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spire

/spaɪə/ /spaɪɹ/

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Stängel, Halm

The stalk or stem of a plant.

Examples :

"The sunflower's spire reached up towards the bright afternoon sun. "

Der Stängel der Sonnenblume ragte zur hellen Nachmittagssonne empor.

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Trieb, Schössling; Speer

A young shoot of a plant; a spear.

Examples :

"The young plant's spire poked through the cracked pavement. "

Der Trieb der jungen Pflanze ragte durch den rissigen Bürgersteig.

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Spirale, Turm

Any of various tall grasses, rushes, or sedges, such as the marram, the reed canary-grass, etc.

Examples :

"The farmer used the tall spires of marram grass to create a natural windbreak. "

Der Bauer benutzte die hohen Türme des Strandhafers, um einen natürlichen Windschutz zu schaffen.

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Spitze, Turmspitze

A sharp or tapering point.

Examples :

"The church spire pointed sharply towards the sky. "

Die Turmspitze der Kirche zeigte scharf in den Himmel.

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Turmspitze, Spitze

A tapering structure built on a roof or tower, especially as one of the central architectural features of a church or cathedral roof.

Examples :

"The spire of the church rose high above the town."

Die Turmspitze der Kirche erhob sich hoch über der Stadt.

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Spitze, Gipfel

The top, or uppermost point, of anything; the summit.

Examples :

"The spire of the school's new building was visible from miles away. "

Die Spitze des neuen Schulgebäudes war kilometerweit sichtbar.

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Zündschnur, Zünder

A tube or fuse for communicating fire to the charge in blasting.

Examples :

"The demolition crew carefully placed the spire into the dynamite before triggering the controlled explosion to remove the old building. "

Das Abbruchteam platzierte die Zündschnur vorsichtig in das Dynamit, bevor es die kontrollierte Explosion auslöste, um das alte Gebäude zu entfernen.

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Keimen, sprießen

(of a seed, plant etc.) to sprout, to send forth the early shoots of growth; to germinate.

Examples :

"The tiny seed spired quickly after being planted in the garden soil. "

Der winzige Samen keimte schnell, nachdem er in die Gartenerde gepflanzt worden war.

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Sich aufrichten, emporragen

To grow upwards rather than develop horizontally.

Examples :

"The young plant spired quickly, reaching for the sunlight. "

Die junge Pflanze richtete sich schnell auf und strebte nach dem Sonnenlicht.

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Mit einer Spitze versehen

To furnish with a spire.

Examples :

"The architect designed the new school building to spire the main hall with a tall, pointed roof. "

Der Architekt entwarf das neue Schulgebäude, um die Haupthalle mit einem hohen, spitzen Dach zu versehen.

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Atmen

Examples :

"The exhausted marathon runner could only spire shallowly after crossing the finish line. "

Der erschöpfte Marathonläufer konnte nach dem Überqueren der Ziellinie nur flach atmen.

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Windung, Schlinge

One of the sinuous foldings of a serpent or other reptile; a coil.

Examples :

"The snake's movements were slow and deliberate, each spire carefully placed as it slithered across the lawn. "

Die Bewegungen der Schlange waren langsam und bedacht, jede Windung sorgfältig platziert, als sie über den Rasen schlängelte.

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Spirale, Wendel

Examples :

"The staircase had a beautiful spire, winding upward to the second floor. "

Die Treppe hatte eine wunderschöne Spirale, die sich zum zweiten Stock hinaufwand.

architecture appearance building

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Windung, Tour

The part of a spiral generated in one revolution of the straight line about the pole.

Examples :

"The chalk dust spiraled upwards, with a tiny spire forming as the air currents finally dissipated it. "

Der Kreidestaub wirbelte nach oben, wobei sich eine winzige Windung bildete, als die Luftströmungen ihn schließlich verflüchtigten.

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