Nouns | |||||||
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eight | die Acht pl.: die Achten | ||||||
eight [SPORT.] | der Achter pl.: die Achter - Bootsgattung [Rowing] | ||||||
eight ball (Amer.) [sl.] [MIL.] | der Querulant pl.: die Querulanten | ||||||
eight-year-old | der Achtjährige | die Achtjährige pl.: die Achtjährigen | ||||||
eight-cylinder [AUTOM.] | der Achtzylinder pl.: die Achtzylinder | ||||||
eight-pointer [ZOOL.] | der Achtender pl.: die Achtender [Hunting Language] | ||||||
eight-to-fourteen modulation [abbr.: EFM] [TECH.] | die Acht-auf-vierzehn-Modulation | ||||||
eights race [SPORT.] | das Achterrennen pl.: die Achterrennen | ||||||
eight cylinder V-engine [TECH.] | Achtzylindermotor in V-Anordnung | ||||||
eight oars with coxswain [SPORT.] | der Achter pl.: die Achter - Bootsgattung [Rowing] | ||||||
figure eight knot [NAUT.] | der Achtknoten pl.: die Achtknoten | ||||||
figure of eight [NAUT.] | der Achtknoten or: Achterknoten pl.: die Achtknoten, die Achterknoten | ||||||
figure of eight [SPORT.] | der Abseilachter pl.: die Abseilachter [Mountaineering] | ||||||
article eight currency [FINAN.] | frei konvertierbare Währung |
Prepositions / Pronouns | |||||||
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eight num. | acht | ||||||
twenty-eight num. | achtundzwanzig |
Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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eight times | achtmal adv. | ||||||
eight-day adj. | achttägig | ||||||
eight-hour adj. - used before noun | achtstündig | ||||||
eight-armed adj. | achtarmig | ||||||
eight-digit adj. | achtstellig | ||||||
eight-syllable adj. | achtsilbig | ||||||
eight-year-old adj. | achtjährig | ||||||
eight-lane adj. | achtspurig | ||||||
eight-semester adj. | achtsemestrig | ||||||
eight-storyedAE adj. eight-storeyedBE adj. | achtstöckig | ||||||
eight-volume adj. | achtbändig | ||||||
eight-week adj. | achtwöchig | ||||||
eight years old | achtjährig | ||||||
at a quarter to eight | um Viertel vor acht |
Verbs | |||||||
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to divide sth. into eight pieces | etw.acc. achteln | achtelte, geachtelt | |
Examples | |||||||
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eight times as much | achtmal so viel | ||||||
He is in charge of eight workers. | Ihm unterstehen acht Arbeiter. | ||||||
I'll pick you up at eight. | Ich hole dich um acht ab. |
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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to have one over the eight | einen über den Durst trinken | ||||||
to have one over the eight | einen in der Krone haben | ||||||
to be behind the eight ball (Amer.) [coll.] | im Nachteil sein | ||||||
to be behind the eight ball (Amer.) [coll.] | in der Klemme stecken [fig.] [coll.] | ||||||
to be behind the eight ball (Amer.) [coll.] | in der Patsche sitzen [fig.] [coll.] | ||||||
to be behind the eight ball (Amer.) [coll.] | sichacc. in einer schwierigen Lage befinden |
Orthographically similar words | |
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Bight, bight, eighth, eighty, fight, height, Light, light, might, neigh, Night, night, right, Right, sight, tight, weigh, Weigh, weight, wight | Light |