Sens: artificial ripeningmaturation artificielle, maturation accélérée par des moyens artificiels, processus artificiel de maturation d'un fruit
ripe Idiome
at the ripe old age
"at a very old age; being unusually old" He could still play checkers at the ripe old age of ninety-eight.
when the time is ripe
Idiom(s): when the time is ripe
Theme: TIME
at exactly the right time. • I'll tell her the good news when the time is ripe. • When the time is ripe, I'll bring up the subject again.
ripe old age
Idiom(s): ripe old age
Theme: AGE - OLD
a very old age. • Mr. Smith died last night, but he lived to a ripe old age—99. • All the Smiths seem to reach a ripe old age.
Stars and stripes
The stars and stripes is the American flag.
midfield stripe|midfield|stripe
n. The line across the center of a football field; the 50-yard line. The visitors were able to cross the midfield stripe once during the whole game.
time is ripe|ripe|time
The best time has come for doing something. The Prime Minister will hold elections when the time is ripe.Lee saw his mother was upset, so he decided the time was not ripe to tell her about the broken window.
earn one's stripes Gain a position through hard work and accumulated experience. For example, She'd earned her stripes by serving for years as the governor's secretary and personal aide. This expression alludes to a military promotion or award, indicated by strips of chevron or braid added to the recipient's uniform and known as stripes since the early 1800s.
ripe
ripe In addition to the idiom beginning with ripe, also see time is ripe.
time is ripe
time is ripe This is the right moment for something, as in The time is ripe for a revival of that play. Shakespeare used this term (and may have originated it) in 1 Henry IV (1:3): “Letters shall direct your course when time is ripe.”
An ripe idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with ripe, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
Dictionnaire de mots similaires, Différentes expressions, Synonymes, Idiomes pour Idiome ripe