English-German translation for "claw"

"claw" German translation

claw
[klɔː]noun | Substantiv s

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Klaue, Kralle, Fang, Schere Hand, Finger, Klaue, Pfote Kratzwunde Nagel klauenähnlicher Gegenstand, Haken, Klaue, gespaltene Finne Kralle
  • Klauefeminine | Femininum f
    claw zoology | ZoologieZOOL
    Krallefeminine | Femininum f
    claw zoology | ZoologieZOOL
    Fangmasculine | Maskulinum m
    claw zoology | ZoologieZOOL
    claw zoology | ZoologieZOOL
  • Scherefeminine | Femininum f
    claw zoology | ZoologieZOOL pincer
    claw zoology | ZoologieZOOL pincer
  • Handfeminine | Femininum f
    claw hand figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig pejorative | pejorativ, abwertendpej
    Klauefeminine | Femininum f
    claw hand figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig pejorative | pejorativ, abwertendpej
    Pfotefeminine | Femininum f
    claw hand figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig pejorative | pejorativ, abwertendpej
    claw hand figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig pejorative | pejorativ, abwertendpej
  • Fingerplural | Plural pl
    claw pl, fingers figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig pejorative | pejorativ, abwertendpej
    claw pl, fingers figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig pejorative | pejorativ, abwertendpej
examples
  • to get one’s claws intosomebody | jemand sb
    auf jemandem herumhacken
    to get one’s claws intosomebody | jemand sb
  • once she’s got her claws into a man…
    wenn sie sich einmal einen Mann gekrallt hat, …
    once she’s got her claws into a man…
  • to pare sb’s claws figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    jemandem die Krallen beschneiden (jemanden unschädlich machen)
    to pare sb’s claws figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • Kratzwundefeminine | Femininum f
    claw rare | seltenselten (wound)
    claw rare | seltenselten (wound)
  • Nagelmasculine | Maskulinum m (an den Blütenblätternespecially | besonders besonders der Nelken)
    claw botany | BotanikBOT
    claw botany | BotanikBOT
  • klauenähnlicher Gegenstand
    claw claw-like object
    claw claw-like object
  • Hakenmasculine | Maskulinum m
    claw especially | besondersbesonders engineering | TechnikTECH hook
    Klauefeminine | Femininum f
    claw especially | besondersbesonders engineering | TechnikTECH hook
    Krallefeminine | Femininum f
    claw especially | besondersbesonders engineering | TechnikTECH hook
    claw especially | besondersbesonders engineering | TechnikTECH hook
  • gespaltene Finne
    claw especially | besondersbesonders engineering | TechnikTECH hammer
    claw especially | besondersbesonders engineering | TechnikTECH hammer
claw
[klɔː]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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die Krallen schlagen in mit den Krallen kratzen packen, fassen zerkratzen, zerkrallen, zerreißen, schrammen leicht kratzen, krauen More examples...
  • die Krallen schlagen in (accusative (case) | Akkusativakk)
    claw sink claws into
    claw sink claws into
  • (zer)kratzen, zerkrallen, zerreißen, (zer)schrammen
    claw scratch, tear
    claw scratch, tear
  • (leicht) kratzen, krau(l)en
    claw scratch gently
    claw scratch gently
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claw
[klɔː]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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kratzen mit den Krallen reißen, zerren packen, greifen More examples...
  • kratzen
    claw scratch
    claw scratch
examples
  • often | oftoft claw off nautical | Nautik/SchifffahrtSCHIFF
    often | oftoft claw off nautical | Nautik/SchifffahrtSCHIFF
  • to claw off (or | oderod from) the shore
    vom (leewärts gelegenen) Ufer abhalten
    to claw off (or | oderod from) the shore

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