grapevine

grapevine
noun
1) (an informal means of passing news from person to person: I hear through the grapevine that he is leaving.) rumor
2) (a vine.) vid, parra
grapevine
tr['greɪpvaɪn]
noun
1 (gen) parra; (vine) vid nombre femenino
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to hear it on the grapevine enterarse por radio macuto, escucharlo en radio macuto
grapevine ['greɪp.vaɪn] n
1) : vid f, parra f
2)
through the grapevine : por vías secretas
I heard it through the grapevine: me lo contaron
grapevine
n.
parra s.f.
vid s.f.
noun
a) (Agr, Bot) parra f
b) (source of information) (colloq)

I heard it on o through the grapevine — me lo dijo un pajarito (fam), lo he escuchado en radio macuto (Esp fam)

['ɡreɪpvaɪn]
N
1) (lit) vid f , parra f
2) * (fig) teléfono m árabe, radio f macuto (Sp) *

I heard it on or through the grapevine — me contó un pajarito, me enteré en radio macuto (Sp) *

* * *
noun
a) (Agr, Bot) parra f
b) (source of information) (colloq)

I heard it on o through the grapevine — me lo dijo un pajarito (fam), lo he escuchado en radio macuto (Esp fam)


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