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veraltetes Wort, das nur noch in Wendungen verwendet wird

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fossil word N

fossil word (an obsolete word only used in idioms)
veraltetes Wort, das nur noch in Wendungen verwendet wird
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I. fos·sil [ˈfɒsəl, Am ˈfɑ:-] N

1. fossil GEOL:

fossil
Fossil nt <-s, -si̱·li·en>

2. fossil pej inf (person):

fossil
Fossil nt <-s, -si̱·li·en>
an old fossil
ein altes Fossil

II. fos·sil [ˈfɒsəl, Am ˈfɑ:-] ADJ attr, inv

fossil
versteinert

I. word [wɜ:d, Am wɜ:rd] N

1. word (unit of language):

word
Wort nt <-(e)s, -e [o. Wörter]>
we've had enough of words
genug der Worte
do you remember the exact words?
erinnern Sie sich [noch] an den genauen Wortlaut?
and those are his exact words?
und das hat er genau so gesagt?
what's the word for ‘bikini’ in French?
was heißt ‚Bikini‘ auf Französisch?
clumsy isn't the word for it!
unbeholfen ist noch viel zu milde ausgedrückt!
hush, not a word!
pst, keinen Mucks!
nobody's said a word about that to me
kein Mensch hat mir etwas davon gesagt
or words to that effect
oder so ähnlich
to be a man/woman of few words
nicht viel reden
to be a man/woman of few words
kein Mann/keine Frau vieler Worte sein
empty words
leere Worte
in other words
mit anderen Worten
to use a rude word
ein Schimpfwort benutzen
the spoken/written word
das gesprochene/geschriebene Wort
to be too stupid for words
unsagbar dumm sein
to not breathe a word of [or about] sth
kein Sterbenswörtchen von etw dat verraten
to not know a word of French/German/Spanish
kein Wort Französisch/Deutsch/Spanisch können
word for word
Wort für Wort
to translate sth word for word
etw [wort]wörtlich übersetzen
in a word
um es kurz zu sagen
in the words of Burns
um mit Burns zu sprechen
in words of one syllable
in einfachen Worten
in sb's own words
mit jds eigenen Worten
in so many words
ausdrücklich
in so many words
direkt

2. word no pl:

word (short conversation)
[kurzes] Gespräch
word (formal)
Unterredung f <-, -en>
to have a word with sb [about sth]
mit jdm [über etw acc] sprechen
ah, John, I've been meaning to have a word with you
ach, John, kann ich dich kurz mal sprechen?
could I have a word about the sales figures?
kann ich Sie kurz wegen der Verkaufszahlen sprechen?
the manager wants a word
der Manager möchte Sie sprechen
to exchange [or have] a few words with sb
ein paar Worte mit jdm wechseln
to have a quiet word with sb
jdn zur Seite nehmen
to say a few words [about sth]
[zu etw dat] ein paar Worte sagen

3. word no pl:

word (news)
Nachricht f <-, -en>
word (message)
Mitteilung f <-, -en>
there's no word from head office yet
die Zentrale hat uns noch nicht Bescheid gegeben
hey, Martin, what's the good word? Am inf
hallo, Martin, was gibt's Neues?
word gets around [or about] [or Brit round]
Neuigkeiten verbreiten sich schnell
word has it [or [the] word is] that they may separate
es geht das Gerücht, dass sie sich trennen
[the] word is out [that] ...
es wurde öffentlich bekanntgegeben, dass ...
to get word of sth [from sb]
etw [von jdm] erfahren
to have word from sb
[etwas] von jdm hören
to have [or hear]word that ...
[davon] hören, dass ...

4. word no pl (order):

word
Kommando nt <-s, -s>
word
Befehl m <-(e)s, -e>
we're waiting for the word from head office
wir warten auf die Anweisung von der Zentrale
to give the word
den Befehl geben

5. word (remark):

word
Bemerkung f <-, -en>
if you want to leave, just say the word
wenn du gehen möchtest, brauchst du es nur zu sagen
word of advice
Rat[schlag] m
word of warning
Warnung f <-, -en>

6. word no pl (promise):

word
Wort nt <-(e)s, -e [o. Wörter]>
word
Versprechen nt <-s, ->
do we have your word on that?
haben wir dein Wort darauf?
my word is my bond form hum
auf mein Wort kannst du bauen
to be a man/woman of his/her word
zu seinem/ihrem Wort stehen
to be a man/woman of his/her word
halten, was man verspricht
to be as good as/better than one's word
sein Wort halten/mehr als halten
to break [or go back on]/keep one's word
sein Wort brechen/halten
to give [sb] one's word that ...
jdm versprechen [o. sein [Ehren]wort geben] , dass ...
to take sb at his/her word
jdn beim Wort nehmen

7. word no pl (statement of facts):

word
Wort nt <-(e)s, -e [o. Wörter]>
it's her word against mine
es steht Aussage gegen Aussage
to take sb's word for it [that ...]
jdm glauben, dass ...

8. word (lyrics):

words pl
Text m <-(e)s, -e>

Phrases:

a word in your ear Brit
ein kleiner Tipp unter uns
words fail me!
mir fehlen die Worte!
sb cannot get a word in edgeways [or Am edgewise] inf
jd kommt überhaupt nicht zu Wort
from the word go
vom ersten Moment [o. von Anfang] an
to have words with sb
eine Auseinandersetzung mit jdm haben
to have words with sb
sich acc mit jdm streiten
to have a quick word in sb's ear Brit
kurz mit jdm allein sprechen
to not have a good word to say about sb/sth
kein gutes Haar an jdm/etw lassen
by word of mouth
mündlich
my word! [or old upon my word]
du meine Güte!
to put words in[to] sb's mouth
jdm Worte in den Mund legen
to put in a good word for sb/sth [with sb]
[bei jdm] ein gutes Wort für jdn/etw einlegen
to take the words out of sb's mouth
jdm das Wort aus dem Mund[e] nehmen

II. word [wɜ:d, Am wɜ:rd] VB trans

to word sth
etw formulieren [o. in Worte fassen]
to word sth document
etw abfassen
OpenDict entry

word N

to be the last word (best solution) inf
der Weisheit letzter Schluss sein
OpenDict entry

word N

to get word to sb
jdn [heimlich] informieren
OpenDict entry

word N

Words of Institution REL
Einsetzungsworte ntpl
Present
Iword
youword
he/she/itwords
weword
youword
theyword
Past
Iworded
youworded
he/she/itworded
weworded
youworded
theyworded
Present Perfect
Ihaveworded
youhaveworded
he/she/ithasworded
wehaveworded
youhaveworded
theyhaveworded
Past Perfect
Ihadworded
youhadworded
he/she/ithadworded
wehadworded
youhadworded
theyhadworded
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