English-German translation for "shallow"

"shallow" German translation

shallow
[ˈʃælou]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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seicht, flach, nicht tief seicht, oberflächlich
examples
  • shallow lens optics | OptikOPT
    flache Linse
    shallow lens optics | OptikOPT
  • shallow-rooted
    flach-, seichtwurzelnd
    shallow-rooted
  • shallow water
    seichtesor | oder od flaches Wasser, Flach-, Seichtwasser
    shallow water
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shallow
[ˈʃælou]noun | Substantiv s

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flachte seichte Stelle, Untiefe
  • flachteor | oder od seichte Stelle, Untiefefeminine | Femininum f
    shallow
    shallow
shallow
[ˈʃælou]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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flach machen, abflachen, verflachen
shallow
[ˈʃælou]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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flach werden, sich verflachen
Das ist aber ein recht hohler Spruch.
That's a really shallow thing to say.
Source: Tatoeba
Hier ist das Wasser sehr flach.
The water here is very shallow.
Source: Tatoeba
Es ist wirklich oberflächlich, so etwas zu sagen.
That's a really shallow thing to say.
Source: Tatoeba
Verglichen mit seinem Vater ist er oberflächlich.
Compared to his father, he is shallow.
Source: Tatoeba
Er sprang über den flachen Graben.
He leaped over the shallow ditch.
Source: Tatoeba
Der Teich ist zu flach, um darin schwimmen zu können.
The pond is too shallow for swimming.
Source: Tatoeba
Der Teich ist zu flach fürs Schwimmen.
The pond is too shallow for swimming.
Source: Tatoeba
Der Nationalismus ist weit verbreitet, hat aber keine tiefen Wurzeln.
Nationalism is widespread, but its roots are shallow.
Source: News-Commentary
Die Bohrtechniken ähneln einander, auch wenn die Nordsee ein viel flacheres Gewässer ist.
Drilling techniques have similarities, even if the waters are much shallower in the North Sea.
Source: Europarl
Die Ostsee ist nur flach und ökologisch sehr gefährdet.
The Baltic Sea is shallow and very vulnerable ecologically.
Source: Europarl
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