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Narrator: Today's word is "Lime" — noun, pronounced /laɪm/, with the stress on "lime".
Narrator: Lime is a bright yellowish-green colour, named after the small sour green citrus fruit.
Narrator: In plain English, zesty bright green.
Narrator: It comes from Arabic lima, through Spanish and French.
Narrator: A common collocation is "lime green", which describes a vivid, sharp green.
Narrator: It differs from "green", because lime is brighter and more yellow than ordinary green.
Narrator: In a second sense, lime is also a white chalky substance used in building.
Narrator: Fashion, design, cookery and construction rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: lime is zesty yellow-green, and a citrus fruit.
Speaker A: Why is the new sign so bright?
Speaker B: It's LIME green! From Arabic lima.
Speaker A: Like the fruit?
Speaker B: Exactly like the fruit.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Squeeze a lime over the tacos", cookery. "She wore lime trainers", fashion. "The highlights are lime green", design.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Do not confuse the colour lime with the building material lime, or the lime tree, which is a linden.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Chartreuse is its cousin, acid green its twin, and neon green an alternative — yet lime keeps its zesty charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "lime" in AI prompts — useful for success states and recipe apps.
Speaker A: How for states?
Speaker B: Highlights.
Prompt: Use a lime highlight to mark newly added rows in this table.
Speaker A: And recipes?
Speaker B: Substitution.
Prompt: Suggest a substitute for lime juice in this curry.
Speaker A: Could it help visibility?
Speaker B: Yes, for safety.
Prompt: Design a lime high-visibility jacket mock-up for a cycling app.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Accessibility.
Prompt: Choose dark text that remains readable on a lime background.
Lime — meaning in Arabic & definition More L courses GL Dictionary