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| nail | |
| 1. Substantiv: | |
| 2. [1] Technik: Nagel, Stift | |
| 3. [2] Fingernagel, Zehennagel, Nagel | |
| [1] We need more nails. | |
| Wir brauchen mehr Nägel. | |
| [2] My little brother has this nasty habit of biting his nails. | |
| Mein kleiner Bruder hat die schlechte Angewohnheit auf seinen Fingernägeln zu kauen. | |
| Englisch > Englisch | |
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| nail | |
| 1. subst. The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals. |  |
| When I'm nervous I bite my nails. | |
| 2. subst. The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera. | |
| 3. subst. The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds. | |
| 4. subst. The claw of a bird or other animal. | |
| 5. subst. A spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials. The nail is generally driven through two or more layers of material by means of impacts from a hammer or other device. It is t | |
| 6. subst. A round pedestal on which merchants once carried out their business, such as the four nails outside The Exchange, Bristol. | |
| 7. subst. An archaic English unit of length equivalent to 1/20th of an ell or 1/16th of a yard (2.25 inches or 5.715 cm). | |
| 8. v. To fix (an object) to another object using a nail. | |
| He nailed the placard to the post. | |
| 9. v. (intransitive) To drive a nail. | |
| He used the ax head for nailing. | |
| 10. v. To stud or boss with nails, or as if with nails. | |
| 11. v. (slang) To catch. | |
| 12. v. (transitive, slang) To expose as a sham. | |
| 13. v. (transitive, slang) To accomplish (a task) completely and successfully. | |
| I really nailed that test. | |
| 14. v. (transitive, slang) To hit (a target) effectively with some weapon. | |
| 15. v. (transitive, vulgar, slang) Of a male, to engage in sexual intercourse with. | |
| There’s a benefit gala at the Boston Pops tonight, and... well, I’m trying to nail the flautist. - Brian Griffin in the TV series Family Guy | |
| 16. v. To spike, as a cannon. | |
| Deutsch > Englisch | |
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| Nagel | |
| 1. subst. (anatomy) A nail, the horny plate on fingers and toes of humans and certain animals which mostly consists of keratin. | |
| Ihre Nägel waren rot lackiert. - Her nails were painted red. | |
| 2. subst. A nail, a man-made pointed fastener used for joining different materials by penetrating them. | |
| Hang das Bild an den Nagel dort drüben. - Hang the picture on the nail over there. | |
