German-English translation for "versteinern"

"versteinern" English translation

versteinern
[-ˈʃtainərn]transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <kein ge-; h>

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petrify, fossilize -s-
  • petrify, fossilizeauch | also a. -s- britisches Englisch | British EnglishBr
    versteinern Geologie | geologyGEOL
    versteinern Geologie | geologyGEOL
versteinern
[-ˈʃtainərn]intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <sein>

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petrify, fossilize -s- harden
  • petrify, fossilizeauch | also a. -s- britisches Englisch | British EnglishBr
    versteinern Geologie | geologyGEOL
    versteinern Geologie | geologyGEOL
  • harden
    versteinern von Miene figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    versteinern von Miene figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
versteinern
[-ˈʃtainərn]reflexives Verb | reflexive verb v/r <h>

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harden
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  • sich versteinern Geologie | geologyGEOL
    petrify, fossilizeauch | also a. -s- britisches Englisch | British EnglishBr
    sich versteinern Geologie | geologyGEOL
  • harden
    versteinern figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    versteinern figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
versteinern
Neutrum | neuter n <Versteinerns>

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That tells me that it's actually been fossilized, this pollen.
Das sagt mir, dass dieser Pollen sogar versteinert war.
Source: TED
His face, which was aged and full of suffering, seemed petrified.
Sein gealtertes Gesicht, das den Ausdruck tiefen Leides trug, sah wie versteinert aus.
Source: Books
Coprolites are fossilized human feces, and they're actually extremely interesting.
Koprolithe sind versteinerte menschliche Fäkalien und sie sind wirklich höchst interessant.
Source: TED
Christopher Columbus once stared at Medusa, and Medusa turned to stone.
Christoph Kolumbus starrte einmal Medusa an und Medusa versteinerte.
Source: Tatoeba
Saudi women find themselves living in a petrified system.
Dort leben Frauen in einem versteinerten System.
Source: News-Commentary
I have not been petrified.
Ich bin hier nicht versteinert.
Source: Books
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