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cracker

/ˈkɹækə(ɹ)/

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noun

Keks, Cracker

A dry, thin, crispy baked bread (usually salty or savoury, but sometimes sweet, as in the case of graham crackers and animal crackers).

Examples :

"I ate a cracker with cheese for a quick snack. "

Ich habe einen Keks mit Käse als schnellen Snack gegessen.

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noun

Peitsche, Knall

A short piece of twisted string tied to the end of a whip that creates the distinctive sound when the whip is thrown or cracked.

Examples :

"The cowboy replaced the worn cracker on his whip, so it would make a loud snap again. "

Der Cowboy ersetzte die abgenutzte Peitsche an seiner Gerte, damit sie wieder einen lauten Knall erzeugte.

sound part action item

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noun

Knallkörper, Böller

Examples :

"The children were excited to see the colorful cracker explode in the air during the Fourth of July celebration. "

Die Kinder waren aufgeregt, als der bunte Knallkörper während der Feier zum Unabhängigkeitstag in der Luft explodierte.

entertainment item

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Knacker, Knackmaschine

A person or thing that cracks, or that cracks a thing (e.g. whip cracker; nutcracker).

Examples :

"The nutcracker broke the hard shell easily. "

Der Knacker brach die harte Schale leicht.

person utensil machine thing

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Knallbonbon

A Christmas cracker.

Examples :

"During Christmas dinner, my little brother pulled a cracker and won a small plastic toy. "

Während des Weihnachtsessens zog mein kleiner Bruder ein Knallbonbon und gewann ein kleines Plastikspielzeug.

festival culture tradition item

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Cracker, Krackanlage

Refinery equipment used to pyrolyse organic feedstocks. If catalyst is used to aid pyrolysis it is informally called a cat-cracker

Examples :

"The oil refinery used a cracker to break down crude oil into useful products. "

Die Ölraffinerie verwendete eine Krackanlage, um Rohöl in nützliche Produkte aufzuspalten.

technical machine energy industry chemistry fuel device process

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noun

Spitze, toller Typ

A fine thing or person (crackerjack).

Examples :

"My little sister is a cracker of a student; she always gets top marks. "

Meine kleine Schwester ist ein toller Typ von Schülerin; sie bekommt immer Bestnoten.

character person quality

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Frühaufsteher, fleißiger Mensch

An ambitious or hard-working person (i.e. someone who arises at the 'crack' of dawn).

Examples :

""My dad is a real cracker; he's already at work by 5 AM every morning." "

Mein Vater ist ein echter Frühaufsteher; er ist jeden Morgen schon um 5 Uhr bei der Arbeit.

person character attitude job business

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Hacker, Cracker

One who cracks (i.e. overcomes) computer software or security restrictions.

Examples :

"The cracker successfully bypassed the school's computer security system. "

Der Cracker umging erfolgreich das Computersicherheitssystem der Schule.

computing internet technology person job

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Angeber, Prahlhans

A noisy boaster; a swaggering fellow.

Examples :

""Even though he hadn't won the game, Mark acted like a real cracker, boasting loudly about how well he almost played." "

Obwohl er das Spiel nicht gewonnen hatte, benahm sich Mark wie ein echter Angeber und prahlte laut darüber, wie gut er fast gespielt hatte.

character person

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Prolet, White Trash

(racial slur) An impoverished white person from the southeastern United States, originally associated with Georgia and parts of Florida; (by extension) any white person.

race person language culture

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Polizist

(Florida) A police officer.

Examples :

"The cracker stopped the car for speeding. "

Der Polizist hielt das Auto wegen überhöhter Geschwindigkeit an.

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Spießente

A northern pintail, species of dabbling duck.

Examples :

"While birdwatching at the lake, we spotted a cracker swimming amongst the mallards. "

Beim Beobachten der Vögel am See entdeckten wir eine Spießente, die zwischen den Stockenten schwamm.

animal bird nature

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Walzen

A pair of fluted rolls for grinding caoutchouc.

Examples :

"The chemist used the cracker to grind the rubber into a fine powder. "

Der Chemiker benutzte die Walzen, um den Gummi zu einem feinen Pulver zu vermahlen.

machine utensil