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1. noun1) Seide, dietake silk — (Brit. Law) Kronanwalt werden
2) in pl. (garments) seidene Kleider od. Kleidungsstücke3) (of spider etc.) [Spinnen]faden, der4) (Brit. Law coll.) Kronanwalt, der2. attributive adjectiveseiden; Seiden-* * *[silk]1) (very fine, soft threads made by silkworms.) die Seide2) (thread, cloth etc made from this: The dress was made of silk; ( also adjective) a silk dress.) die Seide, seiden-...•- academic.ru/67278/silky">silky- silkiness
- silkworm* * *[sɪlk]I. nto receive [or take] \silk Kronanwalt/Kronanwältin werden3. (racing colours)▪ \silks pl [Renn]farben pl▶ you can't make a \silk purse out of a sow's ear ( prov) aus einem Ackergaul kann man kein Rennpferd machen prov* * *[sɪlk]1. n1) Seide f; (= silk dress) Seidene(s) nt, Seidenkleid ntdressed in beautiful silks —
dressed in silks and satins — in Samt und Seide (gekleidet)
3) pl (= racing colours) (Renn)farben pl2. adjSeiden-, seidenthe dress is silk — das Kleid ist aus Seide
you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear (Prov) — aus einem Ackergaul kann man kein Rennpferd machen (prov)
* * *silk [sılk]A s1. Seide f:a) Seidenfaser fb) Seidenfaden mc) Seidenstoff m, -gewebe n:2. Seide(nkleid) f(n):in silks and satins in Samt und Seide3. pl Seidenwaren pl4. JUR Brb) umg Kronanwalt m:take silk Kronanwalt werden5. ZOOL Spinnfäden pl6. BOT US Seide f:7. Seidenglanz mB adj1. seiden, Seiden…:you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear (Sprichwort) aus einem Kieselstein kann man keinen Diamanten schleifen;silk culture Seiden(raupen)zucht f* * *1. noun1) Seide, dietake silk — (Brit. Law) Kronanwalt werden
2) in pl. (garments) seidene Kleider od. Kleidungsstücke3) (of spider etc.) [Spinnen]faden, der4) (Brit. Law coll.) Kronanwalt, der2. attributive adjectiveseiden; Seiden-* * *adj.Seiden- präfix. n.Seide -n f. -
2 silk
[sɪlk] n3) ( racing colours)modifier (scarf, stockings, tie) seiden, Seiden-;\silk dress seidenes KleidPHRASES:you can't make a \silk purse out of a sow's ear ( out of a sow's ear) aus einem Ackergaul kann man kein Rennpferd machen ( prov)
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make a silk purse out of a sow's ear — make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear phrase to try to improve a person or object that cannot be changed Thesaurus: not possiblesynonym Main entry: silk * * * make a silk ˌpurse out of a sow s ˈear f8 idiom to succeed in making sth good out of… … Useful english dictionary
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You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. — old fashioned something that you say which means you cannot make a good quality product using bad quality materials. To make chairs that ll last you need good strong pieces of wood. You can t make a silk purse out of a sow s ear … New idioms dictionary
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