English-German translation for "tentacle"

"tentacle" German translation

tentacle
[ˈtentəkl]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Tentakelmasculine and neuter | Maskulinum und Neutrum m/n
    tentacle zoology | ZoologieZOOL
    Fühlermasculine | Maskulinum m
    tentacle zoology | ZoologieZOOL
    Fühlhornneuter | Neutrum n, -fadenmasculine | Maskulinum m
    tentacle zoology | ZoologieZOOL
    tentacle zoology | ZoologieZOOL
  • Fang-, Greifarmmasculine | Maskulinum m
    tentacle zoology | ZoologieZOOL
    tentacle zoology | ZoologieZOOL
  • Tentakelmasculine and neuter | Maskulinum und Neutrum m/n (Stieldrüse der Blätter des Sonnentaus)
    tentacle botany | BotanikBOT
    tentacle botany | BotanikBOT
  • Fühlermasculine | Maskulinum m
    tentacle figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    tentacle figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
examples
Es hat Tentakel, die so herumschwirren.
It's got tentacles dangling, swirling around like that.
Source: TED
Eurokraten sehen in ihnen eine Chance, ihre Tentakel der Macht weiter auszustrecken.
Eurocrats see them as opportunities to extend their tentacles of power.
Source: Europarl
Wenn man sie anstupst zieht sie ihre Tentakeln ein.
Now if you poke it, it pulls in its tentacles.
Source: TED
Natürlich ist der Arm Al Qaidas lang, er reicht bis in viele Konflikte hinein.
True, Al Qaeda's tentacles reach into many conflicts.
Source: News-Commentary
Die terroristischen Fangarme Teherans reichen sogar bis in den Süden seines Nachbarlandes Irak.
Teheran's terrorist tentacles even reach as far as the south of its neighbour, Iraq.
Source: Europarl
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