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grapevine
Weinstock
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ˈgrape·vine N

1. grapevine (plant):

grapevine
Weinstock m <-(e)s, -stöcke>

2. grapevine (in aerobics):

grapevine
Grapevine m

Phrases:

sb hears sth on [or through] the grapevine
etw kommt jdm zu Ohren
I heard on the grapevine that ...
ich habe munkeln hören, dass ...

ˈof·fice grape·vine N

office grapevine
Flurfunk m
German
German
English
English
Rebe
[grape]vine
Weinrebe
grape[vine]
Weinranke
grapevine shoot
Flurfunk
office grapevine
Buschfunk m inf
grapevine inf
im Buschfunk hab' ich gehört, dass er weggezogen ist inf
I heard it through the grapevine that he moved away inf
etw vom Hörensagen wissen
to have heard sth on [or through] the grapevine
etw unter der Hand erfahren
to hear sth through the grapevine

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

sb hears sth on [or through] the grapevine
etw kommt jdm zu Ohren
I heard on the grapevine that ...
ich habe munkeln hören, dass ...
etw unter der Hand erfahren
to hear sth through the grapevine
im Buschfunk hab' ich gehört, dass er weggezogen ist inf
I heard it through the grapevine that he moved away inf
etw vom Hörensagen wissen
to have heard sth on [or through] the grapevine

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The nazirite was to abstain from wine, intoxicants, vinegar, grapes, raisins, or anything obtained from the grapevine.
en.wikipedia.org
Vines, especially wild grapevines, are known to be extremely damaging to young trees of this species.
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Over half of the island is planted to grapevines.
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Grapevine is used by management to spread the information that either can not be shared officially or want to test the waters.
en.wikipedia.org
It is made of carved ivory panels, with frames of winding vines and grapevines, on a wooden frame.
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Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

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In the following, desciptions of grapevine, agricultural crops, vegetables and ornamental plants are given.
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www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de
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Es folgen die Beschreibungen des Weinstocks, der Feld- und Gemüsefrüchte und der Zierpflanzen.
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www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de
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During harvest each grapevine is picked multiple times selectively to provide us with grapes that have reached an optimal level of ripeness.
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www.schlossvollrads.com
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Während der Lese wird jeder Weinstock mehrmals gelesen, um den jeweils optimalen Reifegrad der Trauben abzupassen.
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www.schlossvollrads.com

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