I bought a small bunch of bananas.
The company has acquired an unhappy knack of slipping on banana skins (= being led into making mistakes that make it look stupid).
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
Banana — Banana … Deutsch Wikipedia
banana — banána ž DEFINICIJA 1. bot. a. tropska voćka (Musa paradisiaca, M. sapientium) iz porodice Musaceae b. mesnati hranjivi slatkasti plod te voćke 2. sport u košarci blokada udarca protivničkog igrača visokim skokom i ispruženom rukom SINTAGMA… … Hrvatski jezični portal
banană — BANÁNĂ, banane, s.f. 1. Fruct de banan, având culoarea galbenă, formă lunguiaţă, miez făinos şi aromatic. 2. Piesă de contact electric formată dintr un mic cilindru metalic învelit pe jumătate în ebonită, care se montează la capătul unei conducte … Dicționar Român
banana — 1590s, borrowed by Spanish or Portuguese from a W. African word, possibly Wolof banana. The plant was introduced to the New World from Africa in 1516. Top banana, second banana, etc. are 1950s, from show business slang use of banana for comedian … Etymology dictionary
Banana — Ba*na na (b[.a]*n[aum] n[.a]; 277), n. [Sp. banana, name of the fruit.] (Bot.) A perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size ({Musa sapientum}); also, its edible fruit. See {Musa}. [1913 Webster] Note: The banana has a soft, herbaceous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
banana — [bə nan′ə] n. [Sp & Port < native name in W Africa, as in Mande banäna] 1. any of a genus (Musa) of treelike tropical plants of the banana family, with long, broad leaves and large clusters of edible fruit; esp., any of the various hybrids… … English World dictionary
banana — s.f. [dal port. banana, che risale a una voce della Guinea]. 1. (bot.) [frutto mangereccio del banano]. 2. (fig.) a. (fam.) [ciocca di capelli arrotolati] ▶◀ boccolo, ciuffo, onda. b. (elettrotecn.) [spina unipolare di connessione munita di… … Enciclopedia Italiana
Banána — Banána, Haupthafen des Kongostaates, auf einet kleinen sandigen Halbinsel zwischen dem Atlantischen Ozean und dem Kongo, die künstlich durch Pfahlbauten und Steinschüttung befestigt ist. Längs der Innenseite läuft eine tiefe und geräumige… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Banana — Banāna, Handelsplatz des Kongostaates, r. an der Kongomündung … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Banana — Banana, Canaan Sodingo, simbabwischer Politiker, * Esithezini (bei Bulawayo) 5. 3. 1936; methodistischer Geistlicher, arbeitete zunächst mit Bischof A. Muzorewa im Rahmen des »African National Council« (ANC) zusammen und war 1971 73… … Universal-Lexikon
BANANA — (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone) ba·nan·a || bÉ™ nÉ‘ËnÉ™ individual opposing the development of new buildings or edifices or projects close to his neighbourhood … English contemporary dictionary
