| Englisch > Deutsch | |
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| crutch | |
| 1. Substantiv: | |
| 2. [1] eine Gehhilfe zur Entlastung von Gelenken und zur Mobilitätssteigerung | |
| [1] "A crutch is a mobility aid used to counter a mobility impairment or an injury that limits walking ability." | |
| Englisch > Englisch | |
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| crutch | |
| 1. subst. A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg. |  |
| He walked on crutches for a month until the cast was removed from his leg. | |
| 2. subst. Something that supports, often used negatively to indicate that it is not needed and causes an unhealthful dependency; a prop | |
| Alcohol became a crutch to help him through the long nights; eventually it killed him. | |
| 3. subst. A crotch; the area of body where the legs fork from the trunk. | |
| 4. subst. A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider. | |
| 5. subst. (nautical) A knee, or piece of knee timber. | |
| 6. subst. (nautical) A forked stanchion or post; a crotch. | |
| 7. subst. (heraldry) A type of cross formed from two C-shapes joined back to back. | |
| 8. v. To support on crutches; to prop up. | |
| 9. v. (intransitive) To move on crutches. | |
| 10. v. To shear the hindquarters of a sheep; to dag. | |
| 11. v. To stir with a crutch (in soap making) | |
| Deutsch > Englisch | |
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| Krücke | |
| 1. n-f. crutch | |
| Er geht auf Krücken. - He walks on crutches. | |
| 2. n-f. (figuratively) crotch; prop | |
| eine sprachliche Krücke - a linguistic crotch | |
| 3. n-f. (derogatory, informal) laggard, snail (slow person) | |
| Du bist aber eine Krücke, so kommen wir heute nicht mehr ans Ziel. | |
| 4. n-f. (derogatory, informal) piece of junk | |
| Mein Computer ist eine alte Krücke. - My computer is an old piece of junk. | |
