English-German translation for "splinter"

"splinter" German translation

splinter
[ˈsplintə(r)]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Splittermasculine | Maskulinum m
    splinter
    Spanmasculine | Maskulinum m
    splinter
    splinter
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  • selten Splittermasculine | Maskulinum m
    splinter figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Bruchstückneuter | Neutrum n
    splinter figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    splinter figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • splinter obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs → see „splint
    splinter obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs → see „splint
splinter
[ˈsplintə(r)]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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  • zersplittern
    splinter shatter into pieces
    splinter shatter into pieces
  • splinter obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs → see „splint
    splinter obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs → see „splint
splinter
[ˈsplintə(r)]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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  • in Stücke gehen
    splinter fall to pieces
    splinter fall to pieces
to run a splinter into one’s finger
sich einen Splitter in den Finger reißen
to run a splinter into one’s finger
Tom hatte einen Splitter im Finger, also bat er Mary, ihm beim Herausholen zu helfen.
Tom had a splinter in his finger, so he asked Mary to help him get it out.
Source: Tatoeba
Und unter dem Mikroskop waren Glassplitter.
And underneath the microscope there were splinters of glass.
Source: TED
Ich bekomme diesen Splitter nicht aus meinem Finger.
I can't get this splinter out of my finger.
Source: Tatoeba
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