copper

copper
I 1. noun
1) Kupfer, das
2) (coin) Kupfermünze, die

a few coppers — etwas Kupfergeld

3) (for laundry) Waschkessel, der
2. attributive adjective
1) (made of copper) kupfern; Kupfer[münze, -kessel, -rohr]
2) (coloured like copper) kupferfarben; kupfern
II
(Brit. coll.) see academic.ru/15976/cop">cop I
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I 1. ['kopə] noun
1) (an element, a metal of a brownish-red colour: This pipe is made of copper.) das Kupfer
2) ((a piece of) money made of copper or a substitute: Have you any coppers in your change?) die Kupfermünze
2. adjective
1) (made of copper: a copper pipe.) kupfern
2) ((also copper-coloured) of the colour of copper.) kupferrot
II ['kopə] noun
(a British nickname for a policeman: Run - there's a copper after you!) der Bulle (Polizist)
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cop·per
[ˈkɒpəʳ, AM ˈkɑ:pɚ]
I. n
1. no pl (metal) Kupfer nt
made of \copper aus Kupfer
2. (sl: police officer) Bulle m sl
3. esp BRIT (sl: coins)
\coppers pl Kleingeld nt kein pl
4. (colour) Kupferrot nt
II. n modifier (made of copper) (bracelet, kettle, pan, statue, wire) Kupfer-; (relating to copper) (deposit, mine, ore) Kupfer-
III. adj kupferfarben, kupferrot
IV. vt
to \copper sth etw kupfern
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['kɒpə(r)]
n
1) (= metal) Kupfer nt

copper ore — Eisenerz nt

copper sulphate — Kupfersulfat nt, Kupfervitriol nt

2) (= colour) Kupferrot nt
3) (esp Brit inf = coin) Cent m

coppers — Kleingeld nt

4) (inf: policeman) Polizist(in) m(f), Bulle m (pej inf)
5) (for boiling clothes etc) Kupferkessel f, Waschkessel m
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copper1 [ˈkɒpə; US ˈkɑpər]
A s
1. MINER Kupfer n:
copper in rolls Rollenkupfer;
copper in sheets Kupferblech n
2. umg Kupfermünze
3. Kupferbehälter m, -gefäß n
4. Br (Koch-, Wasch)Kessel m
5. pl WIRTSCH umg Kupferaktien pl, -werte pl
6. Kupferrot n
B v/t TECH
a) verkupfern
b) mit Kupfer(blech) überziehen
C adj
1. kupfern, aus Kupfer, Kupfer…:
copper coin
2. kupferrot
copper2 [ˈkɒpə; US ˈkɑpər] s sl Bulle m pej (Polizist)
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I 1. noun
1) Kupfer, das
2) (coin) Kupfermünze, die

a few coppers — etwas Kupfergeld

3) (for laundry) Waschkessel, der
2. attributive adjective
1) (made of copper) kupfern; Kupfer[münze, -kessel, -rohr]
2) (coloured like copper) kupferfarben; kupfern
II
(Brit. coll.) see cop I
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n.
Kupfer n.

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