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prayer [ˈpreəʳ, Am ˈprer] N

1. prayer (request to a god):

prayer: Gebet nt <-(e)s, -e>

evening/morning prayer: Abend-/Morgengebet nt

evening/morning prayer (for children): Gute-Nacht-Gebet nt

family prayer: Gebet nt in der Familie nt

family prayer: Familiengebet nt

prayer for forgiveness: Bitte f um Vergebung

to answer sb's prayer[s]: jds Gebet[e] erhören

to say a prayer: ein Gebet sprechen

to say a prayer for sb: für jdn beten

to say one's prayers: sein Gebet verrichten form

2. prayer no pl (action of praying):

prayer: Gebet nt <-(e)s, -e>

prayer: Beten nt

to be at prayer: [gerade] beten

to kneel/clasp one's hands in prayer: zum Gebet niederknien/die Hände falten

3. prayer fig (hope):

prayer: Hoffnung f <-, -en>

to not have a prayer inf: kaum Aussichten [o. Chancen] haben

she hasn't a prayer of winning the competition: ihre Chancen, den Wettkampf zu gewinnen, sind gleich null

4. prayer (service):

prayers pl: Andacht f <-, -en>

evening/morning prayers: Abend-/Morgenandacht f

5. prayer LAW:

prayer: Klageantrag m <-(e)s, -träge>

eve·ning ˈprayer N

evening prayer: Abendgebet nt

Lord's ˈPrayer N no pl

Lord's Prayer: Vaterunser nt <-s, ->

Morn·ing ˈPrayer N

Morning Prayer: Morgenandacht f

Morning Prayer: Frühgottesdienst m <-(e)s, -e>

Morning Prayer: Frühmesse f <-, -n> (in der römisch-katholischen Kirche)

ˈprayer beads N

prayer beads: Perlen pl des Rosenkranzes

prayer beads (rosary): Rosenkranz m <-es, -kränze>

ˈprayer book N

prayer book: Gebetbuch nt <-(e)s, -bücher>

ˈprayer mat N

prayer mat: Gebetsteppich m <-s, -e>

ˈprayer meet·ing N

prayer meeting: Gebetsstunde f

prayer meeting: Andacht f <-, -en>

ˈprayer rug N

prayer rug: Gebetsteppich m <-s, -e>

ˈprayer ser·vice N

prayer service: Andacht f <-, -en>

ˈprayer wheel N

prayer wheel: Gebetsmühle f <-, -n>

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to answer sb's prayer[s]: jds Gebet[e] erhören

to say one's prayers: sein Gebet verrichten form

that answered our prayers: das war wie ein Geschenk des Himmels

evening/morning prayers: Abend-/Morgenandacht f

this answers all our prayers: unsere Gebete wurden erhört! form

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