Englisch > Deutsch | |
shepherd | |
1. Substantiv: | |
2. [1] Person, die Schafe hütet: Schäfer, Schafhirte, Schafhirt; Schäferin, Schafhirtin | |
3. [2] Religion, übertragen: Seelenhirte, Hirte, Hirt, Priester | |
4. [3] Zoologie, in Zusammensetzungen: Schäferhund | |
[1] I saw many shepherds, and more sheep. | |
Ich habe viele Schäfer und noch mehr Schafe gesehen. | |
[2] Peter: Fisherman and Shepherd of the Church | |
[3] She has a (German) shepherd. | |
Sie hat einen Schäferhund. | |
5. Verb: | |
6. (transitiv) | |
7. [1] auf etwas aufpassen: hüten, behüten, umsorgen | |
8. [2] jemandem die Richtung weisen: führen, leiten, begleiten | |
[1] Joseph shepherds his brothers. | |
[1] Angela shepherds her flock. | |
[2] He shepherded his flocks back and forth across the mountains. | |
[2] A nurse shepherds her in the right direction, onto the table. | |
[2] Nor did he observe the glances they exchanged—eyes moving subtly skyward and shoulders shrugging—each time he shepherded his Muslim employees to the courtyard in which they said their prayers. | |
Englisch > Englisch | |
shepherd | |
1. subst. A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock. | |
2. subst. (figurative) Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody. | |
3. subst. (figurative) The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion. | |
4. subst. (poetic) A swain; a rustic male lover. | |
5. v. To watch over; to guide | |
6. v. (Australian rules football) For a player to obstruct an opponent from getting to the ball, either when a teammate has it or is going for it, or if the ball is about to bounce through the goal or out o | |