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elephants

/ˈelɪfənts/

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noun

Elefanten

A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.

Examples :

"Original Sentence: "At the zoo, we saw elephants with their long trunks drinking water and using their tusks to dig in the dirt." "

Im Zoo sahen wir Elefanten mit ihren langen Rüsseln, die Wasser tranken und ihre Stoßzähne benutzten, um in der Erde zu graben.

animal biology organism

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noun

Elefanten, riesige Tiere

Anything huge and ponderous.

Examples :

"The moving boxes felt like elephants as I struggled to carry them up the stairs. "

Die Umzugskartons fühlten sich an wie Elefanten, als ich versuchte, sie die Treppe hochzutragen.

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noun

Elefanten

Used when counting to add length, so that each count takes about one second

Examples :

"I count "one elephant, two elephants, three elephants" to estimate how long to brush my teeth. "

Ich zähle "ein Elefant, zwei Elefanten, drei Elefanten", um abzuschätzen, wie lange ich mir die Zähne putzen muss.

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noun

Elfenbein

Examples :

"The demand for elephants' tusks, a source of ivory, has led to dangerous poaching. "

Die Nachfrage nach Elfenbein, einer Quelle für Elfenbein, hat zu gefährder Wilderei geführt.

animal material

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Elefantenpapier

A large size of paper, measuring 23 by 28 inches, or sometimes 22 by 30, or (double elephant paper) 26 by 40 inches.

Examples :

"The architect used elephants to create large blueprints for the new skyscraper because they were the only size sheets big enough to fit the entire floor plan. "

Der Architekt verwendete Elefantenpapier, um große Blaupausen für den neuen Wolkenkratzer zu erstellen, da dies die einzigen Papierbögen waren, die groß genug waren, um den gesamten Grundriss aufzunehmen.

stationery material