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veg·eta·ble [ˈveʤtəbl̩] N

1. vegetable (plant):

vegetable
zelenjava f
fresh fruit and vegetables
sveže sadje in zelenjava

2. vegetable (as opposed to animal and mineral):

vegetable
rastlinstvo n

3. vegetable (inactive person):

vegetable fig pej
neaktivnež m
vegetable fig pej
lenoba f
since losing my job I've been a vegetable
odkar sem brez službe, samo še vegetiram

4. vegetable inf (severely disabled person):

vegetable fig pej
rastlin(ic)a f
to be a vegetable
biti rastlina
to be a vegetable
vegetirati

root ˈveg·eta·ble N

root vegetable (beets, carrots)
korenovka f
root vegetable (celery, potatoes)
gomoljnica f

ˈveg·eta·ble fat N

vegetable fat
rastlinska maščoba f

ˈveg·eta·ble gar·den N

vegetable garden
zelenjavni vrt m

veg·eta·ble ˈking·dom N no pl

vegetable kingdom
rastlinstvo n

ˈveg·eta·ble oil N

vegetable oil
rastlinsko olje n

Usage examples with vegetable

vegetable soup
zelenjavna juha
vegetable grower
zelenjavar
vegetable patch
zelenjavna gredica
to be a vegetable
biti rastlina
garden/vegetable plot
vrt/zelenjavni vrtiček
organic/vegetable matter
organska/rastlinska snov
since losing my job I've been a vegetable
odkar sem brez službe, samo še vegetiram

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Nontraditional fruits and vegetables also increased in value.
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Fruits rose from 15 to 25 percent of the total, and vegetables rose from 16 to 35 percent.
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It is used as a vegetable in food in some locations.
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His first attempts were to design an engine to run on coal dust, but later designed his engine to run on vegetable oil.
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Most of the local supplies of vegetables are locally grown.
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Ghee is also sometimes called "desi" (country-made) ghee or "asli" (genuine) ghee to distinguish it from vegetable ghee.
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For green shiso, cumuative figures for shiso as vegetable is used.
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Food was served family style, with mashed potatoes and the vegetable du jour.
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Commercial producers use vegetable oils instead of butter.
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In early times it was the site of the vegetable and fruit market.
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