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banana peel

/bəˈnɑːnə piːl/

Übersetzung: Die Schale einer Banane; im übertragenen Sinn etwas, das ein plötzliches Ausrutschen oder ein unerwartetes Problem verursacht.

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/bəˈnɑːnə piːl/A2informal
  • deDie Schale einer Banane; im übertragenen Sinn etwas, das ein plötzliches Ausrutschen oder ein unerwartetes Problem verursacht.

The skin of a banana, often used figuratively to refer to something that causes a sudden slip or unexpected problem.

  1. Literal meaningA1formal

    The outer skin of a banana fruit, typically yellow when ripe.

    deBananenschale

    • He slipped on a banana peel left on the sidewalk.
    • She threw the banana peel into the compost bin.
    • The monkey carefully peeled the banana and ate the fruit.
  2. Figurative meaningB2informal

    A situation that causes an unexpected problem or embarrassment, often due to carelessness.

    deUnvorhergesehenes Problem

    • The politician's comment was a banana peel in his campaign.
    • His lack of preparation was a banana peel during the interview.
    • The project hit a banana peel when the funding was cut.