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mouse

Maus

Definitionen

Englisch > Deutsch
mouse
1. Substantiv:
2. [1] Maus (Nagetier) (Plural 1)
3. [2] Computermaus (Plurale 1 oder 2)
4. [3] umgangssprachlich: schüchterne Person
[1] We have a mouse in our garden.
Wir haben eine Maus in unserem Garten.
[2] You need a mouse to play this game.
Du brauchst eine Maus, um dieses Spiel zu spielen.
[3] My little sister is a mouse.
Meine kleine Schwester ist ein Mäuschen.
Englisch > Englisch
mouse
1. subst. Any small rodent of the genus Mus.
2. subst. (informal) A member of the many small rodent and marsupial species resembling such a rodent.
3. subst. A quiet or shy person.
4. subst. (computing) (plural mice or, rarely, mouses) An input device that is moved over a pad or other flat surface to produce a corresponding movement of a pointer on a graphical display.
5. subst. (boxing) Hematoma.
6. subst. (nautical) A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the point and shank of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straightening out.
7. subst. (obsolete) A familiar term of endearment.
8. subst. A match used in firing guns or blasting.
9. subst. (set theory) A small model of (a fragment of) Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory with desirable properties (depending on the context).
10. subst. (historical) A small cushion for a woman's hair.
11. v. (intransitive) To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).
12. v. (intransitive) To hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats.
13. v. (transitive, nautical) To close the mouth of a hook by a careful binding of marline or wire.
Captain Higgins moused the hook with a bit of marline to prevent the block beckets from falling out under slack.
14. v. (intransitive, computing) To navigate by means of a computer mouse.
15. v. (obsolete, nonce, transitive) To tear, as a cat devours a mouse.
Deutsch > Englisch
Maus
1. subst. mouse (animal)
2. subst. mouse (computer input device)
3. subst. babe
4. subst. rfd-redundant, de(only) dough (money)