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hair

/heː/ /hɛ(ə)ɹ/ [hiə] /hɛə/

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noun

Haar

A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.

Examples :

"My son's new haircut revealed his dark brown hair. "

Der neue Haarschnitt meines Sohnes zeigte sein dunkelbraunes Haar.

appearance physiology body anatomy biology human essential

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noun

Haar

The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole body.

Examples :

"In the western world, women usually have long hair while men usually have short hair."

In der westlichen Welt haben Frauen normalerweise lange Haare, während Männer normalerweise kurze Haare haben.

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noun

Haar (bei Insekten, Spinnen, Krustentieren usw.)

A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in structure, composition, and mode of growth.

Examples :

"The scientist examined the tiny hairs on the insect's leg under a microscope. "

Der Wissenschaftler untersuchte die winzigen Haare am Bein des Insekts unter einem Mikroskop.

animal biology anatomy insect essential

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noun

Haar

A cellular outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or stellated.

Examples :

"Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the yellow frog lily (Nuphar)."

Innere Haare kommen im Blütenstiel der Gelben Teichrose (Nuphar) vor.

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noun

Haarsicherung

A locking spring or other safety device in the lock of a rifle, etc., capable of being released by a slight pressure on a hair-trigger.

Examples :

"The marksman's rifle had a very sensitive hair-trigger, making it difficult to shoot accurately. "

Das Gewehr des Schützen hatte eine sehr empfindliche Haarsicherung, was das genaue Schießen erschwerte.

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noun

Haarhemd

Haircloth; a hair shirt.

Examples :

"The monk wore a hair shirt for penance. "

Der Mönch trug zur Buße ein Haarhemd.

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noun

Haaresbreite

Any very small distance, or degree; a hairbreadth.

Examples :

"Just a little louder please—turn that knob a hair to the right."

Bitte noch ein bisschen lauter – drehen Sie den Knopf einen Hauch nach rechts.

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noun

Komplexität, Schwierigkeit

Complexity; difficulty; quality of being hairy

Examples :

"The project had a lot of hair—it was very complicated and hard to understand. "

Das Projekt hatte eine Menge Komplexität – es war sehr kompliziert und schwer zu verstehen.

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verb

Enthaaren

To remove the hair from.

Examples :

"Before the party, she had to hair the rug. "

Vor der Party musste sie den Teppich enthaaren.

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verb

Haar bekommen, behaaren

To grow hair (where there was a bald spot).

Examples :

"After the accident, he had to hair a large patch on his head. "

Nach dem Unfall musste er eine große Stelle auf seinem Kopf behaaren.

body appearance physiology essential

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verb

Haare geben, behaaren

To cause to have hair; to provide with hair

Examples :

"The farmer's special feed will hair the chickens more quickly. "

Das Spezialfutter des Bauern wird den Hühnern schneller Haare geben.

appearance body essential

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verb

Besaiten

To string the bow for a violin.

Examples :

"Before playing his violin solo in the school concert, the boy carefully haired his bow. "

Bevor er sein Violinsolo im Schulkonzert spielte, besaitete der Junge sorgfältig seinen Bogen.

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