Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
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| aide-de-camp n | French (military: assistant officer) (Milit) | Adjutant Nm |
| cul-de-sac n | French (street: no exit) | Sackgasse Nf |
| | The neighborhood children could play safely in the cul-de-sac as it was free of traffic. |
| cul-de-sac n | French, UK (residential road: no exit) | Sackgasse Nf |
| | I live in a cul-de-sac called Byron Close. |
de-emphasize [sth], deemphasize [sth], also UK: de-emphasise [sth], deemphasise [sth]⇒ vtr | (place less importance on [sth]) | [etw] als weniger wichtig ansehen VP |
| | | [etw] weniger Bedeutung beimessen VP |
| | (übertragen) | [etw] weniger Gewicht geben Rdw |
de-energize [sth], also UK: de-energise [sth]⇒ vtr | (electricity: disconnect) | etwas abstellen Vt, sepa |
| | | etwas kappen Vt |
de-escalate [sth], deescalate [sth]⇒ vtr | (lessen in scale, intensity) | [etw] entschärfen Vt |
| | | [etw] mildern Vt |
| | | [etw] verringern Vt |
de-escalate, deescalate vi | (become less in scale, intensity) | sich verringern Vr |
| | | sich entspannen Vr |
| | | sich mäßigen Vr |
| de-flea [sth]⇒ vtr | (remove parasites from) | entflohen Vt |
| | | [etw] von Flöhen befreien VP |
| | As well as de-fleaing the dog, you need to de-flea the house too. |
| de-stress⇒ vi | (relax after feeling tension) | sich entspannen Vr |
| | | sich ausruhen Vr, sepa |
| | | sich beruhigen Vr |
| | A yoga session helps me to de-stress after a hard day at work. |
| de-worm [sth]⇒ vtr | (animal: treat for parasites) | entwurmen Vt |
| | All the puppies have been de-wormed. |
deescalation, de-escalation n | (downscaling, making [sth] smaller) (übertragen) | Entschärfung Nf |
| | | Abschwächung Nf |
| | | Deeskalation Nf |
deice [sth], de-ice, de-ice [sth]⇒ vtr | (thaw, defrost) | abtauen Vt, sepa |
| | | enteisen Vt |
| | | entfrosten Vt |
deicer (US), de-icer (UK) n | (substance: anti-freeze) | Antifrost- Präf |
| | | Enteisungs- Präf |
| | | Abtau- Präf |
deicer (US), de-icer (UK) n | (defrosting device) | Enteisungs- Präf |
| | | Abtau- Präf |
| | | Antifrost- Präf |
demilitarized, de-militarized, also UK: demilitarised, de-militarised adj | (area: military forces removed) | demilitarisierend V Part Präs |
| | | entmilitarisierend V Part Präs |
demilitarized zone, de-militarized zone, also UK: demilitarised zone, de-militarised zone n | (area where military operations are prohibited) | entmilitarisierte Zone Adj + Nf |
| | The demilitarized zone between North and South Korea is the world's most heavily armed border. |
fleur-de-lis, fleur-de-lys n | (symbol, emblem: iris) | heraldische Lilie Adj + Nf |
| | The fleur-de-lis was the emblem of the French royal family. |
how-do-you-do, how-d'ye-do, how-de-do n | informal, dated (difficult situation) | schwierige Situation Adj + Nf |
| | | heikle Lage Adj + Nf |
| | | problematische Situation Adj + Nf |
| | Well that was certainly a fine how-do-you-do wasn't it? |