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female

/ˈfiː.meɪl/

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noun

Frau, Weib

One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.

Examples :

"My sister is a female student in her senior year of high school. "

Meine Schwester ist eine Schülerin im letzten Jahr der Highschool.

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adjective

Weiblich

Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.

Examples :

"female authors, the leading male and female artists, a female bird cooing at a male, intersex female patients, a trans female vlogger"

Autorinnen, die führenden männlichen und weiblichen Künstler, ein weiblicher Vogel, der einen männlichen anlockt, intersexuelle weibliche Patienten, eine transsexuelle weibliche Vloggerin

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adjective

Weiblich

Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare feminine, womanly.)

Examples :

"stereotypically female pastimes, an insect with typically female coloration"

Stereotypisch weibliche Freizeitbeschäftigungen, ein Insekt mit typisch weiblicher Färbung.

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adjective

Weiblich, weiblichkeitsfördernd

Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.

Examples :

"the female chromosome; estrogen, the primary female sex hormone, is produced by both females and males"

Das weibliche Chromosom; Östrogen, das primäre weibliche Sexualhormon, wird sowohl von Frauen als auch von Männern produziert.

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adjective

Feminin

(grammar, less common than 'feminine') Feminine; of the feminine grammatical gender.

Examples :

"The French word for "table" is a female noun. "

Das französische Wort für „Tisch“ ist ein feminines Nomen.

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adjective

Mit einer inneren Buchse, wie bei einem Stecker oder einem Rohranschluss

Having an internal socket, as in a connector or pipe fitting.

Examples :

"The female connector on the electrical cord fits perfectly into the corresponding male connector. "

Der Buchsenstecker am Elektrokabel passt perfekt in den entsprechenden Stecker.

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