English-German translation for "snipe"

"snipe" German translation

snipe
[snaip]noun | Substantiv s

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Sumpfschnepfe Schuss aus dem Hinterhalt Zigarren-, ZigarettenStummel Schnepfe
  • Sumpfschnepfefeminine | Femininum f
    snipe zoology | ZoologieZOOL Gattg Capella
    snipe zoology | ZoologieZOOL Gattg Capella
  • American snipe → see „Wilson’s snipe“
    American snipe → see „Wilson’s snipe“
  • common snipe → see „whole snipe“
    common snipe → see „whole snipe“
  • snipe → see „jacksnipe“
    snipe → see „jacksnipe“
examples
  • great snipe C. media
    Doppelschnepfe
    great snipe C. media
  • Schnepfe(nvogelmasculine | Maskulinum m)feminine | Femininum f
    snipe zoology | ZoologieZOOL snipe-like bird
    snipe zoology | ZoologieZOOL snipe-like bird
  • Schussmasculine | Maskulinum m aus dem Hinterhalt
    snipe military term | Militär, militärischMIL
    snipe military term | Militär, militärischMIL
  • (Zigarren-, Zigaretten)Stummelmasculine | Maskulinum m
    snipe butt American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
    snipe butt American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
snipe
[snaip]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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aus dem Hinterhalt schießen hinterrücks angreifen Schnepfen jagen schießen
  • aus dem Hinterhalt schießen (at aufaccusative (case) | Akkusativ akk)
    snipe military term | Militär, militärischMIL
    snipe military term | Militär, militärischMIL
examples
  • Schnepfen jagenor | oder od schießen
    snipe hunting | JagdJAGD
    snipe hunting | JagdJAGD
Einen Augenblick war er unschlüssig.
Just at his feet rose a snipe; he fired and killed it.
Source: Books
Die Bekassinen kreisten unaufhörlich in der Luft über dem Ried.
The snipe unceasingly circled above the sedges.
Source: Books
Stiften denn die Heckenschützen weniger Unruhe?
To those who snipe from the sidelines, I would ask are all the latter mischief-making?
Source: Europarl
Bekassinen wurden in großer Menge sichtbar.
There were a great many snipe.
Source: Books
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