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| Hölle {f} | hell | |||
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| 1. | die Hölle auf Erden | 1. | a living hell; hell-hole | |
| 2. | auf Teufel komm raus [übtr.] | 2. | come hell or high water | |
| 3. | jdm. 10 Jahre lang das Leben zur Hölle machen | 3. | to cause sb. 10 years of hell | |
| 4. | Ich bin durch die Hölle gegangen. [übtr.] | 4. | I've been/gone through hell. [fig.] | |
| 5. | Er hat die Hölle auf Erden durchlebt. | 5. | He has experienced hell on earth. | |
| 6. | Die Hölle brach los. [ugs.] | 6. | (All) hell broke loose. [coll.] | |
| 7. | Der Chef wird mir die Hölle heiß machen. | 7. | My boss will give me hell.; I'll catch hell from my boss. | |
| glockenhell; hell; kristallklar (Stimme, Klang, Lied) {adj} | fluty; flutey (of a voice, sound, or song) | |||
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| hell {adj} | light; clear | |||
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| 1. | heller | 1. | clearer | |
| 2. | am hellsten | 2. | clearest | |
| hell; leuchtend; strahlend {adj} | bright | |||
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| 1. | heller | 1. | brighter | |
| 2. | am hellsten | 2. | brightest | |
| 3. | strahlend rot; leuchtend rot | 3. | bright red | |
| hell {adv} | brightly | |||
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| hell {adj} (Haut, Haar) | fairish | |||
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| 1. | ein heller Teint | 1. | a fairish complexion | |
| 2. | dunkelblondes Haar | 2. | fairish hair | |
| klar; hell; heiter; frei {adj} | clear | |||
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| 1. | klar denken | 1. | to think clear | |
| leuchtend; hell {adj}; Leucht… | luminous | |||
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| licht; hell {adj} | light | |||
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| Blitz {m}; Blitzen {n} [meteo.] | bolt of lightning; lightning flash; lightning | |||
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| 1. | Blitze {pl} | 1. | bolts of lightning; lightning flashes; lightnings | |
| 2. | greller Blitz | 2. | vivid flash of lightning | |
| 3. | ein Blitz aus heiterem Himmel | 3. | a bolt from the blue; a bolt out of the blue | |
| 4. | Blitz und Donner | 4. | thunder and lightning | |
| 5. | vom Blitz getroffen [übtr.] | 5. | thunderstruck | |
| 6. | wie ein geölter Blitz [ugs.] | 6. | like greased lightning; like a bat out of hell; like a streak [coll.] | |