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1 drone
1. noun 2. intransitive verb2) (derog.) [Rezitator:] leiern3. transitive verb* * *[drəun] 1. noun1) (the male of the bee.) die Drohne2) (a person who is lazy and idle.) der Nichtstuer3) (a deep, humming sound: the distant drone of traffic.) das Brummen2. verb1) (to make a low, humming sound: An aeroplane droned overhead.) brummen2) (to speak in a dull, boring voice: The lecturer droned on and on.) eintönig reden* * *[drəʊn, AM droʊn]1. (sound) of a machine Brummen nt; of insects Summen nt; of a person monotone Stimme, Geleier nt pejII. vito \drone on in monotonem Tonfall reden* * *[drəʊn]1. n3) (= monotonous way of speaking) monotone Stimme5) (AVIAT: robot plane) ferngesteuertes Flugzeug2. vi1) (bee) summen; (engine, aircraft) brummenhe droned on and on for hours — er redete stundenlang in seinem monotonen Tonfall
we had to listen to him droning on about politics — wir mussten seinem monotonen Geschwafel über Politik zuhören (inf)
* * *drone1 [drəʊn] s2. fig Drohne f, Schmarotzer(in)3. MIL Drone f (unbemanntes) Aufklärungsflugzeugdrone2 [drəʊn]A v/i1. brummen, summen2. murmeln3. leiern, eintönig sprechen oder lesenB v/t her-, herunterleiernC s1. MUSa) Bordun mb) Basspfeife f (des Dudelsacks)2. Brummen n, Summen n3. fig Geleier n4. fig leiernde(r) Redner(in)* * *1. noun3) (Zool.): (bee; Aeronaut.) Drohne, die2. intransitive verb1) (buzz, hum) [Biene:] summen; [Maschine:] brummen2) (derog.) [Rezitator:] leiern3. transitive verb* * *v.brummen v.dröhnen v.eintönig reden ausdr.herleiern v. -
2 drone
[drəʊn, Am droʊn] n1) ( sound) of a machine Brummen nt; of insects Summen nt; of a person monotone Stimme, Geleier nt ( pej)to \drone on in monotonem Tonfall reden
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