| Wichtigste Übersetzungen |
| milk n | (cow's milk for food) | Milch Nf |
| | The children drink a lot of milk. |
| | Die Kinder trinken eine Menge Milch. |
| milk n | (from mother) | Muttermilch Nf |
| | The baby drank his mother's milk. |
| | Der Säugling trank die Muttermilch. |
| milk n | (any opaque liquid) | Milch Nf |
| | She drank coconut milk. |
| | Sie trank Kokuss-Milch. |
| milk [sth]⇒ vtr | (draw milk from an animal) (Landwirtschaft) | melken Vt |
| | The farm boy milked the cows every morning. |
| | Der Bauernjunge melkte jeden Morgen die Kühe. |
milk [sth/sb],
milk [sth/sb] for [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative, slang (exploit) (Arbeit) | jmdn verheizen Vt |
| | | jmdn ausnutzen, ausbeuten Vt, sepa |
| | | [etw] auszehren Vt, sepa |
| | The boss milked his employees for every drop of energy they had. |
| | Der Boss verheizte seine Mitarbeiter, bis sie nicht mehr konnten. |
| Zusätzliche Übersetzungen |
| milk⇒ vi | (extract milk) (Landwirtschaft) | melken Vt |
| | Farm workers till, seed, milk, and do other chores. |
| | Bauern bewirtschaften, säen, melken und machen andere Arbeiten. |
| milk [sth]⇒ vtr | (extract a liquid) | melken Vt |
| | The snake handler milked the cobra of its venom. |
| | Der Schlangenhändler melkte die Kobra, um an ihr Gift zu kommen. |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
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| almond milk n | (milk made from almonds) | Mandelmilch Nf |
| breast milk n | (milk produced by human mother) | Muttermilch Nf |
| | Breast milk passes immunity from many diseases from mother to child. |
| chocolate milk n | (chocolate-flavored milk drink) | Kakao Nm |
| | (®) | Kaba Nm |
| | | heiße Schokolade Adj + Nf |
| | School children drink more chocolate milk for lunch than white milk. |
| coconut milk n | (liquid: from coconut) | Kokosnussmilch |
| | | Kokosmilch Nf |
| | The coconut milk, extracted from the meat of a coconut, makes wonderful curries. |
| condensed milk n | (sweetened evaporated milk) (ugs) | Kaffeesahne Nf |
| | (ugs) | Dosenmilch Nf |
| | | Kondensmilch Nf |
| | This recipe for fudge calls for one cup of condensed milk. |
| | Condensed milk is much sweeter than evaporated milk. |
it's no use crying over spilled milk (US),
it's no use crying over spilt milk (UK) expr | figurative (Regret is pointless) | Man kann die Zeit nicht zurückdrehen. Rdw |
| | | Geschehen ist geschehen. Rdw |
| | I know you're sad that you missed the concert, but it's no use crying over spilt milk. |
| evaporated milk n | (concentrated dairy product) | Kondensmilch Nf |
| | (Fachbegriff) | ungesüßte Kondensmilch Adj + Nf |
| | The recipe called for one cup of evaporated milk. |
malted,
malted milk,
malt n | US (milk drink containing malted barley) | Malzmilch Nf |
| | | Malz Nn |
| milk chocolate n | (confection of chocolate and milk) | Vollmilchschokolade Nf |
| | (allg) | Schokolade Nf |
| | A bag of crisps and a bar of milk chocolate do not constitute a healthy lunch. |
milk cow,
milch cow n | (dairy cow kept for milking) | Milchkuh Nf |
| | | Melkkuh Nf |
| | If you want to live a self-sufficient lifestyle then you ought to buy a milk cow. |
milk cow,
milch cow,
cash cow n | figurative ([sth] profitable) (übertragen) | Goldesel Nm |
milk mustache (US),
milk moustache (UK) n | informal (milk round mouth) (informell, ugs) | Milchbart Nm |
| | Lick your lip, you've got a milk moustache. |
| milk thistle n | (flowering plant) (Bot) | Mariendistel Nf |
| milk thistle n | (extract used to treat the liver) (Med) | Mariendistelextrakt Nm |
| milk-white adj | (cool shade of white) | milchweiß Adj |
milkshake,
milk shake n | (beverage: milk and ice cream) (Anglizismus) | Milchshake Nm |
| | Would you like a milkshake with your burger and fries? |
| | Möchten Sie zu Ihrem Burger und den Pommes einen Milchshake? |
pasteurized milk,
also UK: pasteurised milk n | (treated milk) | pasteurisierte Milch Adj + Nf |
| | Pasteurised milk is safe to drink, but micro filtering milk preserves the taste and the 'good' bacteria. |
| semi-skimmed milk n | UK (half-fat dairy product) | Halbfettmilch Nf |
| | | Magermilch Nf |
| | | teilentrahmte Milch Adj + Nf |
| | Dave added semi-skimmed milk to his tea. |
skim milk (US),
nonfat milk (US),
skimmed milk (UK) n | (low-fat dairy milk) | fettarme Milch, entrahmte Milch Adj + Nf |
| | | Magermilch Nf |
| | Drinking skim milk's like drinking white water - I prefer 2% milk. |
| sour milk n | (milk that has spoiled) | saure Milch Adj + Nf |
soy milk,
soybean milk,
also UK: soya milk,
soya bean milk n | (liquid obtained from soybeans) | Sojamilch Nf |
coffee with milk (US),
white coffee (UK) n | (coffee with milk added) | Milchkaffee Nm |
| | I don't like tea; I prefer white coffee with sugar. |
| whole milk n | (full-fat milk) | Vollmilch Nf |
| | Whole milk is far more fattening than skimmed milk. |
| | Whole milk is too rich for me; I prefer milk with less fat. |