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feather I v 1. HB mit Federn versehen, einbinden, verbinden; 2. einbinden (z. B. neue in alte Baustoffe) feather II HB Feder fEnglish-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > feather
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1. noun1) Feder, die; (on arrow) [Pfeil]feder, diea feather in somebody's cap — (fig. coll.) ein Grund für jemanden, stolz zu sein
2. transitive verbyou could have knocked me down with a feather — ich war völlig von den Socken (ugs.)
feather one's nest — (fig.) auf seinen finanziellen Vorteil bedacht sein
* * *['feðə] 1. noun(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) die Feder2. verb(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) mit Federn versehen- feathered- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest* * *feath·er[ˈfeðəʳ, AM -ɚ]I. n Feder fan eagle['s]/a peacock['s] \feather eine Adler-/Pfauenfedertail/wing \feather Schwanz-/Schwungfeder fto ruffle its \feathers seine Federn zersausen▶ a \feather in sb's cap etwas, worauf jd stolz sein kann▶ you could have knocked me down with a \feather ( fam) ich war total platt [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ völlig perplex] fam▶ as light as a \feather federleichtIII. vtto \feather a propeller AVIAT einen Propeller auf Segelstellung bringen* * *['feðə(r)]1. nFeder ffeather headdress — Kopfschmuck m aus Federn
that's a feather in his cap — das ist ein Ruhmesblatt nt für ihn
See:→ white feather2. vt1) arrow etc mit Federn versehento feather one's nest (fig) — sein Schäfchen ins Trockene bringen
3. vi (ROWING)das Ruderblatt flach drehen* * *feather [ˈfeðə(r)]A s1. Feder f, pl Gefieder n:fur and feather Wild und Federvieh n;fine feathers make fine birds (Sprichwort) Kleider machen Leute;birds of a feather Leute vom gleichen Schlag;they are birds of a feather sie sind vom gleichen Schlag;birds of a feather flock together (Sprichwort) Gleich und Gleich gesellt sich gern;a) (bei) bester Laune,b) bei bester Gesundheit,c) in Hochform;you could have knocked me down with a feather umg ich war einfach platt;2. Schmuck-, Hutfeder f:a feather in one’s cap eine Ehre oder Auszeichnung;that is a feather in his cap darauf kann er stolz sein3. hoch- oder abstehendes Haarbüschel4. Pfeilfeder f6. TECH (Strebe)Band n7. TECH Feder(keil) f(m)8. SCHIFF Schaumkrone f (U-Boot-Periskop)9. (etwas) FederleichtesB v/tfeather one’s nest fig sein(e) Schäfchen ins Trockene bringen2. Rudern: die Riemen flach drehen3. TECH mit Nut und Feder versehenC v/i1. Federn bekommen, sich befiedern2. federartig wachsen, sich federartig ausbreiten oder bewegen3. Rudern: die Riemen flach drehen* * *1. noun1) Feder, die; (on arrow) [Pfeil]feder, die2. transitive verba feather in somebody's cap — (fig. coll.) ein Grund für jemanden, stolz zu sein
feather one's nest — (fig.) auf seinen finanziellen Vorteil bedacht sein
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feath·er [ʼfeðəʳ, Am -ɚ] nFeder f;an eagle['s]/a peacock['s] \feather eine Adler-/Pfauenfeder;to ruffle its \feathers seine Federn zersausenPHRASES:a \feather in sb's cap etwas, worauf jd stolz sein kann;( in top form) in Hochform;as light as a \feather federleicht;to \feather a propeller aviat einen Propeller auf Segelstellung bringenPHRASES: -
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<tech.gen> ■ Nase f< bio> ■ Feder f<join.wood> (spline, to be inserted in a groove; e.g. in boards) ■ Feder f<mech.eng> ■ Nutenkeil m -
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10 feather key
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11 feather moss
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12 feather ore
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17 feather boarding
English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > feather boarding
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18 feather-compass brick
feather-compass brick Keilziegel mEnglish-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > feather-compass brick
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19 feather crotch
feather crotch gabelförmig gemustertes Furnier nEnglish-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > feather crotch
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20 feather edge
English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > feather edge
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Feather — Feath er (f[e^][th] [ e]r), n. [OE. fether, AS. fe[eth]er; akin to D. veder, OHG. fedara, G. feder, Icel. fj[ o][eth]r, Sw. fj[ a]der, Dan. fj[ae]der, Gr. ptero n wing, feather, pe tesqai to fly, Skr. pattra wing, feather, pat to fly, and prob.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Feather — Feath er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Feathering.}] 1. To furnish with a feather or feathers, as an arrow or a cap. [1913 Webster] An eagle had the ill hap to be struck with an arrow feathered from her own wing. L Estrange.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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feather — [n] tuft of bird; plumage calamus, crest, down, fin, fluff, fringe, penna, pinion, pinna, plume, plumule, pompon, quill, shaft, spike, wing; concept 399 … New thesaurus
Feather — For other uses, see Feather (disambiguation). Feather variations Feathers are one of the epidermal growths that form the distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on birds and some theropod dinosaurs. They are considered the most complex… … Wikipedia
feather — featherless, adj. featherlessness, n. featherlike, adj. /fedh euhr/, n. 1. one of the horny structures forming the principal covering of birds, consisting typically of a hard, tubular portion attached to the body and tapering into a thinner,… … Universalium
feather — /ˈfɛðə / (say fedhuh) noun 1. one of the epidermal appendages which together constitute the plumage of birds, being typically made up of a hard, tubelike portion (the quill) attached to the body of the bird, which passes into a thinner, stemlike… …
feather — {{11}}feather (n.) O.E. feðer feather, in plural, wings, from P.Gmc. *fethro (Cf. O.S. fethara, O.N. fioþr, Swed. fjäder, M.Du. vedere, Du. veder, O.H.G. fedara, Ger. Feder), from PIE *petra , zero degree *ptera wing … Etymology dictionary