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gad

/ɡæd/

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interjection

Ach du lieber Gott, meine Güte

An exclamatory interjection roughly equivalent to by God, goodness gracious, for goodness' sake.

Examples :

""Gad, I completely forgot about the homework assignment!" "

Ach du lieber Gott, ich habe die Hausaufgabe total vergessen!

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noun

Herumtreiber, Landstreicher

One who roams about idly; a gadabout.

Examples :

"My grandmother always called my aunt a gad because she was always traveling and never stayed in one place for very long. "

Meine Großmutter nannte meine Tante immer eine Herumtreiberin, weil sie ständig unterwegs war und nie lange an einem Ort blieb.

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verb

Herumlungern, umherziehen

To move from one location to another in an apparently random and frivolous manner.

Examples :

"Teenagers often gad about town on weekends, with no particular destination in mind, just wanting to be out and about. "

Teenager lungern am Wochenende oft in der Stadt herum, ohne ein bestimmtes Ziel, nur um draußen zu sein.

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noun

Geizhals, Dummkopf

A greedy and/or stupid person.

Examples :

"Get over here, ye good-for-nothing gadǃ"

Komm her, du Taugenichts, Geizhals!

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noun

Spitze, Stachel

A sharp-pointed object; a goad.

Examples :

"The stonemason used a gad and hammer to split the large rock into smaller, manageable pieces. "

Der Steinmetz benutzte einen Stachel und Hammer, um den großen Felsen in kleinere, handliche Stücke zu spalten.

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noun

Stange, Eisenstange

Examples :

"The construction worker used a gad to pry apart the old wooden boards. "

Der Bauarbeiter benutzte eine Eisenstange, um die alten Holzbretter auseinanderzuhebeln.

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noun

Meißel

A pointed metal tool for breaking or chiselling rock.

Examples :

"The miner used a gad to chip away at the stubborn rock face. "

Der Bergmann benutzte einen Meißel, um die widerspenstige Felswand abzutragen.

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noun

Barren, Block

An indeterminate measure of metal produced by a furnace, perhaps equivalent to the bloom, perhaps weighing around 100 pounds.

Examples :

"The ironworker estimated that each gad coming from the furnace would weigh roughly 80 pounds, close enough to the hundred-pound standard. "

Der Schmied schätzte, dass jeder Barren aus dem Ofen etwa 80 Pfund wiegen würde, was dem Hundert-Pfund-Standard recht nahe kommt.

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noun

Dorn, Stachel

A spike on a gauntlet; a gadling.

Examples :

"The knight's metal gauntlet had a sharp gad protruding from each knuckle, making his fist a dangerous weapon. "

Der metallene Panzerhandschuh des Ritters hatte einen scharfen Dorn, der aus jedem Knöchel herausragte und seine Faust zu einer gefährlichen Waffe machte.

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noun

Stab, Rute

A rod or stick, such as a fishing rod, a measuring rod, or a rod used to drive cattle with.

Examples :

"The farmer used a long gad to guide the cows into the barn. "

Der Bauer benutzte einen langen Stab, um die Kühe in den Stall zu treiben.

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