fiber

fiber
fi·ber
n AM see fibre
fi·bre, AM fi·ber
[ˈfaɪbəʳ, AM -ɚ]
n
1. (thread) Faden m; (for cloth) Faser f
2. (cloth, material) Faser f
artificial [or man-made] \fiber Kunstfaser f, Chemiefaser f
natural \fiber Naturfaser f
3. ANAT Faser f, Fiber f fachspr
muscle \fiber Muskelfaser f
4. no pl (fig: strength)
moral \fiber Rückgrat nt
5. no pl FOOD Ballaststoffe pl
6.
with every \fiber of one's being mit jeder Faser [seines Herzens] geh
she wanted to win the race with every \fiber of her being sie war fest entschlossen, alles zu tun, um das Rennen zu gewinnen
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(US) ['faɪbə(r)]
n
1) Faser f
2) (= roughage) Ballaststoffe pl
3) (fig)

moral fibre — Charakterstärke f

he has no moral fibre — er hat keinen inneren Halt, er hat kein Rückgrat

with every fibre of one's being — mit jeder Faser seines Herzens

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fiber, besonders Br fibre [ˈfaıbə(r)] s
1. BIOL, TECH Faser f, Fiber f
2. koll Faserstoff m, -gefüge n, Textur f
3. fig
a) Struktur f
b) Schlag m, Charakter m:
of coarse fiber grobschlächtig
c) Kraft f:
moral fiber Charakterstärke f, Rückgrat n;
give fiber to Kraft verleihen (dat)
4. BIOL Ballaststoffe pl
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(US) n.
Faser -n f.

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