Zusätzliche Übersetzungen |
horse n | (male horse) | Hengst Nm |
| The horse mated with the mare. |
| Der Hengst paarte sich mit der Stute. |
horse n | (gymnastics) (Sport) | Pferd Nn |
| Her favourite competition in gymnastics was the horse. |
| Ihm Turnen liebte sie am meisten den Wettkampf am Pferd. |
horse n | US, slang, figurative, dated ([sb] unattractive) (Slang) | Ekelpaket Nn |
| Why don't I like him? He's a horse! |
| Warum ich ihn nicht mag? Er ist ein Ekelpaket! |
horse n | (cavalry) (Militär) | Kavallerie Nf |
| While the foot soldiers were fighting, the horses came in to help. |
| Während die Fußsoldaten kämpften, kam die Kavallerie zur Hilfe. |
horse n | (heroin) | Heroin Nn |
| They say it is hard to get off the horse once you are on it. Heroin addiction is strong. |
| Sie sagen, es ist schwer vom Heroin loszukommen, wenn du erst mal angefangen hast. Eine Heroinsucht ist wirklich hart. |
horse n | (carpentry: sawhorse) (Handwerk) | Sägebock Nm |
| James used a horse to support the board which he was cutting. |
horse [sb]⇒ vtr | dated (provide with horses) | jmdn mit Pferden ausstatten Rdw |
| The groom made sure the master and the lady were properly horsed for the journey. |
| Der Stallbursche stellte sicher, dass sein Herr und die Lady vernünftig mit Pferden für die Reise ausgestattet waren. |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter: horse | horsed |
beat a dead horse, flog a dead horse v expr | figurative (pursue a hopeless cause) | seine Energie verschwenden, seine Energie vergeuden Rdw |
| | seine Zeit verschwenden, seine Zeit vergeuden Rdw |
| I tried to convince him to come with us, but felt that I was beating a dead horse. |
carthorse, cart horse, cart-horse n | (horse that pulls a cart) | Zugpferd Nn |
charley horse n | informal (muscle cramp) | Krampf Nm |
| | Muskelkrampf Nm |
| Running a short sprint usually gives me a charley horse in my calf muscle. |
chestnut tree, horse chestnut tree n | (horse chestnut) | Rosskastanie Nf |
| The chestnut trees bloom in May and are covered in white blossoms. |
clothes horse, clotheshorse n | (frame for drying laundry) | Wäscheständer Nm |
| I dry the clothes that cannot be tumble-dried by hanging them on the clothes horse. |
clothes horse, clotheshorse n | figurative (person: demonstrates clothes) | Model Nn |
| (ugs, beleidigend) | Kleiderhaken, Kleiderbügel Nm |
| (veraltet) | Vorführdame Nf |
| Hannah put herself through university by working as a clothes horse for an exclusive fashion designer. |
clothes horse, clotheshorse n | figurative, pejorative (fashion-conscious woman) | Modenärrin Nf |
| | Mode verrückte Frau Rdw |
| Alina is such a clothes horse! She'd never be caught dead in last season's styles. |
could eat a horse expr | (be very hungry) (übertragen) | ein (ganzes) Pferd verspeisen können Rdw |
| (übertragen) | einen Bärenhunger haben Rdw |
| (übertragen) | einen tierischen Hunger haben Rdw |
dark horse n | figurative (secretive person) (übertragen) | stilles Wasser Adj + Nn |
| | Geheimniskrämer Nm |
| | Geheimnistuer Nm |
| You're such a dark horse! - you never told me you'd got married. |
| New: Stille Wasser sind tief. |
| Du bist so ein Geheimniskrämer! - du hast mir nie erzählt, dass du geheiratet hast. |
dark horse n | figurative (little known political candidate) | unbekannter Politiker Adj + Nm |
| | unbekannte Größe Adj + Nf |
| | Geheimfavorit Nm |
| At first Obama was something of a dark horse, but he went on to win the election! |
| Zuerst war Obama so etwas wie ein unbekannter Politiker, aber dann er hat die Wahl gewonnen! |
dark horse n | (little-known racehorse) | unbekanntes Rennpferd Adj + Nn |
| | Geheimfavorit Nm |
| | Außenseiter Nm |
| Nobody bet on the dark horse, who went on to place first. |
eat like a horse v expr | (eat large quantities) | sich richtig vollstopfen Rdw |
| | essen wie ein Scheunendrescher, fressen wie ein Scheunendrescher Rdw |
fava bean (US), broad bean (UK), horse bean n | (botany: plant) | Ackerbohne Nf |
| | Puffbohne, Feldbohne, Saubohne, Schweinsbohne Nf |
| | Fababohne, Faberbohne, Favabohne Nf |
| | Dicke Bohne Adj + Nf |
fava bean (US), broad bean (UK), horse bean n | usually plural (edible pulse) | Ackerbohne Nf |
| | Puffbohne, Feldbohne, Saubohne, Schweinsbohne Nf |
| | Fababohne, Faberbohne, Favabohne Nf |
| | Dicke Bohne Adj + Nf |
| Fava beans are delicious in stews but do tend to cause flatulence. |
go horse riding v expr | UK (ride horses for pleasure) | reiten gehen Vi + Vi |
| Would you like to go horse riding this afternoon? |
groomer n | (person who tends horses' coats) | Pferdepfleger Nm |
| | Pferdepflegerin Nf |
| The groomer cleaned and brushed the horse. |
on your high horse expr | (displaying haughty attitude) | hohes Ross Adj + Nn |
| I see Irene's on her high horse again. |
hobbyhorse, also UK: hobby horse n | (child's ride-on toy) | Schaukelpferd Nn |
| | Steckenpferd Nn |
hobbyhorse, also UK: hobby horse n | figurative (pet subject, obsession) (übertragen) | Steckenpferd Nn |
| | Leidenschaft Nf |
| | Hobby Nn |
horse chestnut n | (conker tree) | Rosskastanie Nf |
horse chestnut n | (conker) | Rosskastanie Nf |
| (vage) | Kastanie Nf |
horse groomer n | (person who tends horses' coats) | Pferdepfleger Nm |
| | Pferdepflegerin Nf |
horse race n | (competition for horses) | Pferderennen Nn |
| Brenda is watching a horse race on TV. |
horse race n | US, figurative (close competition) | Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen Nn |
horse ride n | (journey made on horseback) | mit dem Pferd ausreiten VP |
| | Ausritt Nm |
| We went for a horse ride in the woods together for my birthday. |
horse riding n | (activity: riding on a horse) | Reiten Nn |
| | Reitsport Nm |
| | Pferdereiten Nn |
| I love horse riding but it makes my muscles ache afterwards. |
| Ich mag Reiten, doch danach habe ich Muskelkater. |
horse show n | (horse riding competition) | Reittunier Nn |
| Samantha and her mare will compete in the dressage event at the horse show. |
horse-and-buggy n as adj | figurative (old-fashioned) (informell, abschätzig) | altbacken Adj |
| | altmodisch Adj |
horse-drawn adj | (pulled by horse) | Pferde- Präf |
| | von einem Pferd gezogen Rdw |
horse-drawn carriage n | (vehicle pulled by a horse) | Pferdekutsche Nf |
| In some Spanish cities, you can hire a horse-drawn carriage to ride around and see the sights. |
horseback riding (US), horse riding (UK) n | (activity: riding a horse) | Reiten Nn |
| One of my favorite summer activities was horseback riding. |
| I love horse riding but it makes my muscles ache afterwards. |
| Eine meiner liebsten Freizeitaktivitäten im Sommer war das Reiten. |
horsefly, horse fly n | (large flying insect) | Bremse Nf |
| | Pferdebremse Nf |
| | Stechfliege Nf |
| Tom was having a nice day until a horsefly bit his arm. |
horseracing, horse racing n | (race between horses) | Pferderennen Nn |
| Eddie enjoys watching horseracing, but he never places bets. |
horsewhip n | (riding crop) | Peitsche, Reitpeitsche Nf |
Norwegian fjord, Norwegian fjord horse, fjord horse n | (breed of horse) | Norwegisches Fjordpferd Adj + Nn |
one-horse adj | (using one horse) | mit einem Pferd |
one-horse adj | figurative (small, unimportant) | unwichtig, unbedeutend Adj |
| | klein Adj |
| | irrelevant Adj |
| Don talked as though he was running a great business empire, but really it was just a one-horse establishment. |
racehorse, race horse n | (horse that competes in races) | Rennpferd Nn |
| That racehorse has never lost. |
rocking horse n | (riding toy) | Schaukelpferd Nn |
| Charlie keeps falling off the rocking horse we bought him. |
seahorse, sea horse n | (small horse-like fish) (Zoologie) | Seepferdchen Nn |
| Some seahorses are no bigger than your finger. |
shire horse n | (large working horse) | Shire Nn |
| Work on the farms formerly depended on shire horses. |
stalking-horse, stalking horse n | (hunting: screen) | Pirschpferd Nn |
stalking-horse, stalking horse n | figurative ([sth] that hides intentions) (übertragen) | Deckmantel Nm |
| | Vorwand Nm |
| | Ausrede Nf |
stalking-horse, stalking horse n | figurative (election candidate) | unbedeutender Wahlkandidat Adj + Nm |
| (Anglizismus) | Stalking Pferd Nn |
| (Anglizismus) | Stalking Horse Nn |
stalking-horse n as adj | (relating to a stalking-horse) | Stalking Pferd- Präp |
| | Stalking-Pferd Präp |