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scarlet pimpernel

Übersetzung: Der englische Ausdruck bezeichnet einerseits die Pflanze Acker-Gauchheil (Anagallis arvensis), andererseits eine Anspielung auf die literarische Figur des Scharlachroten Pimpernels.

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  • deDer englische Ausdruck bezeichnet einerseits die Pflanze Acker-Gauchheil (Anagallis arvensis), andererseits eine Anspielung auf die literarische Figur des Scharlachroten Pimpernels.
  1. A person who is elusive or mysteriousC1informal

    A person who is difficult to find or capture, often due to cleverness or disguise.

    deScharlachrotes Pimpernellenkraut

    • The journalist was a real scarlet pimpernel, always slipping away before anyone could interview him.
    • In the world of art theft, he was known as the scarlet pimpernel of the galleries.
    • She moved through the party like a scarlet pimpernel, never staying in one place for long.
  2. A plantB2formal

    A small annual plant (Anagallis arvensis) with bright red flowers, also known as red chickweed.

    dePflanze

    • The scarlet pimpernel blooms in the fields during late spring.
    • Botanists classify the scarlet pimpernel as a member of the primrose family.
    • The bright red petals of the scarlet pimpernel close when rain is approaching.