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pip

/pɪp/

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noun

Schnupfen, Geflügelschnupfen

Any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza.

Examples :

"The farmer worried when several of his chickens developed the pip, showing symptoms like sneezing and a runny nose. "

Der Bauer war besorgt, als mehrere seiner Hühner den Schnupfen entwickelten und Symptome wie Niesen und eine laufende Nase zeigten.

disease bird animal

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Krankheit, Unwohlsein, Verstimmung

Of humans, a disease, malaise or depression.

Examples :

"After weeks of rainy weather and being stuck indoors, a general pip settled over the entire household. "

Nach wochenlangem Regenwetter und dem Eingesperrtsein in Innenräumen breitete sich eine allgemeine Verstimmung über das gesamte Haus aus.

disease mind human

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noun

Kern, Samen

A pippin, seed of any kind.

Examples :

"After eating the apple, Maria carefully collected the pip to plant in her garden. "

Nachdem Maria den Apfel gegessen hatte, sammelte sie sorgfältig den Kern, um ihn in ihrem Garten zu pflanzen.

seed plant fruit

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Spitze, erstklassig

Something or someone excellent, of high quality.

Examples :

""My daughter is a pip at mathematics; she always gets the highest scores in her class." "

Meine Tochter ist spitze in Mathematik; sie erzielt immer die höchsten Noten in ihrer Klasse.

quality person thing

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P wie Paula

(WW I, signalese) P in RAF phonetic alphabet.

Examples :

"During World War I, the pilot radioed back "Roger, understand 'Pip' for 'Peter', coordinates received." "

Während des Ersten Weltkriegs funkte der Pilot zurück: „Roger, verstanden 'Paula' für 'Peter', Koordinaten empfangen.“

military communication phonetics language history war

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noun

Punkt, Zeichen

One of the spots or symbols on a playing card, domino, die, etc.

Examples :

"The five of diamonds has five pips on it. "

Die Fünf der Karo hat fünf Punkte.

game mark number item

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noun

Dienstgradabzeichen

(public service) One of the stars worn on the shoulder of a uniform to denote rank, e.g. of a soldier or a fireman.

Examples :

"The police officer's uniform had two pips on the shoulder, indicating he was a sergeant. "

Die Uniform des Polizisten hatte zwei Dienstgradabzeichen auf der Schulter, was darauf hindeutete, dass er ein Sergeant war.

military police government organization job wear sign

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noun

Punkt, Fleck

A spot; a speck.

Examples :

"The child noticed a tiny pip of dirt on his clean white shirt. "

Das Kind bemerkte einen winzigen Fleck Schmutz auf seinem sauberen weißen Hemd.

appearance mark point

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noun

Radarzeichen, Blip

A spot of light or an inverted V indicative of a return of radar waves reflected from an object; a blip.

Examples :

"The pilot saw a small pip on the radar screen, indicating another aircraft nearby. "

Der Pilot sah ein kleines Radarzeichen auf dem Radarbildschirm, das ein anderes Flugzeug in der Nähe anzeigte.

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noun

Triebknospe

A piece of rhizome with a dormant shoot of the lily of the valley plant, used for propagation

Examples :

"The gardener carefully planted each pip of lily of the valley, hoping for a fragrant ground cover in the spring. "

Der Gärtner pflanzte sorgfältig jede Triebknospe des Maiglöckchens und hoffte im Frühling auf einen duftenden Bodendecker.

plant agriculture biology

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verb

Jemanden knapp schlagen, übertrumpfen

To get the better of; to defeat by a narrow margin

Examples :

"He led throughout the race but was pipped at the post."

Er führte das ganze Rennen über, wurde aber kurz vor Schluss noch knapp geschlagen.

achievement sport outcome

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verb

Erschießen, treffen

To hit with a gunshot

Examples :

"The hunter managed to pip three ducks from his blind."

Der Jäger schaffte es, drei Enten aus seinem Versteck zu erschießen.

weapon military action

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verb

Piepen, zwitschern

To peep, to chirp

Examples :

"The baby chick started to pip loudly inside its egg, letting us know it was about to hatch. "

Das kleine Küken begann laut in seinem Ei zu piepen und uns wissen zu lassen, dass es kurz vor dem Schlüpfen stand.

sound animal bird nature

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verb

Anpicken

(avian biology) To make the initial hole during the process of hatching from an egg

Examples :

"The chick began to pip a tiny hole in its shell. "

Das Küken begann, ein winziges Loch in seine Schale anzupicken.

biology bird animal process

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noun

Piepton, Signalton

One of a series of very short, electronically produced tones, used, for example, to count down the final few seconds before a given time or to indicate that a caller using a payphone needs to make further payment if he is to continue his call.

Examples :

"The radio announced the hour with a series of six pips before the news began. "

Das Radio kündigte die Stunde mit einer Reihe von sechs Pieptönen an, bevor die Nachrichten begannen.

sound electronics communication technology signal time

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Der kleinste Preisschritt

(currency trading) The smallest price increment between two currencies in foreign exchange (forex) trading.

Examples :

"The trader made a profit of 50 pips on the EUR/USD pair today. "

Der Händler erzielte heute einen Gewinn von 50 Pips auf dem EUR/USD-Paar.

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