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fig
fig.
to glom onto sb/sth (attach to) Am inf
sich (akk) an jdn/etw festklammern (a. fig)
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Seine Form wird durch den magnetischen Käfig bestimmt.
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The plasma shape is defined by the magnetic cage.
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Unsere hessische Spitzmaulnashornkuh fliegt in Ihrem Spezialk?fig per Luftfracht zur Wiederansiedelung von Frankfurt nach S?dafrika.
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Our Hessian black rhino flies from Frankfurt to South Africa in her customized cage for resettlement.
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So sind die Cup Fahrzeuge mit einem aufwendig eingeschweißten Sicherheitskäfig extrem robust ausgelegt.
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Thus, the Cup cars are designed with a welded safety cage and are extremely robust.
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