English-German translation for "gape"

"gape" German translation

gape
[geip] American English | amerikanisches EnglischUSalso | auch a. [gæp]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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den Mund aufsperren -reißen starren, glotzen, gaffen klaffen, gähnen, offen stehen gähnen den Schnabel aufsperren schnappen schmachten, lechzen sich öffnen, sich spalten, sich auftun, einen Hiatus bilden
  • den Mund aufsperrenor | oder od -reißen
    gape open mouth: in amazementet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
    gape open mouth: in amazementet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
examples
  • to gape atsomebody | jemand sb
    jemanden anstarren, jemanden anglotzen
    to gape atsomebody | jemand sb
  • gähnen
    gape yawn familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    gape yawn familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
  • schnappen (for, after nach)
    gape rare | seltenselten (snatch)
    gape rare | seltenselten (snatch)
  • schmachten, lechzen (for, after nach)
    gape yearn poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet
    gape yearn poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet
gape
[geip] American English | amerikanisches EnglischUSalso | auch a. [gæp]noun | Substantiv s

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Gaffen, Starren, Glotzen Gähnen Erstaunen Riss, Sprung, Hiatus, Öffnung Schnabelspalt, Sperrweite More examples...
  • Gaffenneuter | Neutrum n
    gape rare | seltenselten (staring)
    Starrenneuter | Neutrum n
    gape rare | seltenselten (staring)
    Glotzenneuter | Neutrum n
    gape rare | seltenselten (staring)
    gape rare | seltenselten (staring)
  • Gähnenneuter | Neutrum n
    gape yawning obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    gape yawning obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
  • Erstaunenneuter | Neutrum n
    gape astonishment obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    gape astonishment obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
  • Rissmasculine | Maskulinum m
    gape tear, opening
    Sprungmasculine | Maskulinum m
    gape tear, opening
    Hiatusmasculine | Maskulinum m
    gape tear, opening
    Öffnungfeminine | Femininum f
    gape tear, opening
    gape tear, opening
  • Schnabelspaltmasculine | Maskulinum m
    gape zoology | ZoologieZOOL of mouth
    Sperrweitefeminine | Femininum f
    gape zoology | ZoologieZOOL of mouth
    gape zoology | ZoologieZOOL of mouth
examples
  • the gapesplural | Plural pl veterinary medicine | TiermedizinVET of bird
    Schnabelsperrefeminine | Femininum f
    the gapesplural | Plural pl veterinary medicine | TiermedizinVET of bird
  • the gapesplural | Plural pl attack of yawning humorously | humorvoll, scherzhafthum obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    Anfallmasculine | Maskulinum m von Gähnen
    the gapesplural | Plural pl attack of yawning humorously | humorvoll, scherzhafthum obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
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