Island

Island
noun
(lit. or fig.) Insel, die; see also academic.ru/76044/traffic_island">traffic island
* * *
noun
1) (a piece of land surrounded by water: The island lay a mile off the coast.) die Insel
2) ((also traffic island) a traffic-free area, built in the middle of a street, for pedestrians to stand on.) die Verkehrsinsel
- islander
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is·land
[ˈaɪlənd]
n
1. (also fig: in the sea) Insel f
\island of calm (fig) Insel f der Ruhe
2. (on street) Verkehrsinsel f
3.
no man is an \island (prov) niemand ist alleine auf der Welt
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['aɪlənd]
n (lit, fig)
Insel f
* * *
I. abk
1. independence
2. independent
3. institute
4. international
5. Island (Islandspl), Isle (Isles pl)
Isl abk Island
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noun
(lit. or fig.) Insel, die; see also traffic island
* * *
(just) off the coast n.
vorgelagerte Insel f. n.
Eiland -¨er n.
Insel -n f.

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