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Frogs
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German
English
English
Frosch <-[e]s, Frösche> [frɔʃ, pl ˈfrœʃə] N m
1. Frosch ZOOL:
Frosch
frog
2. Frosch (Feuerwerkskörper):
Frosch
[fire]cracker
Frosch
jumping jack
Phrases:
einen Frosch im Hals haben inf
to have a frog in one's throat
sei kein Frosch! inf
be a sport!
sei kein Frosch! inf
don't be a spoilsport! [or inf party-pooper]
quak Frosch
croak
quaken Frosch
to croak
Frösche legen ihren Laich im Wasser ab
frogs like to spawn in water
er ließ den Frosch aus Mitleid frei
he took pity on the frog and set it free
English
English
German
German
frog
Frosch m <-(e)s, Frö·sche>
to have a frog in one's throat
einen Frosch im Hals haben inf
to have a frog in one's throat
einen Frosch im Hals haben inf
it's a dare!
sei kein Frosch!
be a devil
sei kein Frosch inf
heel of violin bow
Frosch m <-(e)s, Frö·sche>
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Frösche legen ihren Laich im Wasser ab
frogs like to spawn in water
einen Frosch im Hals haben inf
to have a frog in one's throat
sei kein Frosch! inf
be a sport!
sei kein Frosch! inf
don't be a spoilsport! [or inf party-pooper]
er ließ den Frosch aus Mitleid frei
he took pity on the frog and set it free
the wizard turned the ungrateful prince into a frog
der Zauberer verwandelte den undankbaren Prinzen in einen Frosch
the frog turned into a handsome prince
der Frosch verwandelte sich in einen schönen Prinzen
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Diese Balzgesten werden von schwachem Quaken begleitet, was häufig dazu führt, dass das Männchen seitlich in starrer Körperhaltung an das Weibchen heranschwimmt.
de.wikipedia.org
Der in dem Gewässer lebende Höpper, also Frosch, warnte nun durch lautes Quaken, so dass das Kind gerettet werden konnte.
de.wikipedia.org
Die Paarungsrufe der Männchen, die diese mit ihrer kehlständigen Schallblase erzeugen, sind ein tiefes, langsames und permanentes Quaken.
de.wikipedia.org
Das Weibchen äußert ein lautes Quaken.
de.wikipedia.org
Die Stimme der Weibchen ist ein tiefes, kräftiges Quaken.
de.wikipedia.org
Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)
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Die Nahrung selbst besteht aus Regenwürmern, Insekten, kleinen Nage- und Säugetieren bis Rattengröße (hauptsächlich Mäuse), Amphibien (Frösche, Molche), Reptilien (Schlangen, Eidechsen) und Fischen.
www.storchennest.de
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The stork's food consists of worms, insects, small rodents and mammals up to the size of a rat (first of all mice), amphibians (e. g. frogs), reptiles (snakes, lizards) and fish.
www.storchennest.de
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Ich sah zwei gebratene Hühner fliegen, flogen schnell und hatten die Bäuche gen Himmel gekehrt, die Rücken nach der Hölle, und ein Amboss und ein Mühlstein schwammen über den Rhein, fein langsam und leise, und ein Frosch sass und frass eine Pflugschar zu Pfingsten auf dem Eis.
[...]
www.grimmstories.com
[...]
I saw two roasted fowls flying, they flew quickly and had their breasts turned to heaven and their backs to hell, and an anvil and a mill-stone swam across the Rhine prettily, slowly, and gently, and a frog sat on the ice at Whitsuntide and ate a ploughshare.
[...]
www.grimmstories.com
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Mit zauberhaften Elfen, lustigen Zwergen, Fröschen und Windrädern gelangen die ersten Sonnenstrahlen in jeden Winkel in Haus und Garten.
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www.marianne-hobby.at
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With magical elves, funny dwarves, frogs and wind turbines the first spring sun rays reach every corner of your house and garden.
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www.marianne-hobby.at
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Allerdings dachte ich dank Frogger eine Zeit lang, dass Frösche auch im echten Leben, wenn sie ins Wasser hüpfen, sterben.
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www.c64-wiki.de
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However, thanks to Frogger I thought for a long time that frogs in real life also die when they jump into water.
[...]
www.c64-wiki.de
Verlorener Frosch in der vergessenen Welt?
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www.uni-protokolle.de
A lost frog in the lost world?
[...]
www.uni-protokolle.de

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