German-English translation for "Eselsbrücke"

"Eselsbrücke" English translation

Eselsbrücke
Femininum | feminine f

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mnemonic crib, pony asses’ bridge, pons asinorum
  • mnemonic
    Eselsbrücke Merkhilfe figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    Eselsbrücke Merkhilfe figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
examples
  • jemandem eine Eselsbrücke bauen
    etwa to givejemand | somebody sb a hint (oder | orod clue)
    jemandem eine Eselsbrücke bauen
  • crib
    Eselsbrücke Übersetzungshilfe figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    Eselsbrücke Übersetzungshilfe figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
  • pony amerikanisches Englisch | American EnglishUS
    Eselsbrücke umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    Eselsbrücke umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
  • asses’ bridge
    Eselsbrücke Mathematik Mathematik | mathematics mathematicsMATH Philosophie | philosophyPHIL
    pons asinorum
    Eselsbrücke Mathematik Mathematik | mathematics mathematicsMATH Philosophie | philosophyPHIL
    Eselsbrücke Mathematik Mathematik | mathematics mathematicsMATH Philosophie | philosophyPHIL
And I thought it might serve as a kind of permanent mnemonic device.
Und ich dachte, es könnte mir als eine Art dauerhafte Eselsbrücke dienen.
Source: TED
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