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squawk

/skwɔːk/

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noun

Schrei, Kreischen

A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird; a yell, scream, or call.

Examples :

"The bird's squawk startled the children at the park. "

Das Kreischen des Vogels erschreckte die Kinder im Park.

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noun

Transpondercode

A four-digit transponder code used by aircraft for identification or transmission of emergency signals.

Examples :

"The air traffic controller asked the pilot to enter the emergency squawk on the transponder after the engine failed. "

Der Fluglotse forderte den Piloten auf, den Notfall-Transpondercode nach dem Motorausfall einzugeben.

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noun

Problem, Beanstandung

An issue or complaint related to aircraft maintenance.

Examples :

"The pilot reported a squawk about the landing gear after the flight. "

Der Pilot meldete nach dem Flug ein Problem mit dem Fahrwerk.

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noun

Amerikanische Nachtreiher

The American night heron.

Examples :

"The squawk perched on the branch, patiently waiting to snatch a fish from the river. "

Der Amerikanische Nachtreiher saß auf dem Ast und wartete geduldig darauf, einen Fisch aus dem Fluss zu schnappen.

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noun

Warnmeldung, Fehlermeldung

A warning message indicating a possible error.

Examples :

"The computer program displayed a squawk about a missing file. "

Das Computerprogramm zeigte eine Warnmeldung über eine fehlende Datei an.

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verb

Quäken, schreien

To make a squawking noise; to yell, scream, or call out shrilly.

Examples :

"The little chicken squawked loudly when it saw the farmer. "

Das kleine Huhn quäkte laut, als es den Bauern sah.

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verb

Quäken, protestieren

To speak out; to protest.

Examples :

"When the teacher announced a pop quiz, several students began to squawk in protest. "

Als der Lehrer einen Überraschungstest ankündigte, begannen mehrere Schüler zu protestieren.

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verb

verpetzen, ausplaudern

To report an infraction; to rat on or tattle; to disclose a secret.

Examples :

"The student squawked about his classmate cheating on the test. "

Der Schüler verpetzte seinen Klassenkameraden, der beim Test betrogen hatte.

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verb

Quäken, schreien

To produce a warning message, indicating a possible error.

Examples :

"The computer program squawked an error message, indicating a problem with the data entry. "

Das Computerprogramm gab eine Fehlermeldung aus, die auf ein Problem bei der Dateneingabe hindeutete.

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verb

Einen vierstelligen Transpondercode einstellen oder senden

To set or transmit a four-digit transponder code. (Normally followed by the specific code in question.)

Examples :

"The pilot squawked 1234 to identify the plane. "

Der Pilot stellte 1234 ein, um das Flugzeug zu identifizieren.

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verb

Quengeln, sich beschweren

To back out in a mean way.

Examples :

"Even though he promised to help us move, John squawked at the last minute, leaving us to do all the heavy lifting ourselves. "

Obwohl er versprochen hatte, uns beim Umzug zu helfen, quengelte John in letzter Minute und überließ uns die ganze schwere Arbeit.

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