German-English translation for "Strohhalm"

"Strohhalm" English translation

Strohhalm
Maskulinum | masculine m

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  • straw
    Strohhalm Getreidehalm
    Strohhalm Getreidehalm
  • Strohhalm → see „klammern
    Strohhalm → see „klammern
examples
  • nach einem Strohhalm greifen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    to clutch at a straw
    nach einem Strohhalm greifen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
  • der rettende Strohhalm
    der rettende Strohhalm
  • (drinking) straw
    Strohhalm zum Trinken
    Strohhalm zum Trinken
über einen Strohhalm (oder | orod Zwirnsfaden) stolpern
to be tripped up by something minor (oder | orod insignificant)
über einen Strohhalm (oder | orod Zwirnsfaden) stolpern
nach dem (rettenden) Strohhalm greifen
to grasp (oder | orod clutch) at straws
nach dem (rettenden) Strohhalm greifen
sich an einen Strohhalm klammern
to clutch at straws
sich an einen Strohhalm klammern
Tom was drinking chocolate milk with a straw.
Tom trank mit einem Strohhalm Schokoladenmilch.
Source: Tatoeba
Tom was drinking chocolate milk through a straw.
Tom trank durch einen Strohhalm Schokoladenmilch.
Source: Tatoeba
He'll clutch at any straw.
Er wird sich an jeden Strohhalm klammern.
Source: Tatoeba
You can see this easily if you put a straw into a glass of water.
Sie können es leicht erkennen, wenn Sie einen Strohhalm in ein Glas Wasser stellen.
Source: Tatoeba
Toward the end of the week, Internet users were grasping at anything.
Gegen Ende der Woche griffen Internet-Nutzer nach jedem Strohhalm.
Source: GlobalVoices
I cannot understand why the document clutches at the straw of exports.
Auch den Strohhalm des Exportes kann ich nicht sehen.
Source: Europarl
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