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cardinals

/ˈkɑːrdɪnəlz/ /ˈkɑːrdənəlz/

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Kardinäle

One of the officials appointed by the pope in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking only below the pope and the patriarchs, constituting the special college which elects the pope. (See Wikipedia article on Catholic cardinals.)

Examples :

"After the Pope's death, the cardinals from around the world gathered in Rome to elect a new leader of the Catholic Church. "

Nach dem Tod des Papstes versammelten sich die Kardinäle aus aller Welt in Rom, um einen neuen Leiter der katholischen Kirche zu wählen.

religion organization person theology government

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noun

Kardinäle

Any of a genus of songbirds of the finch family, Cardinalis.

Examples :

"In the winter, we put out birdseed to attract colorful cardinals to our backyard. "

Im Winter legen wir Vogelfutter aus, um bunte Kardinäle in unseren Garten zu locken.

bird animal nature biology

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Kardinäle

Any of various related passerine birds of the family Cardinalidae (See Wikipedia article on cardinals) and other similar birds that were once considered to be related.

Examples :

"The bright red cardinals are beautiful to watch in the winter snow. "

Die hellroten Kardinäle sind im Winter wunderschön anzusehen.

bird animal nature biology

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Kardinalrot

(color) A deep red color, somewhat less vivid than scarlet, the traditional colour of a Catholic cardinal's cassock. (same as cardinal red)

Examples :

"The sunset painted the sky in vibrant cardinals and oranges. "

Der Sonnenuntergang malte den Himmel in leuchtendem Kardinalrot und Orange.

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Kardinalzahl

Short for cardinal number, a number indicating quantity, or the size of a set (e.g., zero, one, two, three). (See Wikipedia article on Cardinal number.)

Examples :

"To count the number of students present, we use cardinals, like one, two, and three. "

Um die Anzahl der anwesenden Schüler zu zählen, verwenden wir Kardinalzahlen wie eins, zwei und drei.

number math language

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Kardinalzahl

(grammar) Short for cardinal numeral, a word used to represent a cardinal number.

Examples :

"The cardinals for the first four students in the class were one, two, three, and four. "

Die Kardinalzahlen für die ersten vier Schüler der Klasse waren eins, zwei, drei und vier.

grammar number language

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Kurzform für Kardinalsblume

Short for cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis), a flowering plant.

Examples :

"The hummingbirds were attracted to the bright red cardinals blooming in my garden. "

Die Kolibris wurden von den leuchtend roten Kardinalsblumen in meinem Garten angezogen.

plant biology nature

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Kardinaltetra

Short for cardinal tetra (Paracheirodon axelrodi), a freshwater fish.

Examples :

"My aquarium has a school of cardinals. "

Mein Aquarium hat einen Schwarm Kardinaltetras.

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Kapuze, Umhang

(bow) A woman's short cloak with a hood, originally made of scarlet cloth.

Examples :

"During the chilly evening walk, Grandma wrapped herself in one of her cardinals, a warm, hooded cloak that was dyed a brilliant red. "

Während des kühlen Abendspaziergangs hüllte sich Oma in einen ihrer Kapuzen, einen warmen Umhang mit Kapuze, der in einem leuchtenden Rot gefärbt war.

wear style material appearance

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Glühwein

Mulled red wine.

Examples :

"After a long day of shoveling snow, a glass of warm cardinals really hit the spot. "

Nach einem langen Tag beim Schneeschaufeln war ein Glas Glühwein genau das Richtige.