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straw

/stɹɔː/ /stɹɔ/

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noun

Stroh

A dried stalk of a cereal plant.

Examples :

"The farmer used the dry straw to insulate the chicken coop. "

Der Bauer benutzte das trockene Stroh, um den Hühnerstall zu isolieren.

plant agriculture material

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noun

Stroh

Such dried stalks considered collectively.

Examples :

"The farmer collected the straw from the harvested wheat field. "

Der Bauer sammelte das Stroh vom geernteten Weizenfeld ein.

material agriculture

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noun

Trinkhalm

A drinking straw.

Examples :

"My little brother used a straw to drink his milk. "

Mein kleiner Bruder benutzte einen Trinkhalm, um seine Milch zu trinken.

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noun

Strohfarben

A pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw.

Examples :

"The old house had walls painted a straw color. "

Das alte Haus hatte Wände in Strohfarben gestrichen.

color appearance

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noun

Etwas Wertloses, Strohhalm

Anything proverbially worthless; the least possible thing.

Examples :

"The old textbook was a mere straw compared to the new, interactive one. "

Das alte Lehrbuch war im Vergleich zum neuen, interaktiven Lehrbuch nur ein Strohhalm.

value thing nothing

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verb

Mit Stroh bedecken

To lay straw around plants to protect them from frost.

Examples :

"The gardener strawed the young tomato plants to protect them from the expected frost. "

Der Gärtner bedeckte die jungen Tomatenpflanzen mit Stroh, um sie vor dem erwarteten Frost zu schützen.

agriculture plant environment

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verb

Stroh verkaufen

To sell straws on the streets in order to cover the giving to the purchaser of things usually banned, such as pornography.

Examples :

"The street vendor strawed the forbidden magazines, selling the straws to get around the rules. "

Der Straßenhändler verkaufte Stroh für die verbotenen Zeitschriften und nutzte den Strohverkauf, um die Regeln zu umgehen.

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adjective

Stroh-, aus Stroh

Made of straw.

Examples :

"straw hat"

Strohhut

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adjective

Strohfarben

Of a pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw.

Examples :

"The old house had straw-colored walls, a faded, warm tone. "

Das alte Haus hatte strohfarbene Wände, ein verblasster, warmer Ton.

color appearance

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adjective

Fiktiv, eingebildet

Imaginary, but presented as real.

Examples :

"A straw enemy built up in the media to seem like a real threat, which then collapses like a balloon."

Ein eingebildeter Feind, der in den Medien aufgebaut wurde, um wie eine echte Bedrohung zu wirken, die dann wie ein Ballon zusammenbricht.

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