cheese, olives, sardines and bread.

This is easily remedied, but a new olive may be required.

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary.      Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5.