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biscuits

/ˈbɪskɪts/

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Keks, Plätzchen

(rare in the US) A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm: a cookie.

Examples :

""In England, they often serve tea with biscuits – sometimes the hard, crunchy kind for dipping." "

In England serviert man oft Tee mit Keksen – manchmal die harte, knusprige Sorte zum Eintunken.

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Kekse, Brötchen

A small, usually soft and flaky bread, generally made with baking soda, which is similar in texture to a scone but which is usually not sweet.

Examples :

"We enjoyed the warm, flaky biscuits with butter and jam for breakfast. "

Wir genossen die warmen, flockigen Brötchen mit Butter und Marmelade zum Frühstück.

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Keks, Cracker

Examples :

"cheese and biscuits"

Käse und Cracker

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Zwieback, Schiffszwieback

The "bread" formerly supplied to naval ships, which was made with very little water, kneaded into flat cakes and slowly baked, and which often became infested with weevils.

Examples :

"The sailors complained the hard biscuits were so riddled with weevils that they had to knock them on the table to dislodge the bugs before eating them. "

Die Seeleute beschwerten sich, dass der harte Zwieback so voller Käfer war, dass sie ihn auf den Tisch klopfen mussten, um die Käfer zu entfernen, bevor sie ihn aßen.

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Biskuit, Keks

A form of unglazed earthenware.

Examples :

"We used biscuits to protect the electrical wires running along the outside of the old house. "

Wir benutzten Kekse, um die Elektrokabel zu schützen, die an der Außenseite des alten Hauses entlangliefen.

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Hellbraun

A light brown colour.

Examples :

"Her kitchen walls were painted a warm, biscuits color. "

Ihre Küchenwände waren in einem warmen, hellbraunen Farbton gestrichen.

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Holzdübel, Flachdübel

A thin oval wafer of wood or other material inserted into mating slots on pieces of material to be joined to provide gluing surface and strength in shear.

Examples :

"The carpenter used biscuits to join the two pieces of wood together, creating a strong and seamless tabletop. "

Der Tischler verwendete Holzdübel, um die beiden Holzstücke zu verbinden und so eine stabile und nahtlose Tischplatte zu schaffen.

material technical building

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Plastikkarte mit Codes zur Autorisierung eines Atomangriffs

A plastic card bearing the codes for authorizing a nuclear attack.

Examples :

"The President always carries the biscuits, even to simple events, as a constant safeguard. "

Der Präsident trägt die Plastikkarte mit Codes zur Autorisierung eines Atomangriffs immer bei sich, selbst bei einfachen Veranstaltungen, als ständige Sicherheitsmaßnahme.

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Pistole, Schießeisen

(hiphop) A handgun, especially a revolver.

Examples :

"The detective found two rusty biscuits hidden under the floorboards during the investigation. "

Der Detektiv fand während der Ermittlungen zwei verrostete Pistolen unter den Dielen versteckt.

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Puck

(shuffleboard) A puck (hockey puck).

Examples :

"The player carefully aimed and slid the biscuits down the shuffleboard table, hoping to score points. "

Der Spieler zielte sorgfältig und schob den Puck über den Shuffleboard-Tisch, in der Hoffnung, Punkte zu erzielen.