English-German translation for "relic"

"relic" German translation

relic
[ˈrelik]noun | Substantiv s

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ÜberRest, Überbleibsel Zeuge, Andenken Relikt Reliquie irdische Überreste, Gebeine
  • (Über)Restmasculine | Maskulinum m
    relic remnant
    Überbleibselneuter | Neutrum n
    relic remnant
    relic remnant
  • Zeugemasculine | Maskulinum m
    relic memento
    Andenkenneuter | Neutrum n (of anaccusative (case) | Akkusativ akk) (der Vergangenheit)
    relic memento
    relic memento
examples
  • Reliktneuter | Neutrum n
    relic last bit
    relic last bit
  • Reliquiefeminine | Femininum f
    relic religion | ReligionREL of saintet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc <usually | meistmeistplural | Plural pl>
    relic religion | ReligionREL of saintet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc <usually | meistmeistplural | Plural pl>
  • (irdische) Überresteplural | Plural pl
    relic of dead person poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet <plural | Pluralpl>
    Gebeineplural | Plural pl
    relic of dead person poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet <plural | Pluralpl>
    relic of dead person poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet <plural | Pluralpl>
Er ist ein lebendes Relikt einer entfernten Vergangenheit.
It's a living relic of the distant past.
Source: TED
Die Eindämmungspolitik stellt keineswegs ein Relikt des Kalten Krieges dar.
Containment is hardly a relic of the Cold War.
Source: News-Commentary
Zwarte Piete ist sicherlich ein glückliches Relikt aus rassistischen Zeiten. (...)
Zwarte Piete is a happy relic of racist times, certainly. (...)
Source: GlobalVoices
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