dwarf

dwarf
1. noun
, pl. dwarfs or dwarves
1) (person) Liliputaner, der/Liliputanerin, die; Zwerg, der/Zwergin, die (auch abwertend)
2) (Mythol.) Zwerg, der/Zwergin, die
2. adjective
Zwerg[baum, -stern]
3. transitive verb
1) (cause to look small) klein erscheinen lassen
2) (fig.) in den Schatten stellen
* * *
[dwo:f] 1. plurals - dwarfs; noun
1) (an animal, plant or person much smaller than normal.) der/die Zwerg(in)
2) (in fairy tales etc, a creature like a tiny man, with magic powers: Snow White and the seven dwarfs.) der/die Zwerg(in)
2. verb
(to make to appear small: The cathedral was dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.) klein erscheinen lassen
* * *
dwarf
[dwɔ:f, AM dwɔ:rf]
I. n
<pl -s or dwarves>
1. (small person) Zwerg(in) m(f)
2. (imaginary creature) Zwerg m
II. n modifier (conifer, lemur, hippo) winzige(r, s), Zwerg-
III. vt
to \dwarf sb/sth jdn/etw überragen; (fig) jdn/etw in den Schatten stellen fig
* * *
[dwɔːf]
1. n pl dwarves
[dwɔːvz] Zwerg m; (= tree) Zwergbaum m; (= star) Zwerg(stern) m
2. adj
person zwergenhaft

dwarf shrubs — Zwergsträucher pl

3. vt
1) (skyscraper, person) klein erscheinen lassen, überragen; (through achievements, ability etc) in den Schatten stellen

to be dwarfed by sb/sth — neben jdm/etw klein erscheinen

2) (HORT) tree klein züchten
* * *
dwarf [dwɔː(r)f]
A pl dwarfs, dwarves [-vz] s
1. Zwerg(in) (auch fig)
2. a) ZOOL Zwergtier n
b) BOT Zwergpflanze f
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B adj zwergenhaft, besonders BOT, ZOOL Zwerg…
C v/t
1. besonders fig verkümmern lassen, im Wachstum oder an der Entfaltung hindern
2. verkleinern
3. klein erscheinen lassen, zusammenschrumpfen lassen
4. fig in den Schatten stellen:
be dwarfed by verblassen neben (dat)
D v/i
1. besonders fig verkümmern
2. zusammenschrumpfen
* * *
1. noun
, pl. dwarfs or dwarves
1) (person) Liliputaner, der/Liliputanerin, die; Zwerg, der/Zwergin, die (auch abwertend)
2) (Mythol.) Zwerg, der/Zwergin, die
2. adjective
Zwerg[baum, -stern]
3. transitive verb
1) (cause to look small) klein erscheinen lassen
2) (fig.) in den Schatten stellen
* * *
n.
(§ pl.: dwarves or dwarfs)
= Zwerg -e m.

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