English-German translation for "sinew"

"sinew" German translation

sinew
[ˈsinjuː]noun | Substantiv s

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Sehne, Flechse MuskelKraft, Stärke Kraftreserve, Hauptstütze, Lebensnerv
  • Sehnefeminine | Femininum f
    sinew medicine | MedizinMED zoology | ZoologieZOOL
    Flechsefeminine | Femininum f
    sinew medicine | MedizinMED zoology | ZoologieZOOL
    sinew medicine | MedizinMED zoology | ZoologieZOOL
  • (Muskel)Kraftfeminine | Femininum f
    sinew strength figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Stärkefeminine | Femininum f
    sinew strength figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    sinew strength figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • Kraftreservefeminine | Femininum f
    sinew mainstay figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Hauptstützefeminine | Femininum f
    sinew mainstay figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Lebensnervmasculine | Maskulinum m
    sinew mainstay figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    sinew mainstay figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
examples
  • sinews of war military term | Militär, militärischMIL
    Kriegs-, Kampfmittel
    sinews of war military term | Militär, militärischMIL
sinew
[ˈsinjuː]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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mit Sehnen versehen stärken, stützen, standhaft machen stützen, zusammenhalten
  • stärken, stützen, standhaft machen
    sinew strengthen figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    sinew strengthen figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • stützen, zusammenhalten
    sinew support poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet
    sinew support poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet
(FR) Herr Präsident, liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen, man sagt, dass Geld der Nerv des Krieges ist.
(FR) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, it is often said that money forms the sinews of war.
Source: Europarl
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