beaver

beaver
1. noun
1) pl. same or beavers Biber, der
2) (fur) Biber[pelz], der
2. intransitive verb
(Brit.)

beaver away — eifrig arbeiten (at an + Dat.)

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['bi:və]
noun
1) (an animal with strong front teeth, noted for its skill in damming streams.) der Biber
2) (its fur.) der Biberpelz
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bea·ver
[ˈbi:vəʳ, AM -vɚ]
I. n
1. (animal) Biber m; (fig) Arbeitstier nt fig
2. (fur) Biber[pelz] m
3. AM (vulg: female genitals) Muschi f vulg
4. (Beaver Scout) Neuling bei den Pfadfindern
II. vi (fam)
to \beaver away schuften fam
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I ['biːvə(r)]
n
1) Biber m

to work like a beaver — wie ein Wilder/eine Wilde arbeiten

See:
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2) (= fur) Biber(pelz) m
3) (= hat) Biber- or Kastorhut m
II
n
(of helmet) Kinnreff nt
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beaver1 [ˈbiːvə(r)]
A s
1. ZOOL Biber m:
work like a beaver arbeiten wie ein Pferd
2. Biber(pelz) m
3. HIST auch beaver hat
a) Biber-, Kastorhut m,
b) Filz-, Seidenhut m, Zylinder m
4. Biber m/n (beidseitig gerautes Baumwollgewebe)
5. umg obs Biber m:
a) Vollbart m
b) Mann m mit Vollbart
B v/i meist beaver away Br umg schuften:
beaver away at schwitzen über (dat)
beaver2 [ˈbiːvə(r)] s MIL, HIST
1. Kinnschutz m (am Helm)
2. Visier n
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1. noun
1) pl. same or beavers Biber, der
2) (fur) Biber[pelz], der
2. intransitive verb
(Brit.)

beaver away — eifrig arbeiten (at an + Dat.)

* * *
n.
Biber -- m.

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