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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

Beispielsätze

I am their shepherd, and I will show them the way. 
It took strength to train her German shepherd dogs, which were out with her on the heath before the day's work. 
The trainer masterfully demonstrated some manoeuvres with his German shepherd and set out a few ground rules. 



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