| Englisch > Deutsch | |
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| noodle | |
| 1. Substantiv: | |
| 2. [1] Nudel | |
| 3. [2] amerikanisch, kanadisch, umgangssprachlich: | |
| 4. [a] menschlicher Kopf | |
| 5. [b] dummer, einfältiger Mensch | |
| 6. [3] vulgär: Penis | |
| [1] Singapore could possibly be called the noodle capital of the world, given the abundant variety of noodles and noodle dishes found here. | |
| Englisch > Englisch | |
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| noodle | |
| 1. subst. (usually in plural) a string or strip of pasta |  |
| She slurped a long noodle up out of her soup. | |
| 2. subst. (colloquial, dated) a person with poor judgement; a fool | |
| 3. subst. (colloquial) the brain, the head | |
| 4. subst. (colloquial) a pool noodle | |
| 5. v. To think or ponder. | |
| He noodled over the problem for a day or two before making a decision. | |
| "Noodle that thought around for a while" said Dr. Johnson to his Biblical Interpretations class. | |
| 6. v. To fiddle, play with, or mess around. | |
| If the machine is really broken, noodling with the knobs is not going to fix it. | |
| 7. v. To improvise music. | |
| He has been noodling with that trumpet all afternoon, and every bit of it sounds awful. | |
| 8. v. (fishing) To fish (usually for very large catfish) without any equipment other than the fisherman's own body | |
| Fred had several lacerations on his hands from noodling for flathead in the river. | |
| 9. v. (Australia) To fossick, especially for opals. | |
| Deutsch > Englisch | |
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| Nudel | |
| 1. n-f. a noodle, a string or lump of pasta | |
| 2. n-f. (in the plural) pasta | |
| 3. n-f. (in compounds) certain other kinds of pastries | |
| 4. n-f. (informal) a person, usually female, who is funny and cheerful, especially when also having a pleasantly plump, buxom figure | |
