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1 needle
1. nounNadel, die2. transitive verbit is like looking for a needle in a haystack — es ist, als wollte man eine Stecknadel in einem Heuhaufen finden; see also academic.ru/55583/pin">pin 1. 1)
(coll.) ärgern; nerven (ugs.)what's needling him? — was fuchst ihn [denn so]? (ugs.)
* * *['ni:dl]1) (a small, sharp piece of steel with a hole (called an eye) at one end for thread, used in sewing etc: a sewing needle.) Nadel2) (any of various instruments of a long narrow pointed shape: a knitting needle; a hypodermic needle.) die Nadel4) (the thin, sharp-pointed leaf of a pine, fir etc.) die Nadel•- be on the needle- needlework* * *nee·dle[ˈni:dl̩]I. nknitting \needle Stricknadel f\needle and thread Nadel und Fadento thread a \needle einen Faden einfädeln5.▶ it is like looking [or searching] for a \needle in a haystack das ist, als würde man eine Stecknadel im Heuhaufen suchenII. vt* * *['niːdl]1. n(all senses) Nadel fit's like looking for a needle in a haystack — es ist, als ob man eine Stecknadel im Heuhaufen suchte
2. vt1) (inf: goad) ärgern, piesacken (inf)2) (US inf)* * *needle [ˈniːdl]A s1. (Näh-, Strick- etc) Nadel f:3. TECHa) (Abspiel-, Grammofon-, Magnet) Nadel fb) Ventilnadel fc) AUTO Schwimmernadel f (im Vergaser)d) Zeiger me) Zunge f (der Waage)4. BOT Nadel f5. (Fels)Nadel f, Felsspitze f6. Obelisk m7. MINER Kristallnadel fB v/t1. (mit einer Nadel) nähen2. durchstechen3. MED punktierenabout wegen)7. needle one’s way througha) sich (durch)schlängeln durch,b) sich durchschlängeln8. eine Erzählung etc würzen (with humo[u]r mit Humor)* * *1. nounNadel, die2. transitive verbit is like looking for a needle in a haystack — es ist, als wollte man eine Stecknadel in einem Heuhaufen finden; see also pin 1. 1)
(coll.) ärgern; nerven (ugs.)what's needling him? — was fuchst ihn [denn so]? (ugs.)
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= hayrick nouns Heuschober, der (südd.); Heudieme, die (nordd.); see also academic.ru/49386/needle">needle 1.* * *ˈhay·stack, ˈhay·rickn Heuhaufen m▶ to be like looking for a needle in a \haystack so sein, als suche man eine Nadel im Heuhaufen* * ** * ** * *n.Heuhaufen n.Heuschober m.Schober - m. -
3 needle
nee·dle [ʼni:dl̩] nknitting \needle Stricknadel f;\needle and thread Nadel und Faden;to thread a \needle einen Faden einfädelnPHRASES:it is like looking [or searching] for a \needle in a haystack das ist, als würde man eine Stecknadel im Heuhaufen suchen; -
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'hay·rick n, 'hay·stack nHeuhaufen mPHRASES:to be like looking for a needle in a \'haystack so sein, als suche man eine Nadel im Heuhaufen -
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