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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CRU

From French: production, from crû, past participle of croître to grow.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CRU

cru  [kruː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRU

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cru is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CRU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cru in the English dictionary

The definition of cru in the dictionary is a vineyard, group of vineyards, or wine-producing region.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CRU


Andrew
ˈændruː
breakthrough
ˈbreɪkˌθruː
brew
bruː
click-through
ˈklɪkˌθruː
crew
kruː
drew
druː
grew
ɡruː
guru
ˈɡʊruː
Hebrew
ˈhiːbruː
kuru
ˈkʊruː
Nauru
nɑːˈuːruː
Peru
pəˈruː
roo
ruː
roux
ruː
rue
ruː
screw
skruː
threw
θruː
through
θruː
thru
θruː
true
truː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRU

crubeen
cruces
cruces ansatae
crucial
crucially
crucian
crucian carp
cruciate
cruciate ligament
cruciately
crucible
crucible steel
crucifer
cruciferous
crucified
crucifier
crucifies
crucifix
crucifixion

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRU

Bahru
Bengaluru
Brian Boru
chiru
Cymru
drive-thru
ecru
Gweru
koru
Kota Bharu
Kotabaru
Maseru
Nakuru
Nehru
Plaid Cymru
ru
ruru
Timaru
uhuru
Uluru

Synonyms and antonyms of cru in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cru» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRU

Find out the translation of cru to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cru from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cru» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

CRU
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cru
570 millions of speakers

English

cru
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

CRU
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كرو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

крю
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cru
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

cru
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cru
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cru
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

cru
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クリュ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

크루
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cru
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

CRU
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

CRU
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्रू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Cru
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cru
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cru
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

крю
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cru
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cru
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cru
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cru
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cru

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRU»

The term «cru» is very widely used and occupies the 16.329 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of cru
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «cru».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CRU» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cru» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cru» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cru

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRU»

Discover the use of cru in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cru and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wine For Dummies
In fact, some of these vineyards are recognized as better than others: Some of them are Premier Cru (prem-yay crew), meaning “first growth,” while the very best are Grand Cru, meaning "great growth.” Bordeaux producers use the terms ...
McCarthy, Mary Ewing-Mulligan, 2012
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The Ultimate Wine Lover's Guide
But wine labels, especially those from Europe, are often sprinkled with unfamiliar words — and the more arome the word the more likely the wine will be taken seriously by many. One such word is the hallowed oil, as in Premier Cru and Grand ...
Fred Dubose, Evan Spingarn, 2005
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The Wines of Burgundy: Revised Edition
Les Poissenots; Chambolle-Musigny premier cru in Les Amoureuses, Les Feusselottes, Les Fuées; Savigny-lès-Beaune in La Dominode, Les Lavières, Les Narbantons, Les Vergelesses; Beaune premier cru in Les Aigrots, Les Avaux , ...
Clive Coates M.W., 2008
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Webster's New World 575+ French Verbs
croire to believe Present participle: croyant Past participle: cru Imperative: crois, croyez, croyons Note: As a reflexive verb, se croire (to believe oneself to be) uses the reflexive pronouns me, te, se, nous, and vous, as well as the helping verb ...
Gail Stein, 2008
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An Easy Grammar of the French Language, for the Use of ...
Simple Tenses. Present. Croire, to believe. Present Participle. Croyant, believing: Past Participle. Cru, e, believed. Present. Je crois, I believe. Tu crois, thou believcst. II croit, he believes. Nous croyons, we believe. Vous croyez, you believe.
François-Marie-Joseph Surault, 1841
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Webster's New World Dictionary
-feet' any of the wrinkles that often develop at the outer corners of the eyes of adults crow's'-nesf (-nest') n. a lookout's platform high on a ship's mast cro zier ( kro'zhar) n. crosier CRT (se'ar'te') n. a cathode-ray tube cru-cial (kroo'shal) adj.
Michael Agnes, 2003
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Christus: SATB with TBB Soli (Orch.) (English Language Edition)
Mendelssohn, Felix. Allegro. i . , SOPRANO. Chorus. _ "Crucify." ALTO. - TENOR. t9*í BASS. p Hr P Allegro. (•, 132.) Cru - ci - fy, cru - ci - fy, cru ci - fy, .тУ— - Cru - ci - fy, cru - ci -fy, cru - ci - fy, cru - ci - fy, cru - ci-fy J J» Ji N J> J> J t=t л Ifc -П 1Г ...
Mendelssohn, Felix
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Johnson's English Dictionary, as Improved by Todd and ...
AfSlan. CRO'YLSTONE, krAil'-«t6ue. n.s. Crystallized cauk. Woodioard. CRU' CHED, or CRUTCHED Friars' See CROUCHED. CRU'CIAL, krAA'-she-4l. 357. a. [crux, erurit, Lat.] Transverse : intersecting one another. Sliarp. To CRU'CIATE} ...
Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Henry John Todd, 1830
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A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ...
CRU). s. (commonly written curd. J A concretion; coagulation. See CcftD. CRUDE , a. [crudus, Lat.) i. Raw; not subdued by fire, a. Not changed by toy process or preparation. Boyle. 3. Harsh ; unripe. Bacon. 4* Unconnected; not well digested.
Samuel Johnson, 1828
10
XML-Based Data Management and Multimedia Engineering - EDBT ...
... <Namespace> <rdf>http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-rdf-syntax </rdf> <rdfs>http:// www.w3.org/TR/rdf-schema</rdfs> <cru> http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk </cru> </ Namespace> <Resource id = 'cru:temperature'> <cru:frequency>daily</cru: frequency> ...
Akmal B. Chaudhri, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cru is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cathay Pacific serves up grand cru Chablis
Cathay Pacific has announced it will be serving Domaine Jean-Marc Brocard's Chablis grand cru in first class from this November onwards. «The Drinks Business, Jul 15»
2
'Grand cru' organic Marlborough vineyard
An established, organic Marlborough vineyard is for sale in the Waihopai Valley about 15 kms west of Blenheim's airport. The 41 hectare ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
3
Christian clubs rejected as 'discriminatory' allowed back on campus …
Groups like InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Chinese Christian Fellowship, and Cru — formerly known as Campus Crusade for Christ — are ... «BizPac Review, Jul 15»
4
China funds target commodities after slump in equities
It's heavily in debt," said Wang Li, a consultant at CRU Group in Beijing. (Additional reporting by Manolo Serapio Jr in MANILA and Melanie ... «Reuters UK, Jul 15»
5
Sixth annual 'Grillin' on the Green' set for Aug. 1
... at last year's contest while Adam Bruch led his team, The Bru Cru, to second place, and Still Smokin' and Q-n with Adrian Hoaglen took third. «Lake County News, Jul 15»
6
Pavie a second growth after all?
With a reduced number of wines only two bands are necessary, wines over £2,000 a case on average are considered first growths or cru classé ... «The Drinks Business, Jul 15»
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How to Buy a Bordeaux Chateau, from the Search to Sale
(The Adamses paid €33.5 million, but Fonplegade is a Grand Cru Class whose neighbours include Chateau Quintus, owned by first-growth ... «Domain News, Jul 15»
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Crusaders' Christiaan Roets relishing rematch with South Wales …
... over Keighley Cougars and was also in action during the 50-4 win at Coventry Bears last week, which pushed Cru into fourth in League One. «LeaderLive, Jul 15»
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Camus Cognac unveils Rarissimes Borderies 2004
... and Folle Blanche vineyards, Camus is one of the largest landowners in the Borderies – the smallest and rarest cru in the Cognac AOC. «The Spirits Business, Jul 15»
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Ticket alert: Amy Schumer, Aziz Ansari and more in Oddball Comedy …
Ces Cru with Houston Zizza and Joey Cool, July 25, Riot Room. $15. Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band, July 25, Knuckleheads. $15. «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Cru [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cru>. May 2024 ».
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