English-German translation for "sentinel"

"sentinel" German translation

sentinel
[ˈsentinl; -tə-]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Wächtermasculine | Maskulinum m
    sentinel
    Wachmannmasculine | Maskulinum m
    sentinel
    sentinel
  • (Schild)Wachefeminine | Femininum f
    sentinel military term | Militär, militärischMIL
    (Wach)Postenmasculine | Maskulinum m
    sentinel military term | Militär, militärischMIL
    sentinel military term | Militär, militärischMIL
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  • Stielaugenkrabbefeminine | Femininum f
    sentinel zoology | ZoologieZOOL Podophthalmus vigil
    sentinel zoology | ZoologieZOOL Podophthalmus vigil
sentinel
[ˈsentinl; -tə-]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t <preterite, (simple) past tense | Präteritum, Vergangenheitprätand | und u.past participle | Partizip Perfekt pperf sentineled; especially | besondersbesonders British English | britisches EnglischBr sentinelled>

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  • Wacheor | oder od Posten stehen beior | oder od vor (dative (case) | Dativdat)
    sentinel poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet
    sentinel poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet
  • mit (einem) Wachposten versehen, eine Wache aufstellen beior | oder od vor (dative (case) | Dativdat)
    sentinel rare | seltenselten (provide with sentinel)
    sentinel rare | seltenselten (provide with sentinel)
  • (jemanden) als Wache aufstellen
    sentinel post as sentinel
    sentinel post as sentinel
Aus wissenschaftlicher Sicht aber sind sie deshalb erstaunlich, weil sie Wächter sind.
But scientifically, they're amazing because they're sentinels.
Source: TED
Herr Präsident, die Kambodschaner bezeichnen die Minen als ewige Wachposten.
Mr President, the Cambodians call mines'everlasting sentinels'.
Source: Europarl
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