English-German translation for "quarry"

"quarry" German translation

quarry
[ˈkw(ɒ)ri] American English | amerikanisches EnglischUSalso | auch a. [ˈkwɔːri]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Steinbruchmasculine | Maskulinum m
    quarry stone quarry
    quarry stone quarry
  • offene Grube, Haldefeminine | Femininum f
    quarry open mine
    quarry open mine
  • Fundgrubefeminine | Femininum f
    quarry figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Quellefeminine | Femininum f
    quarry figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    quarry figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
quarry
[ˈkw(ɒ)ri] American English | amerikanisches EnglischUSalso | auch a. [ˈkwɔːri]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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  • abbauen, -treiben
    quarry stone
    quarry stone
  • herausholen, ausgraben, (mühsam) gewinnen
    quarry figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    quarry figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
examples
  • to quarry treasures from old books
    Schätze aus alten Büchern ausgrabenor | oder od heben
    to quarry treasures from old books
  • Steinbrüche anlegen in (dative (case) | Dativdat)
    quarry land
    quarry land
quarry
[ˈkw(ɒ)ri] American English | amerikanisches EnglischUSalso | auch a. [ˈkwɔːri]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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  • in alten Büchern wühlenor | oder od graben
    quarry figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    quarry figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
Seine Blicke fielen auf das letzte Stockwerk des an den Steinbruch angrenzenden Hauses.
As he looked round, he saw the top floor of the building next to the quarry.
Source: Books
Gut, dachte Huck, sie werden's im alten Steinbruch vergraben.
Good, thought Huck, they will bury it in the old quarry.
Source: Books
Steinbrüche haben hier einst die Natur ausgemacht. Und manchmal haben wir das umgewandelt.
Quarries once made the nature, and sometimes we took this and we transformed.
Source: TED
Aber auch da hielten sie nicht an.
But they never stopped at the quarry.
Source: Books
Source
quarry
[ˈkw(ɒ)ri] American English | amerikanisches EnglischUSalso | auch a. [ˈkwɔːri]noun | Substantiv s

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  • verfolgtes Wild, Jagdbeutefeminine | Femininum f (especially | besondersbesonders von Falkenor | oder od Hunden gejagt)
    quarry hunting | JagdJAGD
    quarry hunting | JagdJAGD
  • Wildneuter | Neutrum n
    quarry figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Beutefeminine | Femininum f
    quarry figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    quarry figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
Seine Blicke fielen auf das letzte Stockwerk des an den Steinbruch angrenzenden Hauses.
As he looked round, he saw the top floor of the building next to the quarry.
Source: Books
Gut, dachte Huck, sie werden's im alten Steinbruch vergraben.
Good, thought Huck, they will bury it in the old quarry.
Source: Books
Steinbrüche haben hier einst die Natur ausgemacht. Und manchmal haben wir das umgewandelt.
Quarries once made the nature, and sometimes we took this and we transformed.
Source: TED
Aber auch da hielten sie nicht an.
But they never stopped at the quarry.
Source: Books
Source
quarry
[ˈkw(ɒ)ri] American English | amerikanisches EnglischUSalso | auch a. [ˈkwɔːri]noun | Substantiv s

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  • rautenförmigesor | oder od quadratisches Fach
    quarry in window
    quarry in window
  • Quadersteinmasculine | Maskulinum m
    quarry stone
    quarry stone
  • unglasierte Kachel
    quarry tile
    quarry tile
slate quarry
stone quarry
stone quarry
Seine Blicke fielen auf das letzte Stockwerk des an den Steinbruch angrenzenden Hauses.
As he looked round, he saw the top floor of the building next to the quarry.
Source: Books
Gut, dachte Huck, sie werden's im alten Steinbruch vergraben.
Good, thought Huck, they will bury it in the old quarry.
Source: Books
Steinbrüche haben hier einst die Natur ausgemacht. Und manchmal haben wir das umgewandelt.
Quarries once made the nature, and sometimes we took this and we transformed.
Source: TED
Aber auch da hielten sie nicht an.
But they never stopped at the quarry.
Source: Books
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