German-English translation for "hölzern"

"hölzern" English translation

hölzern
[ˈhœltsərn]Adjektiv | adjective adj

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wooden, made of wood wooden, clumsy, stiff, awkward, gauche stilted
  • wooden (attributiv, beifügend | attributive useattr)
    hölzern Stühle, Tische etc
    made of wood
    hölzern Stühle, Tische etc
    hölzern Stühle, Tische etc
  • wooden
    hölzern Benehmen, Manieren etc figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    clumsy
    hölzern Benehmen, Manieren etc figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    stiff
    hölzern Benehmen, Manieren etc figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    awkward
    hölzern Benehmen, Manieren etc figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    gauche
    hölzern Benehmen, Manieren etc figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    hölzern Benehmen, Manieren etc figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
  • stilted
    hölzern Stil, Vortragsweise figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    hölzern Stil, Vortragsweise figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
examples
The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.
Der Garten war von einem hölzernen Zaun umgeben.
Source: Tatoeba
They sat at the bottom, both hidden by the shade, in silence.
Die beiden saßen im Dunkeln auf der Bank unter dem hölzernen Verdeck und sprachen kein Wort.
Source: Books
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