English-German translation for "cleave"

"cleave" German translation

cleave
[kliːv]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t <preterite, (simple) past tense | Präteritum, Vergangenheitprät cleft [kleft]; cleaved; clove [klouv]; obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs clave [kleiv]; past participle | Partizip Perfektpperf cleft; cleaved; cloven [ˈklouvn]>

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ab-, lostrennen eindringen in, durchdringen öffnen, bahnen zerspalten, teilen, zerschneiden, zerreißen
  • eindringen in (accusative (case) | Akkusativakk)
    cleave rare | seltenselten (penetrate)
    durchdringen
    cleave rare | seltenselten (penetrate)
    cleave rare | seltenselten (penetrate)
  • öffnen, bahnen
    cleave clearespecially | besonders besonders poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet
    cleave clearespecially | besonders besonders poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet
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cleave
[kliːv]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i <preterite, (simple) past tense | Präteritum, Vergangenheitprät cleft [kleft]; cleaved; clove [klouv]; obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs clave [kleiv]; past participle | Partizip Perfektpperf cleft; cleaved; cloven [ˈklouvn]>

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sich spalten, bersten, aufspringen sich einen Weg bahnen
  • sich einen Weg bahnen
    cleave cleave a pathespecially | besonders besonders poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet
    cleave cleave a pathespecially | besonders besonders poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet
  • cleave syn vgl. → see „tear“
    cleave syn vgl. → see „tear“
Den Forschern war es nicht möglich, einen Pfad durch den Dschungel freizuschlagen.
The explorers were unable to cleave a path through the jungle.
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cleave
[kliːv]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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ankleben, anhaften, hängen bleiben More examples...
  • cleave syn vgl. → see „stick“
    cleave syn vgl. → see „stick“
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  • (to) remain faithful to figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    treu bleiben (dative (case) | Dativdat)
    halten (zu)
    (to) remain faithful to figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
Den Forschern war es nicht möglich, einen Pfad durch den Dschungel freizuschlagen.
The explorers were unable to cleave a path through the jungle.
Source: Tatoeba
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