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1 egg
I nounEi, dasa 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.)
II transitive verbhave egg on or all over one's face — (fig.) dumm od. blöd dastehen (ugs.); dumm aus der Wäsche gucken (salopp)
egg somebody on [to do something] — jemanden anstacheln[, etwas zu tun]
* * *I [eɡ] noun1) (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 Ei2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) das Ei3) (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•- academic.ru/115989/egg-cup">egg-cup- eggplant
- eggshell
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs II [eɡ]- egg on* * *[eg]I. n[half] a dozen \eggs ein [halbes] Dutzend Eierduck/ostrich/quail \egg Enten-/Straußen-/Wachtelei ntbeaten \egg geschlagenes Eifried \egg Spiegelei nthard-boiled/soft-boiled \egg hart/weich gekochtes Ei, hartes/weiches Ei ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZpoached \egg pochiertes [o verlorenes] Eito lay an \egg ein Ei legenchocolate \egg Schokoladenei nt4.▶ to put all one's \eggs in one basket alles auf eine Karte setzen▶ it's like teaching your grandmother to suck \eggs ( fam) da will das Ei [o Küken] [mal] wieder klüger sein als die Henne hum famII. vt▪ to \egg sb ⇆ on jdn anstacheln* * *[eg]nEi ntas sure as eggs is eggs (inf) — so sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche (inf)
* * *egg1 [eɡ]A s1. 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;put all one’s eggs in one basket umg alles auf eine Karte setzen;2. BIOL Eizelle f3. Ei n (eiförmiger Gegenstand):4. MIL sl Ei n (Fliegerbombe):drop an egg ein Ei legen5. obs umga) a bad (good) egg ein übler (feiner) Kerlb) good egg! prima!B v/t1. GASTR in geschlagenem Ei wenden:egg and crumb panieren2. besonders US umg mit (faulen) Eiern bewerfento zu;to do zu tun)* * *I nounEi, dasa 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.)
II transitive verbhave egg on or all over one's face — (fig.) dumm od. blöd dastehen (ugs.); dumm aus der Wäsche gucken (salopp)
egg somebody on [to do something] — jemanden anstacheln[, etwas zu tun]
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2 duck-egg
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3 goose
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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