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forehead

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Stirn <-, -en> [ʃtɪrn] N f

Stirn
forehead
Stirn
brow liter
die Stirn runzeln [o. krausziehen]
to frown
über jdn/etw die Stirn runzeln
to frown over sb's doings/sth

Phrases:

jdm etw an der Stirn ablesen
to read sth [plainly] in [or all over] sb's face
jdm/etw die Stirn bieten form
to face [or stand] up to sb/sth
mit eiserner Stirn (unverschämt)
brazenly
mit eiserner Stirn (unerbittlich)
resolutely
da fasst man sich an die Stirn
you wouldn't believe it, would you?
auf der Stirn geschrieben stehen form
to be written on sb's face
die Stirn haben [o. besitzen], etw zu tun
to have the nerve [or Brit cheek] to do sth
die Stirn krausziehen
to knit one's brow
die Stirn krausziehen
to frown
runzelig Stirn
lined
runzelig Stirn
furrowed
die Brauen/die Stirn runzeln
to knit one's brows/to wrinkle one's brow
gerunzelte Brauen/eine gerunzelte Stirn
knitted brows/a wrinkled brow
gerunzelte Brauen/eine gerunzelte Stirn (ärgerlich)
a frown no pl
durchfurcht Gesicht, Stirn
furrowed
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forehead
Stirn f <-, -en>
furrowed brow [or forehead]
gerunzelte Stirn
to outface sb
jdm [erfolgreich] die Stirn bieten
brow
Stirn f <-, -en>
to mop [or wipe] one's brow
sich dat den Schweiß von der Stirn wischen
to wrinkle one's brow
die Stirn runzeln
to have the brass neck to do sth
die Stirn [o. inf den Nerv] haben, etw zu tun

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

sich dat den Kopf/die Stirn an etw dat einrennen
to crack [or knock] one's head/forehead on sth
sich den Schweiß von der Stirn abtupfen
to mop [or dab] the sweat from one's brow
da fasst man sich an die Stirn
you wouldn't believe it, would you?
er drückte den Hut in die Stirn
he pulled his hat down over his forehead [or brow]
dir fallen die Strähnen in die Stirn
your hair's falling in your eyes

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Diese Tiere haben einen rotbraune Stirn und einen schwarzen Nacken.
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Der Name des Gipfels lässt sich übersetzen als Stirn.
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Das Weibchen ist am Oberkopf nur an der Stirn blau, ansonsten ist es braun.
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Ein schmales weißes Band auf der Stirn verjüngt sich mindestens ein Zentimeter hinter dem Auge zu einem spitzen Augenstreif.
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Stirn und Kopfseiten sind weiß bis bräunlich weiß, Oberkopf und Nacken sind rot.
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