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1 morsel
noun* * *['mo:səl](a small piece of something, especially food: a tasty morsel of fish for the cat.) das Stückchen* * *mor·sel[ˈmɔ:səl, AM ˈmɔ:rs-]na \morsel of bread ein Stückchen nt [o Bröckchen nt] Brot3. (pleasing person) reizende Person▪ a \morsel ein bisschen, etwasa \morsel of hope eine schwache Hoffnungnot even a \morsel of hope nicht einmal ein Funke m [o Fünkchen nt] Hoffnunga \morsel of luck ein Quentchen nt GlückI have a \morsel of news for you ich habe eine kleine Neuigkeit für dichthey should have at least a \morsel of decency sie sollten wenigstens einen Funken Anstand besitzen* * *['mɔːsl]n(of food) Bissen m, Happen m; (fig) bisschen nt; (of information) Brocken m* * *morsel [ˈmɔː(r)sl]A s1. Bissen m, Happen m2. Stückchen n:a morsel of ein bisschen;a morsel of sense fig ein Funke Verstand3. Leckerbissen m (auch fig)B v/t in kleine Stückchen teilen:morsel (out) in kleinen Portionen austeilen* * *noun* * *n.Bissen - m. -
2 morsel
mor·sel [ʼmɔ:səl, Am ʼmɔ:rs-] na \morsel of bread ein Stückchen nt [o Bröckchen nt] Brot3) ( pleasing person) reizende Person;a \morsel ein bisschen, etwas;a \morsel of hope eine schwache Hoffnung;not even a \morsel of hope nicht einmal ein Funke m [o Fünkchen nt] Hoffnung;a \morsel of luck ein Quäntchen nt Glück;I have a \morsel of news for you ich habe eine kleine Neuigkeit für dich;they should have at least a \morsel of decency sie sollten wenigstens einen Funken Anstand besitzen
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morsel — mor|sel [ˈmo:səl US ˈmo:r ] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: mors bite , from Latin mordere; MORDANT] a very small amount of something, especially a small piece of food = ↑scrap morsel of ▪ a morsel of bread ▪ a morsel of scandal ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
morsel — noun (C) 1 a small piece of food (+ of): a morsel of bread | tasty morsels 2 morsel of hope/wisdom/gossip etc a small amount of hope etc: That s the best morsel of scandal we ve had for ages … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bread — [bred] n. [ME bred < OE bread, crumb, morsel < IE * bhreu , var. of * bhereu , to ferment < base * bher , well up, seethe > BREW, BURN1, L fervere, to boil] 1. a) a food baked from a leavened, kneaded dough made with flour or meal,… … English World dictionary
bread — breadless, adj. breadlessness, n. /bred/, n. 1. a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked. 2. food or sustenance; livelihood … Universalium
morsel — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ choice, delicious, juicy, tasty (all often figurative) ▪ a juicy morsel of gossip ▪ little, tiny … Collocations dictionary
bread — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fresh ▪ hard, mouldy/moldy, soggy, stale ▪ This bread is going stale. ▪ crusty … Collocations dictionary
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bread — n ( es/ ru) bit, crumb, morsel; bread … Old to modern English dictionary
bread and cheese — Food which is not to be abhorred by any means, but which has little significance in the law beyond its use in the earlier period of English history as a morsel of execration … Ballentine's law dictionary
manna — Synonyms and related words: TLC, ambrosia, benefaction, benefit, benevolence, blessing, bonne bouche, boon, bread, care, cate, choice morsel, daily bread, dainty, delicacy, dessert, economic support, endowment, favor, godsend, goody, grace, keep … Moby Thesaurus
Christian monasticism before 451 — Eastern Christian monasticism developed for around a century and a half, and as a spontaneous religious movement, up to the time of the Council of Chalcedon, which took place in 451. At that Council, monasticism had become an acknowledged part of … Wikipedia
