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1 segnen
v/t2. (ausstatten) bless, endow; Gott hat sie mit vielen Kindern gesegnet God blessed her with many children; er ist nicht gerade mit Intelligenz / Schönheit gesegnet umg. he is not exactly over-endowed with intelligence / blessed with great beauty3. fig.: das Zeitliche segnen depart this life; ich segne den Tag, an dem diese Arbeit fertig ist umg. I praise the day when this job is finished!; gesegnet* * *to consecrate; to bless* * *seg|nen ['zeːgnən]vt (REL)to blessségnend die Hände erheben — to raise one's hands in blessing
See:→ auch gesegnet* * *seg·nen[ˈze:gnən]vt▪ jdn/etw \segnen to bless sb/sthmit \segnender Gebärde in blessingsegnend die Hände heben to raise one's hands in blessing; s.a. Gott2. (geh: reich bedenken, beglücken)ein gesegnetes Alter erreichen to reach a venerable ageeinen gesegneten Appetit haben to have a healthy appetiteeinen gesegneten Schlaf haben (fam) to sleep like a log▪ etw \segnen to bless sth* * *transitives Verb1) blessmit jemandem/etwas gesegnet sein — (auch iron.) be blessed with somebody/something
* * *segnen v/t1. bless;sich segnen cross o.s.;Gott segne dich God bless you2. (ausstatten) bless, endow;Gott hat sie mit vielen Kindern gesegnet God blessed her with many children;er ist nicht gerade mit Intelligenz/Schönheit gesegnet umg he is not exactly over-endowed with intelligence/blessed with great beauty3. fig:das Zeitliche segnen depart this life;ich segne den Tag, an dem diese Arbeit fertig ist umg I praise the day when this job is finished!; → gesegnet* * *transitives Verb1) blessmit jemandem/etwas gesegnet sein — (auch iron.) be blessed with somebody/something
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2 Alter
I Komp. alt; der ältere Bruder her etc. elder brother; Breughel der Ältere (abgek. d. Ä.) Breughel the ElderII Adj.1. euph. (alt) elderly2. JUR. Anspruch: prior* * *das Alterold age; age; the old age; antiqueness; seniority* * *Ạl|ter ['altɐ]nt -s, -age; (= letzter Lebensabschnitt, hohes Alter) old agein deinem Alter — at your age
im Alter von 18 Jahren — at the age of 18
von mittlerem Alter, mittleren Alters — middle-aged
57 ist doch kein Alter, um in Rente zu gehen — 57 is no age to retire
er hat keinen Respekt vor dem Alter — he has no respect for his elders
Alter schützt vor Torheit nicht (Prov) — there's no fool like an old fool (Prov)
* * *das1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) age2) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) age3) (great age: a statue of great antiquity.) antiquity* * *Al·te(r)[ˈaltə, -tɐ]f(m) dekl wie adj▪ der/die \Alter the boss▪ die \Altern the ancients▪ die \Altern the parent animals6.Al·ter<-s, ->[ˈaltɐ]nt1. (Lebensalter) agewenn du erst mal mein \Alter erreicht hast,... when you're as old as I am,...mittleren \Alters middle-agedin vorgerücktem \Alter (geh) at an advanced ageim zarten \Alter von... (geh) at the tender age of...in jds \Alter sein to be the same age as sber ist in meinem \Alter he's my agedas ist doch kein \Alter! that's not old!2. (Bejahrtheit) old ageer hat keinen Respekt vor dem \Alter he doesn't respect his eldersim \Alter in old age3.* * *das; Alters, Alter: age; (hohes Alter) old age* * *1. (auch von Tieren und Dingen) age;er ist in meinem Alter he’s (about) my age;im Alter von 20 Jahren at the age of twenty;darf ich Sie nach Ihrem Alter fragen? may I ask how old you are?;mittleren Alters, von mittlerem Alter middle-aged;im besten Alter in the prime of life;in hohem Alter at a ripe old age;ein schönes/biblisches Alter erreichen reach a ripe/venerable old age;im zarten Alter von at the tender age of;ins heiratsfähige/schulpflichtige Alter kommen reach marriageable/school age;gemäß benehmen act one’s age;man sieht ihm sein Alter nicht an he doesn’t look his age;aus dem Alter müsstest du heraus sein you should have grown out of that by now;sein geistiges Alter entspricht dem eines fünfjährigen Kindes he has a mental age of five2. (Greisenalter) (old) age;vom Alter gebeugt bent by age;fürs Alter sparen put something by for one’s old age;Alter schützt vor Torheit nicht sprichw there’s no fool like an old fool3. (Dienstalter) seniority* * *das; Alters, Alter: age; (hohes Alter) old age* * *age n.old age n.seniority n.
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