German-English translation for "Aal"

"Aal" English translation

Aal
[aːl]Maskulinum | masculine m <Aal(e)s; Aale>

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  • eel
    Aal Zoologie | zoologyZOOL Fam. Anguillidae, besonders Anguilla anguilla
    Aal Zoologie | zoologyZOOL Fam. Anguillidae, besonders Anguilla anguilla
examples
  • junger Aal
    junger Aal
  • Aale fangen angeln
    to fish for eels, to eel, to sniggle
    Aale fangen angeln
  • Aale fangen fangen
    to catch eels
    Aale fangen fangen
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  • eel
    Aal Kochkunst und Gastronomie | cooking and gastronomyGASTR
    Aal Kochkunst und Gastronomie | cooking and gastronomyGASTR
examples
  • gekochter [geräucherter] Aal
    boiled (oder | orod stewed) [smoked] eel(sPlural | plural pl)
    gekochter [geräucherter] Aal
  • Aal blau [sauer]
    poached [pickled] eel(sPlural | plural pl)
    Aal blau [sauer]
  • Aal grün
    eel(sPlural | plural pl) in wine sauce
    Aal grün
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  • tin fish
    Aal Nautik/Schifffahrt | nauticalSCHIFF Militär, militärisch | military termMIL Torpedo umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    Aal Nautik/Schifffahrt | nauticalSCHIFF Militär, militärisch | military termMIL Torpedo umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
  • crease
    Aal Textilindustrie | textilesTEX
    crumple
    Aal Textilindustrie | textilesTEX
    wrinkle
    Aal Textilindustrie | textilesTEX
    Aal Textilindustrie | textilesTEX
er wand sich wie ein Aal
he wriggled like an eel
er wand sich wie ein Aal
Aal in Gelee
Aal in Gelee
Aal in Aspik
eels in aspic
auch | alsoa. jellied eel
Aal in Aspik
er ist glatt wie ein Aal
he is as slippery as an eel, he is a slippery customer
er ist glatt wie ein Aal
Holding an eel too fast is the way to let her escape.
Gerade, wenn man einen Aal zu sehr festhält, entwischt er.
Source: Tatoeba
The problem is not the lack of eels but the fact that we catch them when they are very small.
Es mangelt nicht an Aalen, das Problem ist, dass wir sie fangen, wenn sie sehr klein sind.
Source: Europarl
Yet you balanced an eel on the end of your nose —
Balancirt einen Aal auf der Nasenspitz'!
Source: Books
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