German-English translation for "Tränendrüse"

"Tränendrüse" English translation

Tränendrüse
Femininum | feminine f

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lacrimal gland
  • lacrimal (oder | orod lachrymal) gland
    Tränendrüse Medizin | medicineMED
    Tränendrüse Medizin | medicineMED
examples
  • auf die Tränendrüse drücken figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg humorvoll, scherzhaft | humorouslyhum
    to tug at the heartstrings
    auf die Tränendrüse drücken figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg humorvoll, scherzhaft | humorouslyhum
  • auf die Tränendrüse drücken von Film, Roman
    to be a tearjerker
    auf die Tränendrüse drücken von Film, Roman

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