Translations for „bedfellows“ in the English » German Dictionary

ˈbed·fel·low N fig

bedfellow

Verbündete(r) f(m)

bedfellow

Genosse(Genossin) m (f) hum

the priest and the politician made strange bedfellows

der Pfarrer und der Politiker gaben ein merkwürdiges Gespann ab

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to make strange bedfellows

ein seltsames Paar [o. Gespann] abgeben

the priest and the politician made strange bedfellows

der Pfarrer und der Politiker gaben ein merkwürdiges Gespann ab

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

As a closer, pressure is a pitcher's perpetual bedfellow.

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They are to desist from being bedfellows with one politician or the other, ending up doing propaganda work for that person.

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Though ideals and revolutions are not such strange bedfellows.

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Others are scorned for wearing too much makeup, and some for being lazy bedfellows.

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The revolution of 1399 made for strange bedfellows.

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But what to make of these unlikely bedfellows?

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The result, more than a year later, is a company with three powerful shareholders that do not make easy bedfellows.

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It comes down to this: feminism and liberalism have never been easy bedfellows.

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A lesson, if such a lesson be needed, that electricity, batteries, pillows, and sleeping people do not comfortable bedfellows make.

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They're hardly natural bedfellows, and her input is limited to a brief vocal.

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