German-English translation for "Aschenputtel"

"Aschenputtel" English translation

Aschenputtel
[-ˌpʊtəl]Neutrum | neuter n <Eigenname | proper nameEigenn; Aschenputtels; keinPlural | plural pl>

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Aschenputtel
[-ˌpʊtəl]Neutrum | neuter n <Aschenputtels; Aschenputtel> figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig

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Cinderella, drudge
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  • das Aschenputtel sein
    to be (oder | orod play) the Cinderella
    das Aschenputtel sein
Cinderella had two evil stepsisters.
Aschenputtel hatte zwei boshafte Stiefschwestern.
Source: Tatoeba
My grandmother told me the story of Cinderella.
Meine Großmutter hat mir die Geschichte von Aschenputtel erzählt.
Source: Tatoeba
As far as transport and tourism are concerned, tourism is still very much the Cinderella.
Bei Verkehr und Fremdenverkehr ist der Fremdenverkehr immer noch das Aschenputtel.
Source: Europarl
And I had this whole mental picture of, sort of like Cinderella.
Plötzlich hatte ich dieses Bild von Aschenputtel im Kopf,
Source: TED
The stepmother sneered at Cinderella.
Die Stiefmutter grinste höhnisch über Aschenputtel.
Source: Tatoeba
Human rights are still somewhat the Cinderella of European foreign policy.
Menschenrechte sind noch immer so etwas wie das Aschenputtel der europäischen Außenpolitik.
Source: Europarl
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