furrow

furrow
1. noun
(lit. or fig.) Furche, die
2. transitive verb
(mark with wrinkles)

furrowed face — zerfurchtes Gesicht

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1. noun
1) (a line cut into the earth by a plough: The farmer planted potatoes in the furrows.) die Furche
2) (a line in the skin of the face; a wrinkle: The furrows in her forehead made her look older.) die Furche
2. verb
(to make furrows in: Her face was furrowed with worry.) furchen
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fur·row
[ˈfʌrəʊ, AM ˈfɜ:roʊ]
I. n
1. (groove) Furche f
2. (wrinkle) Falte f
with \furrows in one's brow mit gerunzelter Stirn
3.
to have a hard \furrow to plough es schwer haben
to plough a lonely \furrow allein auf weiter Flur stehen
II. vt
to \furrow sth etw pflügen
to \furrow one's brow die Stirn runzeln [o in Falten legen]
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['fʌrəʊ]
1. n (AGR)
Furche f; (HORT for flowers etc) Rinne f; (on brow) Runzel f; (on sea) Furche f
2. vt
field pflügen; brow runzeln; (worries etc) furchen; (boats) sea Furchen ziehen in (+dat)

the old man's furrowed brow — die zerfurchte Stirn des alten Mannes

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furrow [ˈfʌrəʊ; US ˈfɜrəʊ]
A s
1. (Acker)Furche f: plough B 1
2. Bodenfalte f
3. Graben m, Rinne f
4. TECH Rille f, Rinne f
5. BIOL Falz m
6. GEOL Dislokationslinie f
7. Runzel f, Furche f (auch ANAT)
8. SCHIFF Spur f, Bahn f
B v/t
1. Land furchen
2. das Wasser durchfurchen
3. TECH riefen, auskehlen
4. das Gesicht, die Stirn furchen, runzeln
C v/i sich furchen (Stirn etc)
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1. noun
(lit. or fig.) Furche, die
2. transitive verb
(mark with wrinkles)

furrowed face — zerfurchtes Gesicht

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n.
Furche -n f.
Nut -- f.
Rille -n f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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