English-German translation for "hew"

"hew" German translation

hew
[hjuː]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t <preterite, (simple) past tense | Präteritum, Vergangenheitprät hewed; past participle | Partizip Perfektpperf hewedor | oder od hewn [hjuːn]>

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hauen, hacken fällen behauen, zurechthauen
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  • fällen
    hew fell, esp trees
    hew fell, esp trees
  • behauen, zurechthauen
    hew carve
    hew carve
hew
[hjuː]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i <preterite, (simple) past tense | Präteritum, Vergangenheitprät hewed; past participle | Partizip Perfektpperf hewedor | oder od hewn [hjuːn]>

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hauen, hacken
examples
  • to hew close to the line in chopping wood
    dicht an der vorgezogenen Linie bleiben
    to hew close to the line in chopping wood
  • to hew close to the line act with thrift or care American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    to hew close to the line act with thrift or care American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
to hew out a career for oneself
sich einen Lebensweg bahnen, sich (mühsam) hocharbeiten
to hew out a career for oneself
Und es sind Hindernisse im Wege! sie müssen niedergehauen werden.
And there are obstacles in the way: they must be hewn down.
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"HEW" German translation

HEW
abbreviation | Abkürzung abk American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS (= Department of Health, Education, and Welfare)

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  • Gesundheits-, Bildungs- und Wohlfahrtsministerium der Vereinigten Staaten
    HEW
    HEW
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