uva

uva
feminine noun
1. grape
  • de uvas a peras -> once in a blue moon
  • estar de mala uva -> to be in a bad mood
  • tener mala uva -> to be a bad sort, to be a nasty piece of work
  • uvas de la suerte -> = grapes eaten for good luck as midnight chimes on New Year's Eve
  • nos van a dar las uvas -> we're going to be here for ever!, this is taking for ever!

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uva [oo’-vah]
noun
1. Grape. (f)
2. Tippler. (f)
3. Wart on the eyelid. (f)
4. Fruit of the barberry-bush. (f)
5. Tumor on the epiglottis. (f)
  • Uva de Corinto -> (Bot.) currants
  • Uva pasa, raisin. Uva espín, espin -> or crespa, goose-berry
noun, plural
6. Bunch of grapes.
  • Estar de mala uva -> to be in a bad mood

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