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gooseberry

/ˈɡuːsb(ə)ɹi/ /ˈɡusˌbɛɹi/

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noun

Grosella espinosa

A fruit, Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.

Examples :

"We had a good haul of gooseberries from our bushes this year."

Este año tuvimos una buena cosecha de grosellas espinosas de nuestros arbustos.

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noun

Grosella espinosa

Any other plant or fruit in the subgenus Grossularia, distinguished from currants by bearing spines, including Ribes hirtellum, the American gooseberry.

Examples :

"My grandmother's garden has a bush of gooseberries, which she uses to make delicious jam. "

El jardín de mi abuela tiene un arbusto de grosellas espinosas, que usa para hacer una mermelada deliciosa.

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noun

Grosella espinosa

Any of several other plants that are not closely related but bear fruit in some way similar:

Examples :

"My neighbor calls the small, tart fruit on her bush a "gooseberry," but it's actually a jostaberry, another unrelated plant with similarly textured berries. "

Mi vecina llama a la fruta pequeña y agria de su arbusto "grosella espinosa", pero en realidad es una jostaberry, otra planta no relacionada con bayas de textura similar.

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noun

Acompañante, chaperón

(British slang) A chaperone.

Examples :

"The gooseberry at the school dance made sure everyone behaved themselves. "

El acompañante en el baile escolar se aseguró de que todos se comportaran bien.

language word person

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Persona indeseable, aguafiestas

An additional person who is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation.

Examples :

"Robert and Susan were so in love with each other that nobody could go near them without feeling like a gooseberry."

Robert y Susan estaban tan enamorados que nadie podía acercarse a ellos sin sentirse como un aguafiestas.

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noun

Tonto, idiota

(British slang) A fool.

Examples :

""Don't be such a gooseberry; you'll never get anything done if you keep making silly mistakes like that." "

No seas tonto; nunca lograrás nada si sigues cometiendo errores tontos como ese.

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noun

Mentira, cuento chino

(British slang) A fantastic story; a tall tale; a hoax.

Examples :

"He told us a real gooseberry about finding a million dollars in the park; nobody believed him. "

Nos contó un verdadero cuento chino sobre encontrar un millón de dólares en el parque; nadie le creyó.

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Testículos

(British slang, usually in the plural) A testicle.

Examples :

"He took a sharp intake of breath and clutched at his trousers, muttering about having kicked himself in the gooseberries. "

Tomó una bocanada de aire y se agarró los pantalones, murmurando que se había dado una patada en los testículos.

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