English-German translation for "grease"

"grease" German translation

grease
noun | Substantiv s

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tierisches Fett, Schmalz Schmiermittel, Schmiere Wollfett Schmutz-, Flechtenmauke Feist
  • (zerlassenes) tierisches Fett, Schmalzneuter | Neutrum n
    grease from animals
    grease from animals
  • Schmiermittelneuter | Neutrum n, -fettneuter | Neutrum n
    grease engineering | TechnikTECH
    Schmierefeminine | Femininum f
    grease engineering | TechnikTECH
    grease engineering | TechnikTECH
examples
  • Wollfettneuter | Neutrum n
    grease from wool
    grease from wool
  • Schmutz-, Flechtenmaukefeminine | Femininum f
    grease veterinary medicine | TiermedizinVET of horses
    grease veterinary medicine | TiermedizinVET of horses
  • Feistneuter | Neutrum n
    grease hunting | JagdJAGD fat
    grease hunting | JagdJAGD fat
examples
  • in grease, in pride (or | oderod prime) of grease
    feist, fett
    in grease, in pride (or | oderod prime) of grease
grease
transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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einfetten, schmieren, ölen beschmieren mit Schmutzmauke infizieren
  • (ein)fetten, schmieren, ölen
    grease engineering | TechnikTECH
    grease engineering | TechnikTECH
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  • to grease the wheels of einer Sache figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    to grease the wheels of einer Sache figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • to grease the wheels of
    (etwas) in Schwung bringen (especially | besondersbesonders durch Schmiergelder)
    to grease the wheels of
  • like greased lightning slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
    blitzartig, wie ein geölter Blitz
    like greased lightning slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
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  • also | aucha. grease the palm (or | oderod hand) of bribe
    (jemanden) schmieren, bestechen
    also | aucha. grease the palm (or | oderod hand) of bribe
  • beschmieren
    grease cover with grease
    grease cover with grease
  • mit Schmutzmauke infizieren
    grease veterinary medicine | TiermedizinVET horse
    grease veterinary medicine | TiermedizinVET horse
also | aucha. grease cup
Schmierbüchsefeminine | Femininum f
Ölermasculine | Maskulinum m
also | aucha. grease cup
to grease (or | oderod oil) sb’s palm
jemanden schmieren
jemanden bestechen
to grease (or | oderod oil) sb’s palm
Was sind jetzt die sieben sozialen Prozesse die den Pfad zur Hölle pflastern?
So what are the seven social processes that grease the slippery slope of evil?
Source: TED
Die Inflation war das Schmiermittel im Getriebe der argentinischen Politik.
Inflation was the grease that had kept the wheels of Argentine politics going.
Source: News-Commentary
Der Stearinfleck hatte dem Mann eine neue Pose gegeben.
A grease spot had given the figure a new pose.
Source: Books
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