English-German translation for "sliver"

"sliver" German translation

sliver

[ˈslivə(r)]noun | Substantiv s

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Holz-, KnochenSplitter, Span, abgespaltenes Stück Kammzug, Florband Stück Fisch Deut, Spur, Krümchen abgeschnittene Scheibe, Stückchen
  • (Holz-, Knochen)Splittermasculine | Maskulinum m
    sliver
    Spanmasculine | Maskulinum m
    sliver
    abgespaltenes Stück, abgeschnittene Scheibe, Stückchenneuter | Neutrum n
    sliver
    sliver
  • Kammzugmasculine | Maskulinum m (Band von Kammwolle)
    sliver in spinning
    sliver in spinning
  • Florbandneuter | Neutrum n
    sliver in spinning
    sliver in spinning
  • Stückneuter | Neutrum n Fisch (als Köder)
    sliver in angling
    sliver in angling
  • Deutmasculine | Maskulinum m
    sliver figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Spurfeminine | Femininum f
    sliver figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Krümchenneuter | Neutrum n
    sliver figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    sliver figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
examples
  • not a sliver of evidence
    nicht die Spur eines Beweises
    not a sliver of evidence

sliver

[ˈslivə(r)]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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abspalten zer-, aufspalten, zersplittern in Scheiben schneiden teilen
  • abspalten
    sliver remove as sliver
    sliver remove as sliver
  • (etwas) in Scheiben schneiden
    sliver cut into slices
    sliver cut into slices
  • teilen
    sliver in spinning: woolet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
    sliver in spinning: woolet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc

sliver

[ˈslivə(r)]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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zersplittern
Das sind die Erkenntnissplitter, aus denen Kulturen geschmiedet werden.
And these are the slivers of insight upon which cultures have been forged.
Source: TED
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