English-German translation for "throe"

"throe" German translation

throe
[θrou]noun | Substantiv susually | meist meistplural | Plural pl

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heftiger Schmerz, Paroxysmus, GeburtsWehen, Todeskampf Schmerz heftiger Kampf, starke Anstrengung Agonie
  • heftiger Schmerz, Paroxysmusmasculine | Maskulinum m
    throe
    throe
  • (Geburts)Wehenplural | Plural pl
    throe pl
    throe pl
  • Todeskampfmasculine | Maskulinum m
    throe pl
    Agoniefeminine | Femininum f
    throe pl
    throe pl
  • Schmerz
    throe seelischer figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    throe seelischer figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
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throe
[θrou]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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im Todeskampf liegen
Tausende Eichen und Steineichen drohen abzusterben.
Thousands of Iberian oak and holly oak trees are in the throes of death.
Source: Europarl
Überall in Europa befinden sich die gegenwärtigen Asylregelungen in der Krise.
Throughout Europe, the present asylum system is in the throes of a crisis.
Source: Europarl
CAMBRIDGE ­ Der Kapitalismus steckt in seiner schwersten Krise seit vielen Jahrzehnten.
CAMBRIDGE ­ Capitalism – is in the throes of its most severe crisis in many decades.
Source: News-Commentary
Rwanda war in den Geburtswehen dieses Völkermordes.
Rwanda was in the throes of this genocidal war.
Source: TED
Dennoch wird das Land von einer hässlichen moralischen Krise geplagt.
Yet the country is in the throes of an ugly moral crisis.
Source: News-Commentary
Indonesien befindet sich mitten in einer Phase des Übergangs zu einem demokratischen System.
Indonesia is in the throes of becoming a democratic system.
Source: Europarl
Ein Weh der qualvollsten Art ein Gefühl wahrer, echter Verzweiflung zerriß mir das Herz.
A pang of exquisite suffering--a throe of true despair--rent and heaved my heart.
Source: Books
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