English-German translation for "brood"

"brood" German translation

brood
[bruːd]noun | Substantiv s

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Brut, Hecke, Flug Nachkommenschaft, Art, Sippe Eier Nachkommenschaft von Bienen
  • Brutfeminine | Femininum f
    brood of young animals
    Heckefeminine | Femininum f
    brood of young animals
    Flugmasculine | Maskulinum m
    brood of young animals
    brood of young animals
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  • Nachkommenschaftfeminine | Femininum f
    brood progeny
    Artfeminine | Femininum f
    brood progeny
    Sippefeminine | Femininum f
    brood progeny
    brood progeny
  • Eierplural | Plural pland | und u. Nachkommenschaftfeminine | Femininum f von Bienen
    brood rare | seltenselten (of bees)
    brood rare | seltenselten (of bees)
brood
[bruːd]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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ausbrüten ausbrüten
  • (aus)brüten
    brood disaster figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    brood disaster figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
brood
[bruːd]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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brüten schweben
  • brüten
    brood of hen
    brood of hen
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  • (on, upon) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    brüten (überdative (case) | Dativ dat)
    angestrengt nachdenken (überaccusative (case) | Akkusativ akk)
    (on, upon) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • schweben
    brood rare | seltenselten (hover) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    brood rare | seltenselten (hover) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
brood
[bruːd]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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zur Zucht bestimmt, Zucht… brütend Brut… von InsektenSchwärmen heimgesucht
  • zur Zucht bestimmt, Zucht…
    brood meant for breeding
    brood meant for breeding
  • brütend
    brood rare | seltenselten (brooding)
    brood rare | seltenselten (brooding)
  • Brut…
    brood breeding
    brood breeding
  • von (Insekten)Schwärmen heimgesucht
    brood rare | seltenselten (tree)
    brood rare | seltenselten (tree)
Er ergab sich nie Eifersucht oder brütete über eingebildeten Kränkungen.
He never submitted to jealousy or brooded over perceived slights.
Source: TED
Bob grübelte über das Thema.
Bob brooded on the matter.
Source: Tatoeba
Will der Rat auf den vom Kollegen Hughes genannten Richtlinien noch länger brüten?
Does the Council intend to brood much longer over the directives mentioned by Mr Hughes?
Source: Europarl
Drückende Schwüle lag in der Luft, das hatte etwas zu bedeuten.
There was a brooding oppressiveness in the air that seemed to bode something.
Source: Books
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