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noun* * *[ɡu:s]plural - geese; noun(a web-footed animal like a duck, but larger: The farmer's wife keeps geese.) die Gans- goose-flesh- he wouldn't say boo to a goose* * *[gu:s]I. n1.<pl geese>ORN, FOOD Gans fCanadian \goose kanadische Gans2.<pl -es>[silly] \goose [dumme] Gans pej fam3.▶ what's sauce for the \goose is sauce for the gander, what's good for the \goose is good for the gander [or AM good for the gander is good for the \goose] ( prov) was für den einen gut ist, kann für den anderen nicht schlecht sein▶ to send sb on a wild \goose chase jdn auf eine sinnlose Suche schicken1. (poke in the bottom)▪ to \goose sb jdn kneifen▪ to \goose sb jdn antreibento \goose up profits Gewinne steigern* * *[guːs] Gans fsilly little goose! (inf) — dummes Gänschen! (inf)
to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs — das Huhn schlachten, das die goldenen Eier legt
2. vt (inf)einen Klaps auf den Hintern geben (+dat) (inf)* * *goose [ɡuːs] pl geese [ɡiːs] s1. ORN Gans f:all his geese are swans er übertreibt immer, bei ihm ist immer alles besser als bei anderen;kill the goose that lays the golden eggs das Huhn schlachten, das goldene Eier legt;cook one’s (own) goose umg sich alles verderben;cook one’s goose with sb umg es mit jemandem verderben;he’s cooked his goose with me umg er ist bei mir unten durch;2. GASTR Gans f, Gänsefleisch n3. figa) Esel m, Dummkopf mb) (dumme) Gans (Frau)4. (adv gooses) Schneiderbügeleisen n* * *noun* * *n.(§ pl.: geese)= Gans -¨e ( -e) f.
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