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stabs

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noun

Stiche, Messerstiche

An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.

Examples :

"The crime scene showed multiple stabs in the victim's chest. "

Der Tatort wies mehrere Messerstiche in der Brust des Opfers auf.

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noun

Stich, Messerstich

A wound made by stabbing.

Examples :

"The doctor examined the stabs on the victim's body to determine the type of weapon used. "

Der Arzt untersuchte die Stiche am Körper des Opfers, um die Art der verwendeten Waffe zu bestimmen.

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noun

Stiche, Verletzungen

Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.

Examples :

"The hurtful comments were a deep stab to her pride. "

Die verletzenden Kommentare waren tiefe Stiche für ihren Stolz.

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noun

Versuch, Anlauf

Examples :

"Her stabs at learning to play the guitar were unsuccessful, but she didn't give up. "

Ihre Versuche, Gitarre spielen zu lernen, waren erfolglos, aber sie gab nicht auf.

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noun

Kritik, Sticheleien

Examples :

"The teacher's subtle stabs at his performance were more discouraging than any direct criticism. "

Die subtilen Sticheleien des Lehrers an seiner Leistung waren entmutigender als jede direkte Kritik.

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noun

Akzent, Stich

A single staccato chord that adds dramatic impact to a composition.

Examples :

"a horn stab"

ein Hornakzent

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noun

Stichkultur

A bacterial culture made by inoculating a solid medium, such as gelatin, with the puncture of a needle or wire.

Examples :

"The microbiologist prepared a stabs culture of E. coli bacteria for her experiment. "

Der Mikrobiologe bereitete für ihr Experiment eine Stichkultur von E. coli-Bakterien vor.

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verb

Stechen, erstechen

To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a pointed tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.

Examples :

"The robber stabs the victim with a knife during the robbery. "

Der Räuber ersticht das Opfer während des Überfalls mit einem Messer.

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verb

Sticht, ersticht

To thrust in a stabbing motion.

Examples :

"to stab a dagger into a person"

eine Person mit einem Dolch erstechen

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verb

Sticht, ersticht

To recklessly hit with the tip of a pointed object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at).

Examples :

"He stabbed at my face with the twig but luckily kept missing my eyes."

Er stach mit dem Zweig nach meinem Gesicht, verfehlte aber zum Glück meine Augen.

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verb

Stechen, stechen nach

To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at).

Examples :

"The snow from the blizzard was stabbing at my face as I skied down the mountain."

Der Schnee des Schneesturms stach mir ins Gesicht, als ich den Berg hinunterfuhr.

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verb

Verleumden, heimtückisch verletzen

To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.

Examples :

"The gossip spread quickly, and some people stabbed their colleague with lies about her work performance. "

Der Klatsch verbreitete sich schnell, und einige Leute verleumdeten ihren Kollegen mit Lügen über ihre Arbeitsleistung.

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verb

Aufrauen, anstechen

To roughen a brick wall with a pick so as to hold plaster.

Examples :

"The mason stabs the old brick wall to give the new plaster a better surface to grip. "

Der Maurer raut die alte Ziegelmauer auf, um dem neuen Putz eine bessere Haftfläche zu geben.

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verb

Heften, lochen

To pierce folded sheets, near their back edges, for the passage of thread or wire.

Examples :

"The bookbinder stabs the stack of pages with an awl to create holes for the thread. "

Der Buchbinder heftet den Stapel von Seiten mit einer Ahle, um Löcher für den Faden zu erzeugen.

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