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pillars+of+hercules

  • 1 Säule

    f; -, -n
    1. column; auch von Rauch: pillar; eine Säule der Gesellschaft / Mannschaft a pillar of society / a mainstay of the team
    2. MOT. (Zapfsäule) pump
    * * *
    die Säule
    column; pillar
    * * *
    Säu|le ['zɔylə]
    f -, -n
    column; (= Rauchsäule, Wassersäule auch, inf = Pfeiler, fig = Stütze) pillar

    eine/die tragende Sä́úle sein (fig) — to be a/the mainstay

    die Sä́úlen des Herkules — the Pillars of Hercules

    * * *
    die
    1) (a stone or wooden pillar used to support or adorn a building: the carved columns in the temple.) column
    2) (something similar in shape: a column of smoke.) column
    * * *
    Säu·le
    <-, -n>
    [ˈzɔylə]
    f
    1. ARCHIT column, pillar
    die \Säulen des Herkules the Pillars of Hercules
    2. (Bildsäule) statue
    3. (geh: Stütze) pillar
    die \Säulen der Gesellschaft the pillars [or backbone] of society
    4. (fam: Zapfsäule) petrol [or AM gas] pump
    * * *
    die; Säule, Säulen column; (nur als Stütze, auch fig.) pillar
    * * *
    Säule f; -, -n
    1. column; auch von Rauch: pillar;
    eine Säule der Gesellschaft/Mannschaft a pillar of society/a mainstay of the team
    2. AUTO (Zapfsäule) pump
    * * *
    die; Säule, Säulen column; (nur als Stütze, auch fig.) pillar
    * * *
    -n f.
    column n.
    pillar n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Säule

  • 2 Herkulessäulen

    Pl. GEOG. HIST. Pillars of Hercules
    * * *
    Herkulessäulen pl GEOG HIST Pillars of Hercules

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Herkulessäulen

  • 3 Säule

    Säu·le <-, -n> [ʼzɔylə] f
    1) archit column, pillar;
    die \Säulen des Herkules the Pillars of Hercules
    2) (Bild\Säule) statue
    3) (geh: Stütze) pillar;
    die \Säulen der Gesellschaft the pillars [or backbone] of society
    4) (fam: Zapf\Säule) petrol [or (Am) gas] pump

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > Säule

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  • Pillars of Hercules — Pillars of Her|cu|les the Pillars of Hercules two very tall rocks on either side of the Strait of ↑Gibraltar, a narrow area of sea at the western end of the Mediterranean Sea. According to ancient Greek stories, the rocks had been moved apart by… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Pillars of Hercules — two headlands on either side of the Strait of Gibraltar, one at Gibraltar (ancient CALPE) & the other at Ceuta (ancient ABYLA) or Jebel Musa, on the coast of Africa …   English World dictionary

  • Pillars of Hercules — The Pillars of Hercules Gibraltar (foreground) and North Africa (background) The Pillars of Hercules (Latin: Columnae Herculis, Greek: Ηράκλειες Στήλες, Spanish: Columnas de Hércules) was the phrase that was applied in Antiquity to the …   Wikipedia

  • Pillars of Hercules (pub) — The Pillars Of Hercules is a pub in Greek Street, Soho, London. Most of what exists now was built around 1910, but the pub dates back to 1733 [ [http://ultimatepubguide.com/pubs/info.phtml?pub id=243 Pillars of Hercules at ultimatepubguide.com] ] …   Wikipedia

  • Pillars of Hercules — the two promontories on either side of the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar: the Rock of Gibraltar in Europe and the Jebel Musa in Africa; fabled to have been raised by Hercules. Also called Hercules Pillars. * * * Two promontories at the… …   Universalium

  • PILLARS OF HERCULES —    See HERCULES, THE PILLARS OF …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Pillars of Hercules — /ˌpɪləz əv ˈhɜkjəliz/ (say .piluhz uhv herkyuhleez) noun the two promontories on opposite sides of the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; the Rock of Gibraltar in Europe, and the Jebel Musa in Africa, supposed to have been raised by Hercules …  

  • Pillars of Hercules — noun the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules • Instance Hypernyms: ↑geological formation, ↑formation • Part Holonyms: ↑Strait of Gibraltar • Part Meronyms: ↑Gibraltar, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pillars of Hercules — geographical name the two promontories at E end of Strait of Gibraltar: Rock of Gibraltar (in Europe) & Jebel Musa (in Africa) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Pillars of Hercules — promontories flanking the Straits of Gibraltar Abyla in Africa facing Gibraltar in Europe …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • Pillars of Hercules — two promontories on opposite sides of the Strait of Gibraltar …   English contemporary dictionary

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