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1 beard the lion in his den
expr.sich in die Höhle des Löwen wagen ausdr. -
2 beard
1. nounBart, der2. transitive verbfull beard — Vollbart, der
* * *[biəd]1) (the hair that grows on the chin: a man's beard; a goat's beard.) der Bart2) (a group of hair-like tufts on an ear of corn: the beard on barley.) die Grannen•- academic.ru/6000/bearded">bearded* * *[bɪəd, AM bɪrd]full \beard Vollbart mto grow a \beard sich dat einen Bart wachsen [o stehen] lassen▪ to \beard sb jdm trotzen [o die Stirn bieten]* * *[bɪəd]1. n1) Bart m; (full-face) Vollbart ma man with a beard — ein Mann mit Bart
a week's ( growth of) beard — ein eine Woche alter Bart
2. vt(= confront) ansprechento beard sb about sth — jdn auf etw (acc) hin ansprechen
* * *beard [bıə(r)d]A slaugh in one’s beard sich ins Fäustchen lachen2. BOT Grannen pl, Fasern pl3. ZOOLa) FISCH Bartfäden pl, Barteln plb) Barten pl (des Wals)c) Bart m (der Auster etc)4. TECHa) Widerhaken m (an Pfeilen, Angeln etc)b) TYPO Grat m (einer Type)d) Gussnaht fB v/t1. beim Bart fassen, am Bart ziehen2. fig Trotz bieten, (mutig) entgegentreten (dat):beard the lion in his den sich in die Höhle des Löwen wagen* * *1. nounBart, der2. transitive verbfull beard — Vollbart, der
beard the lion in his den — (fig.) sich in die Höhle des Löwen wagen
* * *n.Bart ¨-e m. v.Trotz bieten ausdr.jemanden ansprechen ausdr.mutig entgegentreten ausdr. -
3 beard
[bɪəd, Am bɪrd] nfull \beard Vollbart m;to \beard sb jdm trotzen [o die Stirn bieten];PHRASES: -
4 lion
nounLöwe, der* * *feminine - lioness; noun(a type of large, flesh-eating animal of the cat family, the male of which has a long, coarse mane.) der Löwe- academic.ru/118969/the_lion%27s_share">the lion's share* * *[ˈlaɪən]nto be as brave as a \lion mutig wie ein Löwe seinto have the courage of a \lion den Mut eines Löwen besitzen2. ASTROL▪ the L\lion [der] Löwea literary \lion ein bedeutender [o großer] Schriftstellera jazz \lion ein großer Jazzmusikera social \lion ein Salonlöwe4.▶ the \lion's den die Höhle des Löwen▶ the \lion's share der Löwenanteil▶ to throw sb to the \lions jdn den Löwen zum Fraß vorwerfen* * *['laɪən]nLöwe mhe was one of the literary lions of his day — er war einer der bedeutendsten or größten Schriftsteller seiner Zeit
* * *lion [ˈlaıən] s1. ZOOL Löwe m:go into the lion’s den fig sich in die Höhle des Löwen wagen;put one’s head into the lion’s mouth fig sich in große Gefahr begeben;the lion’s share fig der Löwenanteil;the British Lion der brit. Löwe (als Wappentier od als Personifikation Großbritanniens);2. Größe f umg, Berühmtheit f (Person)* * *nounLöwe, der* * *n.Löwe -n f.
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