marble

marble
noun
1) (stone) Marmor, der (auch fig.); attrib. Marmor-; aus Marmor nachgestellt
2) (toy) Murmel, die

[game of] marbles — Murmelspiel, das

play marbles — murmeln; [mit] Murmeln spielen

3) in pl.

not have all or have lost one's marbles — (coll.) nicht alle Tassen im Schrank haben (ugs.)

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noun
1) (a kind of hard, usually highly polished stone, cold to the touch: This table is made of marble; (also adjective) a marble statue.) der Marmor; Marmor-...
2) (a small hard ball of glass used in children's games: The little boy rolled a marble along the ground.) die Murmel
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- marbles
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mar·ble
[ˈmɑ:bl̩, AM ˈmɑ:r-]
I. n
1. no pl (stone) Marmor m
2. (for games) Murmel f
[game of] \marbles Murmelspiel nt
to play [or shoot] \marbles [mit] Murmeln spielen
3.
to have all one's \marbles (fam) bei [klarem] Verstand sein
to lose one's \marbles (fam) den Verstand verlieren, verrückt werden fam
II. n modifier (floor, wall) Marmor-, marmorn
\marble tablet Marmortafel f
\marble top Marmorplatte f
III. vt
to \marble sth etw marmorieren
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['mAːbl]
1. n
1) Marmor m
2) (= work in marble) Marmorplastik f
3) (= glass ball) Murmel f, Klicker m (inf)

he's lost his marbles (inf)er hat nicht mehr alle Tassen im Schrank (inf)

to pick up one's marbles and go home (US) — die Koffer packen und nach Hause gehen

2. adj
Marmor-

marble pillar/staircase — Marmorsäule f/-treppe f

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marble [ˈmɑː(r)bl]
A s
1. MINER Marmor m:
a heart of marble fig ein Herz aus Stein
2. KUNST Marmorplastik f, -skulptur f, -statue f
3. a) Murmel f:
he hasn’t got all his marbles, he’s lost his marbles umg er hat nicht mehr alle Tassen im Schrank;
pass in one’s marble Aus umg den Löffel weglegen (sterben)
b) pl (als sg konstruiert) Murmelspiel n:
play marbles (mit) Murmeln spielen; shoot B 13 c
4. marmorierter Buchschnitt
B adj
1. marmorn (auch fig), aus Marmor:
marble bust Marmorbüste f
2. marmoriert, gesprenkelt (Papier etc)
3. fig steinern, gefühllos, hart und kalt:
a marble heart ein Herz aus Stein
C v/t marmorieren, sprenkeln:
marbled cat gesprenkelte Katze;
marbled meat durchwachsenes Fleisch
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noun
1) (stone) Marmor, der (auch fig.); attrib. Marmor-; aus Marmor nachgestellt
2) (toy) Murmel, die

[game of] marbles — Murmelspiel, das

play marbles — murmeln; [mit] Murmeln spielen

3) in pl.

not have all or have lost one's marbles — (coll.) nicht alle Tassen im Schrank haben (ugs.)

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(glass ball) (game) n.
Murmel -n f. (game) n.
Murmel -n f. n.
Marmor -e m.

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