leaf
Aussprache: [liːf]
Wort
Kontext: „nature“
(noun) a green part of a plant or tree that grows out of a stem or branch. Leaves help the plant make food using sunlight.
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The leaves on the trees turned bright colors in the fall.
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Without leaves, the tree looked bare and sad.
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What do leaves do for the tree?
Kontext: „books“
(noun) a single sheet of paper in a book or notebook. Each page you turn is a leaf.
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I turned the leaf to find out what happens next in the story.
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There was a tear in the leaf, and I couldn't read that part.
Beispiel
How many leaves are in your favorite book?
Kontext: „action“
(verb) to remove something, like a part of oneself from a situation or to let go of something. For example, when you 'leaf through' a book, you quickly look at its pages.
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I like to leaf through magazines while waiting for my appointment.
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He didn’t want to leaf through the old papers in the box.
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Can you leaf through your notes to find the answer?
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