| Englisch > Deutsch | |
| honey | |
| 1. Substantiv: | |
| 2. [1] kein Plural: Honig | |
| 3. [2] umgangssprachlich, für Personen: | |
| 4. [2a] liebkosend: Schatz, Schätzchen, Liebling | |
| 5. [2b] für eine attraktive Frau: Süße | |
| 6. [3] umgangssprachlich: von einem hervorragend guten Beispiel | |
| [1] You can catch more flies with a spoonful of honey than a barrel of vinegar. | |
| Mit einem Löffel voll Honig fängt man mehr Fliegen als mit einem Fass (sauren) Essigs. | |
| [2] Honey, would you take out the trash? | |
| Könntest du den Müll rausbringen, Schatz? | |
| [3] That's a honey of a dress. | |
| Das ist ja ein tolles Kleid! | |
| [3] Today, one of my employees had a real honey of an excuse for being late for work. | |
| Heute hatte einer meiner Angestellten eine besonders kuriose Ausrede dafür, dass er zu spät zur Arbeit kam. | |
| Englisch > Englisch | |
| honey | |
| 1. subst. A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods. |  |
| 2. subst. A variety of this substance. |  |
| 3. subst. (figuratively) Something sweet or desirable. |  |
| 4. subst. A term of affection. |  |
| Honey, would you take out the trash? |  |
| Honey, I'm home. |  |
| 5. subst. (informal) A woman, especially an attractive one. |  |
| Man, there are some fine honeys here tonight! |  |
| 6. subst. A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like that of most types of (the sweet substance) honey. |  |
| (color panel, FDD378) |  |
| 7. adj. Involving or resembling honey. |  |
| 8. adj. Of a pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like most types of honey. |  |
| 9. v. To sweeten; to make agreeable. |  |
| 10. v. (intransitive) To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments. |  |
| 11. v. (intransitive) To be or become obsequiously courteous or complimentary; to fawn. |  |
| Deutsch > Englisch | |
| Honig | |
| 1. n-m. honey |  |