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  • 1 quail

    1. quail <pl -s or -> [kweɪl] n
    1) ( bird) Wachtel f
    2) (Am);
    (fig, pej sl: girl) Mieze f (fig, pej) ( fam)
    2. quail [kweɪl] vi
    bangen ( geh), verzagen ( geh), den Mut verlieren [o sinken lassen];
    she \quailed with fear ihr war Angst und Bange;
    he \quailed before the consequences ihm bangte vor den Konsequenzen

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  • 2 quail

    I noun
    , pl. same or quails (Ornith.) Wachtel, die
    II intransitive verb
    [Person:] [ver]zagen, den Mut sinken lassen
    * * *
    [kweil]
    (to draw back in fear; to shudder: The little boy quailed at the teacher's angry voice.) verzagen
    * * *
    quail1
    <pl -s or ->
    [kweɪl]
    n
    1. (bird) Wachtel f
    quail2
    [kweɪl]
    vi bangen geh, verzagen geh, den Mut verlieren [o sinken lassen]
    she \quailed with fear ihr war angst und bange
    he \quailed before the consequences ihm bangte vor den Konsequenzen
    * * *
    I [kweɪl]
    vi
    (vor Angst) zittern or beben (before vor +dat) II
    n (ORN)
    Wachtel f
    * * *
    quail1 [kweıl] pl quails, besonders koll quail s
    1. ORN Wachtel f
    2. US sl Schnepfe f (Mädchen, Frau)
    quail2 [kweıl] v/i
    1. verzagen, den Mut verlieren
    2. zittern ( with vor dat; at bei einem Gedanken etc)
    * * *
    I noun
    , pl. same or quails (Ornith.) Wachtel, die
    II intransitive verb
    [Person:] [ver]zagen, den Mut sinken lassen
    * * *
    n.
    Wachtel -n f.

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  • 3 quail

    germ. kwakul-

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  • 4 egg

    I noun
    Ei, das

    a bad egg — (fig. coll.): (person) eine üble Person

    have or put all one's eggs in one basket — (fig. coll.) alles auf eine Karte setzen

    as sure as eggs is or are eggs — (coll.) so sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche (ugs.)

    have egg on or all over one's face — (fig.) dumm od. blöd dastehen (ugs.); dumm aus der Wäsche gucken (salopp)

    II transitive verb

    egg somebody on [to do something] — jemanden anstacheln[, etwas zu tun]

    * * *
    I [eɡ] noun
    1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) das Ei
    2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) das Ei
    3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) die Eizelle
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    - eggplant
    - eggshell
    - put all one's eggs in one basket
    - teach one's grandmother to suck eggs     II [eɡ]
    - egg on
    * * *
    [eg]
    I. n
    1. (food) Ei nt
    [half] a dozen \eggs ein [halbes] Dutzend Eier
    duck/ostrich/quail \egg Enten-/Straußen-/Wachtelei nt
    beaten \egg geschlagenes Ei
    fried \egg Spiegelei nt
    hard-boiled/soft-boiled \egg hart/weich gekochtes Ei, hartes/weiches Ei ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ
    poached \egg pochiertes [o verlorenes] Ei
    to lay an \egg ein Ei legen
    2. (cell) Eizelle f
    3. (shape) Ei nt
    chocolate \egg Schokoladenei nt
    4.
    ▶ to be a bad \egg ( fam) ein Gauner sein
    ▶ to be left with \egg on one's face dumm dastehen fam
    ▶ to put all one's \eggs in one basket alles auf eine Karte setzen
    ▶ as sure as \eggs is \eggs BRIT ( fam) das ist so sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche
    ▶ it's like teaching your grandmother to suck \eggs ( fam) da will das Ei [o Küken] [mal] wieder klüger sein als die Henne hum fam
    II. vt
    ▪ to \egg sb ⇆ on jdn anstacheln
    * * *
    [eg]
    n
    Ei nt

    as sure as eggs is eggs (inf) — so sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche (inf)

    he's a good/bad egg (dated inf) — er ist ein famoser Kerl (dated)/ein übler Kunde

    * * *
    egg1 [eɡ]
    A s
    1. Ei n:
    in the egg fig im Anfangsstadium, im Entstehen;
    (as) sure as eggs is eggs umg so sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche, todsicher;
    have egg on ( oder all over) one’s face umg dumm aus der Wäsche schauen;
    lay an egg bes US umg nicht ankommen (Witz etc), (Theaterstück etc auch) durchfallen;
    put all one’s eggs in one basket umg alles auf eine Karte setzen;
    he’s teaching his grandmother to suck eggs! umg das Ei will klüger sein als die Henne!; → like1 A 5
    2. BIOL Eizelle f
    3. Ei n (eiförmiger Gegenstand):
    egg and dart ( oder anchor, tongue) ARCH Eierstab(ornament) m(n)
    4. MIL sl Ei n (Fliegerbombe):
    drop an egg ein Ei legen
    5. obs umg
    a) a bad (good) egg ein übler (feiner) Kerl
    b) good egg! prima!
    B v/t
    1. GASTR in geschlagenem Ei wenden:
    egg and crumb panieren
    2. besonders US umg mit (faulen) Eiern bewerfen
    egg2 [eɡ] v/t meist egg on anstacheln, aufhetzen ( beide:
    to zu;
    to do zu tun)
    * * *
    I noun
    Ei, das

    a bad egg — (fig. coll.): (person) eine üble Person

    have or put all one's eggs in one basket — (fig. coll.) alles auf eine Karte setzen

    as sure as eggs is or are eggs — (coll.) so sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche (ugs.)

    have egg on or all over one's face — (fig.) dumm od. blöd dastehen (ugs.); dumm aus der Wäsche gucken (salopp)

    II transitive verb

    egg somebody on [to do something] — jemanden anstacheln[, etwas zu tun]

    * * *
    n.
    Ei -er n.

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  • 5 egg

    [eg] n
    1) ( food) Ei nt;
    [half] a dozen \eggs ein [halbes] Dutzend Eier;
    quail's \eggs Wachteleier ntpl;
    beaten \egg geschlagenes Ei;
    hard-boiled/soft-boiled \egg hart/weich gekochtes Ei;
    to lay an \egg ein Ei legen
    2) ( cell) Eizelle f
    3) ( shape) Ei nt;
    chocolate \egg Schokoladenei nt
    PHRASES:
    to put all one's \eggs in one basket alles auf eine Karte setzen;
    to be left with \egg on one's face dumm dastehen ( fam)
    it's like teaching your grandmother to suck \eggs ( fam) da will das Ei [o Küken] [mal] wieder klüger sein als die Henne ( hum) ( fam)
    to be a bad \egg ( fam) ein Gauner m sein;
    as sure as \eggs is \eggs ( Brit) ( fam) das ist so sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche vt
    to \egg sb <-> on jdn anstacheln

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