Englisch > Deutsch | |
pig | |
1. Substantiv: | |
2. [1] Tier: Schwein | |
3. [2] Missbilligende Bezeichnung für Polizist: Bulle | |
[1] It is a trend to acquire pigs as pets. | |
Es ist ein Trend, sich Schweine als Haustiere anzueignen. | |
[2] »This pigs arrested him!« | |
»Diese Bullen haben ihn inhaftiert!« | |
Englisch > Englisch | |
pig | |
1. subst. Any of several intelligent mammalian species of the genus Sus, having cloven hooves, bristles and a nose adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus scrofa. | |
The man kept a pen with two pigs that he fed from carrots to cabbage. | |
2. subst. (specifically) A young swine, a piglet (contrasted with a hog, an adult swine). | |
3. subst. The edible meat of such an animal; pork. | |
Some religions prohibit their adherents from eating pig. | |
4. subst. Someone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily. | |
You gluttonous pig! Now that you've eaten all the cupcakes, there will be none for the party! | |
5. subst. A lecherous or sexist man. | |
She considered him a pig as he invariably stared at her bosom when they talked. | |
6. subst. A dirty or slovenly person. | |
He was a pig and his apartment a pigpen; take-away containers and pizza boxes in a long, moldy stream lined his counter tops. | |
7. subst. (now chiefly US UK Australia derogatory slang) A police officer. | |
The protester shouted, “Don't give in to the pigs!” as he was arrested. | |
8. subst. (informal) A difficult problem. | |
Hrm... this one's a real pig: I've been banging my head against the wall over it for hours! | |
9. subst. A block of cast metal. | |
The conveyor carried the pigs from the smelter to the freight cars. | |
After the ill-advised trade, the investor was stuck with worthless options for 10,000 tons of iron pig. | |
10. subst. The mold in which a block of metal is cast. | |
The pig was cracked, and molten metal was oozing from the side. | |
11. subst. (engineering) A device for cleaning or inspecting the inside of an oil or gas pipeline, or for separating different substances within the pipeline. Named for the pig-like squealing noise made by their | |
Unfortunately, the pig sent to clear the obstruction got lodged in a tight bend, adding to the problem. | |
12. subst. (derogatory) A person who is obese to the extent of resembling a pig (the animal). | |
13. subst. (US, military slang) The general-purpose M60 machine gun, considered to be heavy and bulky. | |
Unfortunately, the M60 is about twenty-four pounds and is very unbalanced. You try carrying the pig around the jungle and see how you feel. | |
14. subst. A simple dice game in which players roll the dice as many times as they like, either accumulating a greater score or losing previous points gained. | |
15. v. (of swine) to give birth. | |
The black sow pigged at seven this morning. | |
16. v. (intransitive) To greedily consume (especially food). | |
They were pigging on the free food at the bar. | |
17. v. (intransitive) To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed. | |
18. v. (transitive, engineering) To clean (a pipeline) using a pig (the device). | |
19. subst. (Scottish) earthenware, or an earthenware shard | |
20. subst. An earthenware hot-water jar to warm a bed; a stone bed warmer | |
Deutsch > Englisch | |
Schwein | |
1. subst. swine, pig. | |
2. subst. (pejorative) A dirty, or contemptible person. | |
3. subst. (often construed with haben) luck, good fortune | |