FEATHER EDGE - Englisch-Deutsch Übersetzung

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feath·er ˈedge SUBST

feather edge

scharfe Kante f

feather edge

Falzung f

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I. feath·er [ˈfeðəʳ, Am -ɚ] SUBST

feather

Feder f <-, -n>

an eagle['s]/a peacock['s] feather

eine Adler-/Pfauenfeder

tail/wing feather

Schwanz-/Schwungfeder f

to ruffle its feathers

seine Federn zersausen

Wendungen:

a feather in sb's cap

etwas, worauf jd stolz sein kann

in fine feather dated (in good spirits)

in blendender Laune

in fine feather (in top form)

in Hochform

you could have knocked me down with a feather ugs

ich war total platt ugs [o. A, CH völlig perplex]

as light as a feather

federleicht

II. feath·er [ˈfeðəʳ, Am -ɚ] SUBST modifier

feather (pillow):

feather

Feder-

III. feath·er [ˈfeðəʳ, Am -ɚ] VERB trans

to feather an oar SPORT

ein Ruder flachdrehen

to feather a propeller LUFTF

einen Propeller auf Segelstellung bringen

Wendungen:

to feather one's [own] nest esp abw

seine Schäfchen ins Trockene bringen ugs

I. edge [eʤ] SUBST

1. edge (boundary):

edge

Rand m <-es, Ränder>

edge of a lake

Ufer nt <-s, ->

edge of a lake

CH a. Bord nt

at the edge of the road

am Straßenrand [o. CH a. Strassenbord]

the edge of the table

die Tischkante

2. edge übtr (threshold):

edge

Rand m <-es, Ränder>

edge

Schwelle f <-, -n>

to be on the edge of collapse/a catastrophe

am Rande des Zusammenbruchs/einer Katastrophe stehen

3. edge:

edge (blade)

Schneide f <-, -n>

edge (sharp side)

Kante f <-, -n>

edge (sharp side)

Rand m <-es, Ränder>

rounded/sharp edge

abgerundete/scharfe Kante

to put an edge on sth

etw schärfen [o. schleifen]

to take the edge off sth

etw stumpf machen

4. edge no pl:

edge (intensity)

Heftigkeit f <->

edge (sharpness)

Schärfe f <-, -n>

his apology took the edge off her anger

seine Entschuldigung besänftigte ihren Ärger

there's an edge to her voice

sie schlägt einen scharfen Ton an

to take the edge off sb's appetite

jdm den Appetit nehmen

5. edge (nervousness):

to be on edge

nervös [o. gereizt] sein

her nerves are on edge

sie ist nervös

to set [or put] sb's teeth on edge

jdm auf die Nerven gehen ugs

6. edge (superiority):

the edge

Überlegenheit f <->

to have the edge over sb

jdm überlegen sein

to have the edge over sb

jdm gegenüber im Vorteil sein

edge in expertise

Know-How-Vorteil m

Wendungen:

to live on the edge

ein extremes [o. exzentrisches] Leben führen

II. edge [eʤ] VERB trans

to edge one's way forward

sich Akk langsam vorwärtsbewegen

to edge one's hand near to sth

seine Hand einer S. Dat [langsam] nähern

III. edge [eʤ] VERB intr

edge

sich Akk schieben

OpenDict-Eintrag

edge SUBST

rising edge ELEK

steigende Flanke

OpenDict-Eintrag

edge SUBST

falling edge ELEK

fallende Flanke

Present

I	feather
you	feather
he/she/it	feathers
we	feather
you	feather
they	feather

Past

I	feathered
you	feathered
he/she/it	feathered
we	feathered
you	feathered
they	feathered

Present Perfect

I	have	feathered
you	have	feathered
he/she/it	has	feathered
we	have	feathered
you	have	feathered
they	have	feathered

Past Perfect

I	had	feathered
you	had	feathered
he/she/it	had	feathered
we	had	feathered
you	had	feathered
they	had	feathered

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

It is located at the eastern edge of the town.

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The newsreader would present to camera while sitting on the edge of a desk; behind him staff would be seen working busily at their desks.

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To his surprise, they found the bird serenely perched on top of a tall tree on the edge of a wide clearing ideal for a town site.

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The forewings are silvery white with a pale golden crooked fascia from the base of the costa to the basal third of the dorsal edge.

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This bevel is subsequently refined by honing until a satisfactorily sharp edge is created.

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