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1 wean
transitive verbabstillen; entwöhnen [Tier]* * *[wi:n](to cause (a child or young animal) to become used to food other than the mother's milk: The baby has been weaned (on to solid foods).) entwöhnen* * *[wi:n]vt1. (from mother's milk)to \wean a baby ein Baby abstillento \wean a baby animal ein Jungtier entwöhnen2. (make independent of)the whole scheme is intended to \wean people off welfare dependency der ganze Plan zielt darauf ab, die Leute von Sozialhilfe unabhängig zu machen* * *[wiːn]vtbaby entwöhnento wean sb from or off sb/sth — jdn jdm/einer Sache entwöhnen (geh)
* * *wean [wiːn] v/t1. ein Kind, junges Tier entwöhnen* * *transitive verbabstillen; entwöhnen [Tier]wean somebody [away] from something — (fig.) jemandem etwas abgewöhnen
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2 wean
[wi:n] vt1) ( from mother's milk)to \wean a baby ein Baby abstillen;to \wean a baby animal ein Jungtier entwöhnen2) ( make independent of)to \wean sb off sth jdm etw abgewöhnen, jdn von etw dat abbringen;the whole scheme is intended to \wean people off welfare dependency der ganze Plan zielt darauf ab, die Leute von Sozialhilfe unabhängig zu machen3) usu passive(fig: rear on) -
3 wean
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4 wean from the respirator
( Anästh) vom Respirator (Beatmungsgerät) entwöhnen, von der künstlichen Beatmung abtrainierenFachwörterbuch Medizin Englisch-Deutsch > wean from the respirator
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5 to wean
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6 weaning
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7 weaning
wean·ing [ʼwi:nɪŋ] nEntwöhnung f
См. также в других словарях:
wean — wean·el; wean·er; wean·ie; wean·ly; wean·yer; wean; wean·ling; … English syllables
wean on — ˈwean on [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they wean on he/she/it weans on present participle weaning on past tense weaned on past partic … Useful english dictionary
Wean — Wean, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Weaned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Weaning}.] [OE. wenen, AS. wenian, wennan, to accustom; akin to D. wennen, G. gew[ o]hnen, OHG. giwennan, Icel. venja, Sw. v[ a]nja, Dan. v[ae]nne, Icel. vanr accustomed, wont; cf. AS.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wean — [wi:n] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: wenian] to gradually stop feeding a baby or young animal on its mother s milk and start giving it ordinary food wean sb onto sth ▪ It s time to start weaning her onto solid foods. wean off/from [wean sb… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Wean — Wean, n. A weanling; a young child. [1913 Webster] I, being but a yearling wean. Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wean — Ⅰ. wean [1] ► VERB 1) accustom (a young mammal) to food other than its mother s milk. 2) (often wean off) make (someone) give up a habit or addiction. 3) (be weaned on) be strongly influenced by (something) from an early age. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
wean — O.E. wenian to accustom, from P.Gmc. *wanjanan (Cf. O.N. venja, Du. wennen, O.H.G. giwennan, Ger. gewöhnen to accustom ), from *wanaz accustomed (related to WONT (Cf. wont)). The sense of weaning a child from the breast in O.E. was generally… … Etymology dictionary
wean — wean1 [wēn] vt. [ME wenen < OE wenian, to accustom, train, with sense of awenian, to wean < a (< af , away) + wenian < IE base * wen , to desire, attain, be satisfied > L venus, love] 1. to cause (a child or young animal) to become … English World dictionary
wean — index alienate (estrange), withdraw Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wean — *estrange, alienate, disaffect Analogous words: *separate, part, divide, sunder, sever, divorce Antonyms: addict … New Dictionary of Synonyms
WEAN-FM — Infobox Radio Station name = WEAN FM city = Wakefield Peacedale, Rhode Island area = Providence, Rhode Island branding = News Talk 630 WPRO and 99.7 FM slogan = Rhode Island s Station of Record airdate = June 1995 frequency = 99.7 MHz (FM)… … Wikipedia
