English-German translation for "dovetail"

"dovetail" German translation

dovetail
[ˈdʌvteil]noun | Substantiv s

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taubenschwanzförmiger Gegenstand Schwalbenschwanz, Zinken
  • taubenschwanzförmiger Gegenstand
    dovetail object shaped like dovetail
    dovetail object shaped like dovetail
  • Schwalbenschwanzmasculine | Maskulinum m
    dovetail engineering | TechnikTECH dovetail joint
    Zinkenmasculine | Maskulinum m
    dovetail engineering | TechnikTECH dovetail joint
    dovetail engineering | TechnikTECH dovetail joint
dovetail
[ˈdʌvteil]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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vernuten, verzinken mit Schwalbenschwänzen versehen ineinandergreifend fest verbinden, zusammenfügen einfügen, eingliedern
  • vernuten, verzinken
    dovetail engineering | TechnikTECH join using groove, tongue
    dovetail engineering | TechnikTECH join using groove, tongue
  • mit Schwalbenschwänzen versehen
    dovetail engineering | TechnikTECH provide with dovetail joints
    dovetail engineering | TechnikTECH provide with dovetail joints
  • ineinandergreifendor | oder od fest verbinden, zusammenfügen
    dovetail closely join figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    dovetail closely join figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • einfügen, eingliedern (into inaccusative (case) | Akkusativ akk)
    dovetail slot or fit into
    dovetail slot or fit into
dovetail
[ˈdʌvteil]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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genau ineinanderpassen innig fest verbunden sein
  • genau (ineinander)passen (into inaccusative (case) | Akkusativ akk)
    dovetail fit exactly
    dovetail fit exactly
  • innigor | oder od fest verbunden sein
    dovetail closely and firmly connected figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    dovetail closely and firmly connected figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
Leider war die Wirtschafts- und Finanzkrise mit dem Ende der Lissabon-Agenda verzahnt.
Unfortunately, the economic and financial crisis has dovetailed with the end of the Lisbon Agenda.
Source: Europarl
Diese Fragen stehen insbesondere mit meinem Arbeitsbesuch in Kurdistan im Zusammenhang.
These questions dovetail in particular with my working visit to Kurdistan.
Source: Europarl
Wir haben das öffentliche Beschaffungswesen, aber da greift nichts ineinander.
We have the public procurement system, but nothing dovetails.
Source: Europarl
Diese Haushaltspolitik muss die Geldpolitik der Europäischen Zentralbank optimal ergänzen.
This budgetary policy must dovetail with the monetary policy of the European Central Bank.
Source: Europarl
Unsere Naturen ergänzten sich: gegenseitige Liebe der wärmsten Art war das Resultat davon.
Our natures dovetailed: mutual affection--of the strongest kind--was the result.
Source: Books
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