English-German translation for "owl"

"owl" German translation

owl
[aul]noun | Substantiv s

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Eule Nachteule, Nachteule, keine direkte Übersetzung weise alte Eule
  • Eulefeminine | Femininum f
    owl zoology | ZoologieZOOL Ordng Strigiformes
    owl zoology | ZoologieZOOL Ordng Strigiformes
examples
  • drunk as an owl slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
    drunk as an owl slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
  • to be as wise as an owl
    eine weise alte Eule sein
    to be as wise as an owl
examples
  • Nachteulefeminine | Femininum f
    owl figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    owl figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • Nachteulefeminine | Femininum f jemand, der ein nächtliches Leben führt
    owl person who is active at night
    owl person who is active at night
  • keine direkte Übersetzung jemand, der in Aussehenor | oder od Langweiligkeit einer Eule ähnelt
    owl person resembling an owl
    owl person resembling an owl
  • weise alte Eule
    owl wise person figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    owl wise person figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
as tight as an owl
as tight as an owl
Eulen können im Dunkeln sehen.
Owls can see in the dark.
Source: Tatoeba
Was ist der Unterschied zwischen einer Eule und einer Schleiereule?
What's the difference between an owl and a barn owl?
Source: Tatoeba
Was ist der Unterschied zwischen einer Eule und einer Schleiereule?
What's the difference between an owl and a barn owl?
Source: Tatoeba
Ich fühle mich hier wie ein Fisch auf dem Trockenen oder ungefähr wie eine Eule ohne Luft.
I feel like a fish out of water, or maybe an owl out of the air.
Source: TED
Eine Eule ruht am Tage und jagt in der Nacht.
An owl sleeps by day and hunts by night.
Source: Tatoeba
Der jemenitische Blogger Abdulkader Alguneid findet eine Eule vor seinem Fenster:
Yemeni blogger Abdulkader Alguneid finds an owl outside his window:
Source: GlobalVoices
Das Husten einer entfernten Eule war der einzige Ton, der die tiefe Stille zuweilen unterbrach.
The hooting of a distant owl was all the sound that troubled the dead stillness.
Source: Books
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