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whiskers npl | (person: hair on chin) | Barthaare Npl |
| | Backenbart Nm |
| Jacob thoughtfully stroked the whiskers on his chin. |
whisker n | usually plural (cat, rodent: face hair) (Zool., literarisch) | Schnurrhaar Nn |
| Cats use their whiskers to feel their way around. |
a whisker n | figurative, informal (very close margin) | haarscharf Adj |
| | um Haaresbreite Präp + Nf |
| | um ein Haar Rdw |
| The bullet missed Roger by a whisker, so he is very lucky to still be alive. |
whisker n | (chemistry: crystal) | Haarkristall Nm |
| (Anglizismus) | Whisker Nm |
| Whiskers made from copper and sapphire are known for having a high tensile strength. |
whisker n | (person who whisks) | [jmd], der [etw] verrührt Best Art, m + Vt |
whisker n | (device for whisking) (Küchengerät) | Schneebesen Nm |
| The chef cracked the eggs and beat them with a whisker. |
Wörterbuch v1 Englisch-Deutsch © WordReference.com 2012:
'whisk·er [-kə] s- 1. pl Backenbart m
- 2.
a) Barthaar n
b) umg Schnurrbart m
- 3. ZOOL Schnurr-, Barthaar n (von Katzen etc)