Ei |
1. n. egg (all biological senses) | |
Willst du dein Ei hart oder weich? - Do you want your egg hard-boiled or soft-boiled? | |
Das befruchtete Ei nistet sich in der Gebärmutter ein. - The fertilised egg nidates in the uterus. | |
2. n. something egg-shaped | |
3. n. (informal usually in the plural) testicle; ball (also figuratively) | |
Mal sehen, ob ihr Eier habt! - Let’s see if you guys have balls! | |
4. n. (colloquial in the plural) bucks (money) | |
Kost’ dreißig Eier, der Spaß. - This thing costs thirty bucks. | |
5. n. (colloquial usually vocative mildly pejorative) clown; foolish bloke | |
Da steht „ziehen“, du Ei. - The sign says “pull”, you clown. | |