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1 Wachs
n; -es, -e wax; bleich wie Wachs (as) white as a sheet ( oder ghost); Wachs in jemandes Händen sein fig. be putty in s.o.’s hands; weich wie Wachs werden Person: soften, melt; Knie: turn to jelly; weich wie Wachs sein Person: be as soft as butter; wie Wachs dahinschmelzen surrender completely* * *das Wachswax* * *[vaks]nt -es, -ewax* * *das1) (the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax.) wax2) (a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine: furniture wax.) wax3) (( also adjective) (also candle-wax) (of) a substance made from paraffin, used in making candles, models etc, that melts when heated: a wax model.) wax* * *<-es, -e>[vaks]nt1. (Bienenwachs) [bees]wax2. (Bohnerwachs) [floor] polish [or wax3. (Antikwachs) [French] polish4.* * *das; Wachses, Wachse wax* * *wachrütteln v/t (trennb, hat -ge-) fig rouse (bleich wie wachrütteln (as) white as a sheet ( oder ghost);wachrütteln in jemandes Händen sein fig be putty in sb’s hands;weich wie wachrütteln sein Person: be as soft as butter;wie wachrütteln dahinschmelzen surrender completely* * *das; Wachses, Wachse wax* * *-e n.wax n. -
2 wachsweich
Adj.* * *wachs|weichadj(as) soft as butter; Ausrede lame; Erklärung, Formulierung woolly (esp Brit), vague* * *wachs·weich[ˈvaksˈvaiç]1. (nicht fest)ein \wachsweich gekochtes Ei a soft-boiled [or runny] egg\wachsweich werden to become [weak and] submissive, to become like putty, to turn to jelly* * *wachsweich adj1. (as) soft as butter;wachsweich sein umg, fig be a real softie2. umg, fig:eine wachsweiche Ausrede a lame excuse -
3 Wachs
1) ( Bienenwachs) [bees]wax3) ( Antikwachs) [French] polishWENDUNGEN:\Wachs in jds Händen sein ( geh) to be [like] putty in sb's hands -
4 Wachs in jds. Händen sein
to be (like) putty in sb.'s hands -
5 Spachtel
m; -s, -, südd. auch f; -, -n1. spatula; für Kitt, Masse etc.: putty knife; für Mörtel: trowel; zum Abkratzen: scraper; des Kunstmalers: palette knife2. (Masse) filler* * *die Spachtelspatula* * *Spạch|tel ['ʃpaxtl]m -s, - or f -, -n1) (Werkzeug) spatula2) (spec = Spachtelmasse) filler* * *der1) (a kind of tool with a broad blunt blade: Spread the icing on the cake with a spatula.) spatula2) (a tool like a small shovel, used in gardening: he filled the flowerpot with earth, using a trowel.) trowel* * *Spach·tel1<-s, ->[ˈʃpaxtl̩]Spach·tel2<-s>[ˈʃpaxtl̩]Spach·tel·mas·sef filler, screed spec* * *der; Spachtels, Spachtel od. die; Spachtel, Spachteln1) (für Kitt) putty-knife; (zum Abkratzen von Farbe) paint-scraper; (zum Malen) palette-knife; spatula2) (Spachtelmasse) filler* * *1. spatula; für Kitt, Masse etc: putty knife; für Mörtel: trowel; zum Abkratzen: scraper; des Kunstmalers: palette knife2. (Masse) filler* * *der; Spachtels, Spachtel od. die; Spachtel, Spachteln1) (für Kitt) putty-knife; (zum Abkratzen von Farbe) paint-scraper; (zum Malen) palette-knife; spatula2) (Spachtelmasse) filler* * *- m.putty knife n.spatula n.
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