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1 keep the wolf from the door
(to keep away hunger or want.) sich über Wasser halten -
2 wolf
1. noun, pl. wolves (Zool.) Wolf, der2. transitive verbbe a wolf in sheep's clothing — (fig.) ein Wolf im Schafspelz sein
wolf [down] — verschlingen
* * *[wulf] 1. plural - wolves; noun(a type of wild animal of the dog family, usually found hunting in packs.) der Wolf2. verb- academic.ru/119413/wolf-cub">wolf-cub- wolf-whistle
- keep the wolf from the door* * *[wʊlf]I. n<pl wolves>who's afraid of the big bad \wolf? wer hat Angst vor dem bösen Wolf?3.▶ to cry \wolf blinden Alarm schlagen▶ a \wolf in sheep's clothing ein Wolf im Schafspelz▶ to throw sb to the wolves jdn den Wölfen zum Fraß vorwerfen▪ to \wolf sth etw verschlingen [o hinunterschlingen]* * *[wʊlf]1. n pl wolves1) Wolf m3)a wolf in sheep's clothing — ein Wolf im SchafspelzSee:→ lone2. vt (inf)food hinunterschlingen* * *wolf [wʊlf]A pl wolves [-vz] s1. ZOOL Wolf m:cry wolf fig blinden Alarm schlagen;keep the wolf from the door fig sich über Wasser halten;throw sb to the wolves fig jemanden über die Klinge springen lassen;a wolf in sheep’s clothing ein Wolf im Schafspelz2. figb) umg Casanova m, Schürzenjäger m3. MUS Dissonanz fC v/i Wölfe jagen* * *1. noun, pl. wolves (Zool.) Wolf, derkeep the wolf from the door — (fig.) den größten Hunger stillen
2. transitive verbbe a wolf in sheep's clothing — (fig.) ein Wolf im Schafspelz sein
wolf [down] — verschlingen
* * *n.(§ pl.: wolves)= Wolf ¨-e m. -
3 wolf
1)( animal) Wolf m;who's afraid of the big bad \wolf? wer hat Angst vor dem bösen Wolf?PHRASES:a \wolf in sheep's clothing ein Wolf im Schafspelz;to keep the \wolf from the door sich akk [gerade so] über Wasser halten;to hold a \wolf by the ears in der Klemme sitzen ( fam)to cry \wolf blinden Alarm schlagen;to \wolf sth etw verschlingen [o hinunterschlingen]
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