English-German translation for "hamstring"

"hamstring" German translation

hamstring
noun | Substantiv s

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Kniesehne Achillessehne
  • Kniesehnefeminine | Femininum f, -flechsefeminine | Femininum f
    hamstring medicine | MedizinMED
    hamstring medicine | MedizinMED
  • Achillessehnefeminine | Femininum f
    hamstring zoology | ZoologieZOOL
    hamstring zoology | ZoologieZOOL
hamstring
transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t <irregular | irregulär, unregelmäßigirr>

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durch Zerschneiden der Kniesehnen lähmen lähmen, verstümmeln
  • (durch Zerschneiden der Kniesehnen) lähmen
    hamstring
    hamstring
  • lähmen
    hamstring make lame figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    hamstring make lame figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • verstümmeln
    hamstring mutilate figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    hamstring mutilate figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
Aber nicht nur der Mangel an qualifizierten Beamten lähmt den NTC.
But it is not only a shortage of capable public servants that hamstrings the NTC.
Source: News-Commentary
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