Noun1.banana tree- any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits banana herb,herbaceous plant- a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants...
Bananas are full of fun facts. Like did you know they’re slightly more radioactive than other fruits, and that they measure radioactivity of common day things in “Banana Equivalent Doses”? Or did you know that they have a tumultuous history in South America, where the term “Banana Rep...
A. N (= fruit)→ plátano m, banana f (LAm); (= tree)→ platanero m, banano m (LAm) B. CPD banana boat N→ barco m bananerobanana republic N→ república f bananerabanana skin N→ piel f de plátano (fig)→ problema m no previstobanana tree N→ platanero m, banano m (LAm) ...
Bush administration distributed to our troops on the eve of the 2003 Iraqi invasion (which highlighted 52 Iraqi military and Ba’ath party officials even though we were supposed to be fighting Al-Qaeda at the time), these are decks are meant for extended shuffling and long-term play. Such ...
In the Mario Quiz Cards, Palestine is mentioned on the back of a card which asks players to identify what Christianity is. Although "Palestine" was also historically used as an umbrella term for the Southern Levant, the card explicitly describes Palestine as "a country in southwest Asia." ...
(乐活族),twocosmeticbrands,paraphraseFormulaandLife,whichisactuallyasupplementarydescriptionofthebrand'sorigin.Thefulltranslationmethodisalsouniversal.Forexample,BananaRepublic(香蕉共和国)andAromatime(芳香假日),bothbrandshavetranslatedthemeaningofthesourcewords,sothattheexpressionisclosetothecharacteristicsoftheproduct...
Rhône while he was interned at the Old Hospital in Arles. Theo proposed to have it relined and sent back to him in order to copy it. This “repetition” in original scale (Van Gogh’s term was “répetition”) was executed in September 1889. Both paintings were then sent back to ...
Originating in the 1960s, the term "Black Friday" initially referred to the heavy traffic and chaos that ensued as shoppers flocked to stores. Over time, it has evolved into a retail phenomenon celebrated not only in the U.S. but also in various parts of the world. In recent years, ...
often clarifying exactly what I mean by the term. That is where I draw the line. JSH, despite his experience, is still holding out that MMO means what it did back in 2004 and, while I salute his dedication to holding the line on that, most people who know better have simply given ...
Michelle O, of course, who will be instantly branded as a catspaw for her husband seeking a fifth term — as Barack himself has averred in so many words: just hanging out in the background, managing things in his jogging suit. That would be the ultimate Banana Republic set-up for us...