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1 That's a feather in his cap.
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2 feather
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
* * *n.Feder -n f.Vogelfeder f.
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