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ripe [raɪp] ADJ

1. ripe (ready to eat):

ripe fruit, grain
reif

2. ripe (matured):

ripe cheese, wine
ausgereift

3. ripe (intense):

ripe flavour, smell
beißend

4. ripe ZOOL:

ripe insect, fish
reif für die Eiablage pred

5. ripe pred (prepared):

to be ripe for sth
reif für etw acc sein

6. ripe pred (full of):

to be ripe with sth
von etw dat erfüllt sein

7. ripe attr (advanced):

ripe
fortgeschritten
to live to a ripe old age
ein hohes [o. reifes] Alter erreichen
ripe in years
in fortgeschrittenem Alter

8. ripe hum dated:

ripe
anrüchig
ripe joke
obszöner Witz

Phrases:

the time is ripe
die Zeit ist reif [o. gekommen]
to live to [be] a ripe [old] age
ein hohes Alter erreichen
to live to a ripe old age
ein hohes Alter erreichen
these peaches aren't ripe enough to eat, try those on the table
diese Pfirsiche sind noch nicht reif genug, versuch' die auf dem Tisch
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vollreif
fully ripe
ein biblisches Alter erreichen
to reach a ripe old age
sie ist hochbetagt
she has reached a ripe old age
reif
ripe
reif sein
to be ripe
im reifen Alter von ...
at the ripe old age of ...
Ausbruch
high-quality wine made from selected fully ripe grapes
ich glaube nicht, dass ich alt werde
I don't think I'll live to a ripe old age

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to live to a ripe old age
ein hohes [o. reifes] Alter erreichen
to live to [be] a ripe [old] age
ein hohes Alter erreichen
to live to a ripe old age
ein hohes Alter erreichen
ein hohes Alter erreichen
to live to [or reach] a ripe old age
ein biblisches Alter erreichen
to reach a ripe old age

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Ethylene agent is not useful for ripe postharvests.
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For corn, harvest begins when the whole-plant moisture is at a suitable level, ideally a few days before it is ripe.
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If sown immediately it is ripe, it will normally germinate in the following summer.
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The ripe plant is grilled to make pies or used to feed animals.
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It feeds on seeds, usually at the milk (watery ripe) stage.
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