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1 Quelle
f; -, -n1. spring; heiße / mineralhaltige Quelle hot / mineral spring3. (Ursprung) source; aus sicherer Quelle on good authority; aus erster Quelle firsthand; du sitzt doch an der Quelle you’re right on the spot; für Informationen: auch you’re right at the source; eine gute Quelle für etw. haben (Einkaufsmöglichkeit) have a good source for s.th., know a good place to get s.th.; die Quelle des Lebens / Wissens lit. the fountain of life / the fountain[head] of knowledge4. LIT. (Schriftquelle) source; du musst die Quellen angeben you’ve got to quote your sources; mit Quellen arbeiten im Unterricht: use documentary material* * *die Quelle(Flussquelle) source;(Herkunft) source;(Wasserquelle) font; fountain; wellspring; spring* * *Quẹl|le ['kvɛlə]f -, -n1) spring; (von Fluss) spring, source; (= Erdölquelle, Gasquelle) welleine Quelle erschließen — to develop or exploit a source
die Quelle allen Übels — the root of all evil
aus zuverlässiger/sicherer Quelle — from a reliable/trustworthy source
an der Quelle sitzen (fig) — to be well-placed; (in Organisation) to be able to get inside information
kannst du mir einige Bücher besorgen, du sitzt doch an der Quelle? — can you get me some books, after all you can get them at source
* * *die1) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) head2) (a source: God is the fountain of all goodness.) fountain3) (the spring from which a river flows: the source of the Nile.) source4) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) spring* * *Quel·le<-, -n>[ˈkvɛlə]f2. (ausgewerteter Text) source3. (Informant) source4. (Entstehungsort) sourcean der \Quelle sitzen to be at the source of supply, to have direct access* * *die; Quelle, Quellen1) spring; (eines Baches, eines Flusses) source2) (fig.) sourcean der Quelle sitzen — (ugs.) (für Informationen) have access to inside information; (für günstigen Erwerb) be at the source of supply
* * *1. spring;heiße/mineralhaltige Quelle hot/mineral spring2. eines Flusses: source;die Quellen des Nils the sources of the Nile3. (Ursprung) source;aus sicherer Quelle on good authority;aus erster Quelle firsthand;du sitzt doch an der Quelle you’re right on the spot; für Informationen: auch you’re right at the source;eine gute Quelle für etwas haben (Einkaufsmöglichkeit) have a good source for sth, know a good place to get sth;die Quelle des Lebens/Wissens liter the fountain of life/the fountain[head] of knowledgedu musst die Quellen angeben you’ve got to quote your sources;mit Quellen arbeiten im Unterricht: use documentary material* * *die; Quelle, Quellen1) spring; (eines Baches, eines Flusses) source2) (fig.) sourcean der Quelle sitzen — (ugs.) (für Informationen) have access to inside information; (für günstigen Erwerb) be at the source of supply
* * *-en m.source n. -n f.fount n.source n.spring n.wellspring n. -n Senke -nAbstand m.= source-drain spacing n. -
2 Quelle
f1. fount2. source3. spring4. wellspring
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Wellspring — Well spring , n. A fountain; a spring; a source of continual supply. [1913 Webster] Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it; but the instruction of fools is folly. Prov. xvi. 22. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wellspring — [wel′spriŋ΄] n. 1. the source of a stream, spring, etc.; fountainhead 2. a source of abundant and continual supply [a wellspring of knowledge] … English World dictionary
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wellspring — O.E. welspryng, literal and figurative, see WELL (Cf. well) (n.) + SPRING (Cf. spring) (n.2) … Etymology dictionary
wellspring — ► NOUN literary 1) a well head of a spring. 2) an abundant source of something … English terms dictionary
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wellspring — well|spring [ wel,sprıŋ ] noun count the source of a large or continuous supply: wellspring of: The Web site offers a wellspring of resources. Since his death I had become a wellspring of emotion … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wellspring — UK [ˈwelˌsprɪŋ] / US noun [countable] Word forms wellspring : singular wellspring plural wellsprings the source of a large or continuous supply … English dictionary
wellspring — noun Date: before 12th century a source of continual supply < a wellspring of information > … New Collegiate Dictionary
wellspring — /wel spring /, n. 1. the head or source of a spring, stream, river, etc.; fountainhead. 2. a source or supply of anything, esp. when considered inexhaustible: a wellspring of affection. [bef. 900; ME welle spring, OE wyllspring; see WELL2,… … Universalium
wellspring — noun (countable + of) literary a never ending supply of a personal quality: There was a wellspring of courage within her which she could continually draw upon … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
