English-German translation for "molehill"

"molehill" German translation

molehill
noun | Substantiv s

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Maulwurfshügel kleines Hindernis, leicht zu überwindende Schwierigkeit Kleinigkeit
  • Maulwurfshügelmasculine | Maskulinum m, -haufenmasculine | Maskulinum m
    molehill
    molehill
  • kleines Hindernis, leicht zu überwindende Schwierigkeit, Kleinigkeitfeminine | Femininum f
    molehill figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    molehill figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
examples
to make a mountain out of a molehill
aus einer Mücke einen Elefanten machen
to make a mountain out of a molehill
Tom machte aus einer Mücke einen Elefanten.
Tom made a mountain out of a molehill.
Source: Tatoeba
Er liebt es, aus einer Mücke einen Elefanten zu machen.
He loves to make a mountain out of a molehill.
Source: Tatoeba
Peter macht immer aus einem Maulwurfshügel einen Berg.
Peter always makes a mountain out of a molehill.
Source: Tatoeba
Herr Präsident, können wir nicht die Kirche im Dorf lassen?
Mr President, I wonder whether we can make a molehill out of this particular mountain.
Source: Europarl
Oder wird aus dem Elefanten schließlich wieder eine Mücke?
Or will the mountain, in the end, once again turn out to be a molehill?
Source: Europarl
Er macht aus einer Mücke einen Elefanten.
He makes a mountain out of a molehill.
Source: Tatoeba
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