pine Význam & definícia

Význam pine v slovenčine

• 0 an evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) that grows in cooler areas of the world:

  • a plantation of pines

  • a pine forest

  • pine furniture

  • Pine is a softwood.

• 1 to become increasingly thin and weak because of unhappiness, especially after the death of a loved person:

  • Carter died in 1904 after an accident and Leno pined away and died six months later.

• 2 an evergreen tree that has thin leaves like needles and that grows in cool northern regions, or the wood of these trees

• 3 to strongly desire esp. something that is difficult or impossible to obtain:

  • Bradley pined for his wife, who was far away.