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noun, pl. sameSchaf, dascount sheep — (fig.) Schäfchen zählen (fam.)
* * *plural; see sheep* * *<pl ->[ʃi:p]n Schaf ntflock of \sheep Schafherde f▶ to separate [or tell] [or sort out] the \sheep from the goats die Schafe von den Böcken trennen* * *[ʃiːp] Schaf ntyou might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb (prov) — wennschon, dennschon
* * *sheep [ʃiːp] pl sheep s1. ZOOL Schaf n:make sheep’s eyes at sb jemandem schmachtende Blicke zuwerfen;count sheep Schäfchen zählen (um einzuschlafen);you might as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lamb wennschon - dennschon umg; → academic.ru/7341/black_sheep">black sheep2. fig pej Schaf n3. pl fig Schäflein pl, Herde f (Gemeinde eines Pfarrers etc)4. Schafleder nsh. abk2. sheep3. sheet* * *noun, pl. sameSchaf, dasseparate the sheep from the goats — (fig.) die Böcke von den Schafen trennen
count sheep — (fig.) Schäfchen zählen (fam.)
* * *n.(§ pl.: sheep)= Hammel - m.Schaf -e n.
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