English-German translation for "shrill"

"shrill" German translation

shrill
[ʃril]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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schrill, gellend schrill klingend grell, schreiend, laut hartnäckig, verbissen scharf, schneidend, durchdringend, stechend klar, hell
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  • grell, schreiend, laut
    shrill colouret cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    shrill colouret cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • selten hartnäckig, verbissen
    shrill figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    shrill figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
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  • klar, hell
    shrill bright figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    shrill bright figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
shrill
[ʃril]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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kreischen
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shrill
[ʃril]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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schrillen, gellen heulen, pfeifen
  • heulen, pfeifen
    shrill of windet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    shrill of windet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
shrill
[ʃril]noun | Substantiv s

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schriller gellender Ton, Schrillen, Gellen
  • schrilleror | oder od gellender Ton, Schrillenneuter | Neutrum n
    shrill
    Gellenneuter | Neutrum n
    shrill
    shrill
shrill
[ʃril]adverb | Adverb adv

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schrill, gellend
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  • shrill-sounding
    schrill
    shrill-sounding
  • shrill-tongued, shrill-voiced
    mit schrilleror | oder od gellender Stimme
    shrill-tongued, shrill-voiced
shrill tones
schrille Töneor | oder od Laute
shrill tones
In der Welt des Nahen Ostens im Moment verlaufen die Debatten, wie Sie wohl wissen, schrill.
In the world of the Middle East at the moment, the debates are, as you know, shrill.
Source: TED
Plötzlich hörte ich einen schrillen Schrei.
All at once, I heard a shrill cry.
Source: Tatoeba
Die schrille Stimme derjenigen, die den Prozess zurückweisen, darf uns nicht zurückhalten.
The shrill voice of the rejectionist must not be allowed to drown us out.
Source: Europarl
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