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egg

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Englisch > Deutsch
egg
1. Substantiv:
2. [1] Ei
[1] "The avian egg has evolved so that an embryo can develop in an axenic environment having a need for limited interactions with the extrinsic environment."
Englisch > Englisch
egg
1. subst. (zoology) An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, reptiles, insects and other animals, housing the embryo during its development.
2. subst. The egg of a domestic fowl (especially a hen) or its contents, used as food.
I also determine the minimal amount of egg required to make good mayonnaise.
We made a big omelette with three eggs.
The farmer offered me some fresh eggs, but I told him I was allergic to egg.
3. subst. (biology) The female primary cell, the ovum.
4. subst. Anything shaped like an egg, such as an Easter egg or a chocolate egg.
5. subst. A swelling on one's head, usually large or noticeable, associated with an injury.
6. subst. (slang) A Caucasian who behaves as if they were (East) Asian (from being "white" outside and "yellow" inside).
7. subst. (NZ, pejorative) A foolish or obnoxious person.
Shut up, you egg!
8. subst. (informal) A person, fellow.
good egg
bad egg
tough egg
9. subst. (LGBT) A person who has not yet realized they are transgender, or who is in the early stages of transitioning.
10. v. To throw eggs at.
11. v. To dip in or coat with beaten egg (cooking).
12. v. To distort a circular cross-section (as in a tube) to an elliptical or oval shape, either inadvertently or intentionally.
After I cut the tubing, I found that I had slightly egged it in the vise.
13. v. (transitive, obsolete except in egg on) To encourage, incite.
Deutsch > Englisch
Ei
1. subst. egg (all biological senses)
Willst du dein Ei hart oder weich? - Do you want your egg hard-boiled or soft-boiled?
Das befruchtete Ei nistet sich in der Gebärmutter ein. - The fertilised egg nidates in the uterus.
2. subst. something egg-shaped
3. subst. (informal usually in the plural) testicle; ball (also figuratively)
Mal sehen, ob ihr Eier habt! - Let’s see if you guys have balls!
4. subst. (colloquial in the plural) bucks (money)
Kost’ dreißig Eier, der Spaß. - This thing costs thirty bucks.
5. subst. (colloquial usually vocative mildly pejorative) clown; foolish bloke
Da steht „ziehen“, du Ei. - The sign says “pull”, you clown.