English-German translation for "windmill"

"windmill" German translation

windmill
[ˈwindmil; ˈwin-]noun | Substantiv s

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Windmühle Windrad Windrädchen Servo-Propeller Hubschrauber Luftschloss, Wunschtraum
  • Windmühlefeminine | Femininum f
    windmill
    windmill
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  • to tilt at (or | oderod fight) windmills figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    einen Kampf gegen Windmühlen führen
    to tilt at (or | oderod fight) windmills figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • Windradneuter | Neutrum n
    windmill engineering | TechnikTECH wind turbine
    windmill engineering | TechnikTECH wind turbine
  • (durch Luftstrom angetriebener) Servo-Propeller
    windmill engineering | TechnikTECH propeller
    windmill engineering | TechnikTECH propeller
  • Hubschraubermasculine | Maskulinum m
    windmill aviation | LuftfahrtFLUG helicopter slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
    windmill aviation | LuftfahrtFLUG helicopter slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
  • Luftschlossneuter | Neutrum n
    windmill rare | seltenselten (fanciful notion)
    Wunschtraummasculine | Maskulinum m
    windmill rare | seltenselten (fanciful notion)
    windmill rare | seltenselten (fanciful notion)
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windmill
[ˈwindmil; ˈwin-]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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wie eine Windmühle bewegen
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windmill
[ˈwindmil; ˈwin-]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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sich wie eine Windmühle bewegen durch den Luftstrom angetrieben werden
  • durch den Luftstrom angetrieben werden
    windmill aviation | LuftfahrtFLUG
    windmill aviation | LuftfahrtFLUG
CA: Und aus was hast du das Windrad gemacht?
CA: And what did you make the windmill out of?
Source: TED
WK: Ich möchte ein Windrad machen.
WK: I wanted to make a windmill.
Source: TED
http: //www. ted. com/ talks/ lang/ de/ william_kamkwamba_on_building_a_windmill. html
http: // www. ted. com/ talks/ william_ kamkwamba_ on_ building_ a_ windmill. html
Source: TED
William Kamkwamba über den Bau eines Windrads
William Kamkwamba on building a windmill
Source: TED
Es besagte, dass eine Windmühle Wasser pumpen und Elektrizität erzeugen könnte.
It said a windmill could pump water and generate electricity.
Source: TED
Also entschied ich mich dafür, selbst eine Windmühle zu bauen.
So I decided I would build one windmill for myself.
Source: TED
Diesmal wird jedoch für Windmühlen gekämpft, und deshalb wird es auch ein erfolgreicher Kampf sein.
But this time round, it is a fight for the windmills and that is why it will prove successful.
Source: Europarl
Aber dann erschienen Windmühlen, ein Federmesser; alles verschwamm ineinander, und er schlief ein.
But then windmills appeared, and a knife, and all became confused, and he fell asleep.
Source: Books
Bevor ich in die Niederlande reiste, hatte ich noch nie Windmühlen gesehen.
I had never seen a windmill until I visited the Netherlands.
Source: Tatoeba
In Dänemark werden wir alle Autos mit Windenergie betreiben, nicht mit Öl.
In Denmark, we will drive all the cars in Denmark from windmills, not from oil.
Source: TED
Hier stehen auch die meisten Windmühlen in der Welt.
And it is here that we have most of the world's windmills.
Source: Europarl
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