English-German translation for "hoary"

"hoary" German translation

hoary

[ˈhɔːri]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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weißlich grau, ergraut, silberhaarig altersgrau, ehrwürdig mit weißen Härchen bedeckt
  • weiß(lich)
    hoary white, whitish
    hoary white, whitish
  • grau, ergraut, silberhaarig
    hoary with age
    hoary with age
examples
  • altersgrau, ehrwürdig
    hoary venerable figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig literary | literarischliter
    hoary venerable figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig literary | literarischliter
  • mit weißen Härchen bedeckt
    hoary botany | BotanikBOT zoology | ZoologieZOOL covered in white hairs
    hoary botany | BotanikBOT zoology | ZoologieZOOL covered in white hairs
Das ist die gleiche olle Kamelle, die als Einwand gegen jeden Vorschlag vorgebracht wird.
This is the old hoary chestnut that is brought forward to object to every proposal.
Source: Europarl
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