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gem

/d͡ʒɛm/

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noun

Edelstein, Juwel

A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.

Examples :

"My grandmother's jewelry box contained a beautiful ruby gem. "

Die Schmuckschatulle meiner Großmutter enthielt einen wunderschönen Rubin-Edelstein.

material geology value asset

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noun

Juwel, Kostbarkeit

Any precious or highly valued thing or person.

Examples :

"Her dedication to her studies made her a gem of a student. "

Ihr Engagement für ihr Studium machte sie zu einem Juwel von Schülerin.

value person thing

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noun

Edelstein, Juwel, Kleinod

Anything of small size, or expressed within brief limits, which is regarded as a gem on account of its beauty or value, such as a small picture, a verse of poetry, or an epigram.

Examples :

"a gem of wit"

Ein Kleinod an Witz.

art literature style quality value

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noun

Knospe, Blattknospe

A gemma or leaf-bud.

Examples :

"The gardener carefully preserved the tiny gem, a new leaf-bud, on the rosebush. "

Der Gärtner bewahrte sorgfältig die winzige Knospe, eine neue Blattknospe, an dem Rosenbusch.

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noun

Gem, eine Art von Spanner-Motten

A type of geometrid moth, Orthonama obstipata.

Examples :

"The moth, a beautiful gem, fluttered around the garden. "

Die Motte, ein wunderschöner Gem, flatterte durch den Garten.

insect animal nature

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noun

Ein Paket mit Programmen oder Bibliotheken für die Ruby-Programmiersprache

A package containing programs or libraries for the Ruby programming language.

Examples :

"The student used a gem to help write their Ruby program for the computer science class. "

Der Student verwendete ein Paket, um sein Ruby-Programm für den Informatikkurs zu schreiben.

computing technology technical item

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noun

Edelstein

A size of type between brilliant (4-point) and diamond (4½-point), running 222 lines to the foot.

Examples :

"The newspaper article used a gem type size for the small print in the classified ads section. "

Der Zeitungsartikel verwendete eine Schriftgröße vom Typ Edelstein für den Kleindruck im Kleinanzeigenbereich.

type language writing technical

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verb

Schmücken mit Edelsteinen

To adorn with, or as if with, gems.

Examples :

"The artist meticulously gemmed the wooden sculpture with tiny, glittering rhinestones. "

Der Künstler schmückte die Holzskulptur sorgfältig mit winzigen, glitzernden Strasssteinen.

appearance style art