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mice

/maɪs/

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noun

Mäuse

Any small rodent of the genus Mus.

Examples :

"The farmer's barn was infested with mice. "

Die Scheune des Bauern war von Mäusen befallen.

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Mäuse

A member of the many small rodent and marsupial species resembling such a rodent.

Examples :

"The farmer trapped several mice in his barn. "

Der Bauer fing mehrere Mäuse in seiner Scheune.

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Maus, schüchterner Mensch

A quiet or shy person.

Examples :

"The new student was a mouse in the class, rarely speaking up. "

Der neue Schüler war eine Maus in der Klasse und meldete sich selten zu Wort.

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Maus

(plural mice or, rarely, mouses) An input device that is moved over a pad or other flat surface to produce a corresponding movement of a pointer on a graphical display.

Examples :

"My brother used the mice to move the cursor on his computer screen. "

Mein Bruder benutzte die Maus, um den Cursor auf seinem Computerbildschirm zu bewegen.

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Hämatom, Bluterguss

Examples :

"The doctor saw several small mice on the patient's arm, indicating a hematoma. "

Der Arzt sah mehrere kleine Blutergüsse am Arm des Patienten, was auf ein Hämatom hindeutete.

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Schlaufe, Öse

A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the point and shank of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straightening out.

Examples :

"The tailor carefully added a few mice to the hook, securing it to the button. "

Der Schneider fügte dem Haken sorgfältig ein paar Ösen hinzu und befestigte ihn am Knopf.

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Mäuschen, Liebling

A familiar term of endearment.

Examples :

"My little mice, I'm so proud of your good grades this semester. "

Meine kleinen Mäuschen, ich bin so stolz auf eure guten Noten in diesem Semester.

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Zündschnur

A match used in firing guns or blasting.

Examples :

"The carpenter used a few mice to ignite the fuse for the dynamite. "

Der Zimmermann benutzte ein paar Zündschnüre, um die Zündschnur für das Dynamit zu entzünden.

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Mäuse

A small model of (a fragment of) Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory with desirable properties (depending on the context).

Examples :

"The math teacher used a simple "mice" model to explain the concept of infinite sets to her students. "

Der Mathelehrer benutzte ein einfaches „Mäuse“-Modell, um seinen Schülern das Konzept unendlicher Mengen zu erklären.

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Haarkissen

A small cushion for a woman's hair.

Examples :

"My grandmother used a small, delicate mice to keep her hair in place while she worked on her embroidery. "

Meine Großmutter benutzte ein kleines, zartes Haarkissen, um ihr Haar an Ort und Stelle zu halten, während sie an ihrer Stickerei arbeitete.

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