German-English translation for "Waisenknabe"

"Waisenknabe" English translation

Waisenknabe
Maskulinum | masculine m

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orphan boy novice
  • orphan (boy)
    Waisenknabe
    Waisenknabe
  • novice
    Waisenknabe figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    Waisenknabe figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
examples
  • er ist ein Waisenknabe
    he is a mere novice
    er ist ein Waisenknabe
  • gegen ihn ist er der reinste Waisenknabe
    he is no match for him, he can’t hold a candle to him, he is not a patch on him
    gegen ihn ist er der reinste Waisenknabe
ein Waisenknabe, dessen er sich angenommen hatte
an orphan boy (who[m]oder | or od that) he had looked after
an orphan boy (who[m]oder | or od that) he had taken under his wing
an orphan boy of whom he had taken care (oder | orod [whom] he had taken care of)
ein Waisenknabe, dessen er sich angenommen hatte
Ladies and gentlemen of the left, Polanco makes Berlusconi look like a pauper.
Meine Damen und Herren der Linken, gegen Polanco ist Berlusconi ein Waisenknabe.
Source: Europarl
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