FORBIDDEN FRUIT

Meaning of FORBIDDEN FRUIT in English

a thing that is desired all the more because it is not allowed. [with biblical allusion to Gen. 2:17.]

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

FORBIDDEN FRUIT — noun Etymology: from the ~ of the Garden of Eden in Genesis 3:2-19 Date: 1605 an immoral or illegal pleasure
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FORBIDDEN FRUIT — noun 1. : an immoral pleasure (as illicit sexual intercourse) 2. a. : any of several varieties of citrus fruit …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FORBIDDEN FRUIT — 1. the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, tasted by Adam and Eve against God's prohibition. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FORBIDDEN FRUIT — something tempting but potentially dangerous, immoral or unlawful pleasure; fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil in …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FORBIDDEN FRUIT — Etymology: from the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden in Genesis 3:2-19 Date: 1605 : an immoral or illegal …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FORBIDDEN FRUIT — Function: noun Etymology: from the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden in Gen 3:2-19 Date: 1605 : an immoral …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FORBIDDEN FRUIT — [forbidden fruit] n [fr. the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden in Gen 3:2-19] (1662): an immoral or illegal …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FORBIDDEN FRUIT — a thing that is not allowed and that therefore seems very attractive
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORBIDDEN FRUIT — ( forbidden fruits) Forbidden fruit is a source of pleasure that involves breaking a rule or doing something that you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORBIDDEN FRUIT — (~s) Forbidden fruit is a source of pleasure that involves breaking a rule or doing something that you are not …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FORBIDDEN FRUIT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FORBIDDEN FRUIT — запретный плод
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FORBIDDEN FRUIT — запретный плод
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FORBIDDEN FRUIT — запретный плод (в прямом и переносном значении)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FORBIDDEN FRUIT — запретный плод
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FORBIDDEN FRUIT — запретный плод
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FORBIDDEN FRUIT — запретный плод ( в прямом и переносном значении )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FORBIDDEN FRUIT — запретный плод (в прямом и переносном значении)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FORBIDDEN FRUIT — запретный плод
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
FORBIDDEN FRUIT — запретный плод
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
FORBIDDEN FRUIT — запретный плод; привлекательный, но запретный объект или тип поведения (в дискуссии о легализации наркотиков данный термин используется для предположения, что …
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
FORBIDDEN FRUIT — запретный плод
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FORBIDDEN — gidili;ginadili
English-Visayan vocabulary
FORBIDDEN — adjective Date: 13th century not permitted or allowed, not conforming to the usual selection principles
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FRUIT — I In its strict botanical sense, the fleshy or dry ripened ovary (enlarged portion of the pistil ) of a …
Английский словарь Британика
FRUIT — I. ˈfrüt, usu -üd.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fructus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FORBIDDEN — -d ə n adjective Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of forbidden to forbid — more at forbid 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FORBIDDEN — (a.) Prohibited; interdicted.
Английский словарь Webster
FORBIDDEN — (p. p.) of Forbid
Английский словарь Webster
FRUIT — — fruitlike , adj. /frooht/ , n. , pl. fruits , ( esp. collectively ) fruit , v. n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FORBIDDEN — — forbiddenly , adv. — forbiddenness , n. /feuhr bid"n, fawr-/ , v. 1. a pp. of forbid . adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FORBIDDEN — adj. not allowed, banned, prohibited
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FRUIT — I. ˈfrüt noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from frut, fruit, from Latin fructus fruit, use, from frui to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FORBIDDEN — adjective Date: 13th century 1. : not permitted or allowed 2. : not conforming to the usual selection principles — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FRUIT — vi to bear fruit. 2. fruit ·vt the produce of animals; offspring; young; as, the fruit of the womb, of …
Webster English vocab
FORBIDDEN — adj prohibited; interdicted. 2. forbidden ·p.p. of forbid.
Webster English vocab
FRUIT — [fruit] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OF, fr. L fructus fruit, use, fr. frui to enjoy, have the use of--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FRUIT — in its strict botanical sense, the fleshy or dry ripened ovary of a plant, enclosing the seed or seeds. Thus, …
Britannica English vocabulary
FRUIT — fruit BrE AmE fruːt ▷ fruited ˈfruːt ɪd -əd AmE ˈfruːt̬ əd ▷ fruiting ˈfruːt ɪŋ AmE ˈfruːt̬ ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FRUIT — / fruːt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] the part of a plant …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORBIDDEN — / fəˈbɪdn; NAmE fərˈb-/ adjective not allowed : Photography is strictly forbidden in the museum. The conversation was in danger …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FRUIT — I. fruit 1 S2 W3 /fruːt/ BrE AmE noun ( plural fruit or fruits ) [ Word Family: noun : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FORBIDDEN
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FRUIT — n. & v. --n. 1 a the usu. sweet and fleshy edible product of a plant or tree, containing seed. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FRUIT — n. & v. n. 1 a the usu. sweet and fleshy edible product of a plant or tree, containing seed. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FRUIT — n. & v. --n. 1. a the usu. sweet and fleshy edible product of a plant or tree, containing seed. …
Oxford English vocab
FRUIT — ( fruit, or fruits, fruits, fruiting, fruited) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORBIDDEN — 1. If something is forbidden , you are not allowed to do it or have it. Smoking was forbidden everywhere... …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORBIDDEN — 1. If something is ~, you are not allowed to do it or have it. Smoking was ~ everywhere... It …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FRUIT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fruit basket (= containing fruits ) ▪ He had a fruit basket sent …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FORBIDDEN — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES expressly forbidden ▪ He was expressly forbidden to speak to the girl. strictly forbidden ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FORBIDDEN — [adjective]Something which is forbidden is not permitted, esp. by law.Smoking is forbidden in the cinema.We don't talk about politics at …
Cambridge English vocab
FRUIT — n. fruit sugar fruit bat fruit fly kiwi fruit Mediterranean fruit fly United Fruit Co.
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FRUIT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FORBIDDEN — adj. Function: adjective not permitted or allowed FF1C; accepting bribes is forbidden FF1E; Synonyms: banned, prohibited, verboten Antonyms: permitted
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FORBIDDEN — adjective not permitted or allowed accepting bribes is forbidden Synonyms: banned, prohibited, verboten Antonyms: permitted
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FRUIT — noun 1 part of a plant ADJECTIVE ▪ fresh ▪ overripe , ripe , unripe ▪ rotten ▪ candied , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FORBIDDEN — adj. Forbidden is used with these nouns: ↑ love
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FORBIDDEN — • ↑ be forbidden
Longman Activator English vocab
FRUIT — n. 25B6; noun fresh fruit. : See list. the fruits of their labours : REWARD, benefit, profit, product, return, yield, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FRUIT — noun BAD : The shop sells fruits and vegetables. GOOD : The shop sells fruit and vegetables. BAD : I …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
FRUIT — 1. сущ. 1) плод; мн. фрукты, плоды canned fruit амер., tinned fruit брит. ≈ консервированные фрукты citrus fruit ≈ цитрусовые …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FORBIDDEN — 1. прил. запретный; запрещенный forbidden fruit ≈ запретный плод forbidden ground ≈ запретная тема (разговора) 2. прич. прош. вр. от …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FRUIT — fruit.ogg 1. fru:t n 1. плод fruits of the earth - плоды земные to bear fruit - плодоносить a tree …
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