German-English translation for "Flinte"

"Flinte" English translation

Flinte
[ˈflɪntə]Femininum | feminine f <Flinte; Flinten>

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shotgun gun, rifle fowling piece, bird gun musket, flintlock shooting gun
  • (shot)gun
    Flinte Schrotflinte
    Flinte Schrotflinte
examples
  • die Flinte ins Korn werfen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    to throw in the towel (oder | orod sponge)
    to give up the game
    die Flinte ins Korn werfen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
  • der soll mir nur vor die Flinte kommen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    just wait till I lay my hands on him
    der soll mir nur vor die Flinte kommen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
  • gun
    Flinte Gewehr umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    rifle
    Flinte Gewehr umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    Flinte Gewehr umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
  • shooting (oder | orod sporting) gun
    Flinte Jagdgewehr
    Flinte Jagdgewehr
  • fowling piece
    Flinte Vogelflinte
    Flinte Vogelflinte
  • bird gun besonders amerikanisches Englisch | American EnglishUS
    Flinte
    Flinte
  • musket
    Flinte obsolet, begrifflich veraltet | obsoleteobs
    flintlock
    Flinte obsolet, begrifflich veraltet | obsoleteobs
    Flinte obsolet, begrifflich veraltet | obsoleteobs
die Flinte ins Korn werfen
to throw in the towel (oder | orod sponge)
to give up the game
die Flinte ins Korn werfen
We can't just give up.
Wir können nicht einfach so die Flinte ins Korn werfen.
Source: Tatoeba
It is important not to give up on such a complex problem.
Wir dürfen bei so einem komplexen Problem keinesfalls die Flinte ins Korn werfen.
Source: Europarl
But at the time we had to throw in the towel.
aber wir mussten die Flinte ins Korn werfen.
Source: TED
In spite of our encouragement he decided to throw in the towel.
Trotz unseres Engagements entschloß er sich, die Flinte ins Korn zu werfen.
Source: Tatoeba
We must not give up so easily.
Werfen wir doch nicht die Flinte ins Korn!
Source: Europarl
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