staunch

staunch
I adjective
treu [Freund, Anhänger]; streitbar [Kämpfer, Anhänger]; überzeugt [Katholik, Demokrat usw.]; unerschütterlich [Mut, Hingabe, Glaube]; standhaft [Herz]
II
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[sto:n ]
adjective
(firm, trusty: a staunch friend.) zuverlässig
- staunchly
- staunchness
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staunch1
[stɔ:ntʃ, AM also stɑ:ntʃ]
adj
1. (steadfastly loyal) standhaft, zuverlässig
\staunch ally loyaler Verbündeter/loyale Verbündete
\staunch Catholic überzeugter Katholik/überzeugte Katholikin
\staunch defender of individual rights zäher Verfechter/zähe Verfechterin von Persönlichkeitsrechten
\staunch friend treuer Freund/treue Freundin
\staunch opponent erbitterter Gegner/erbitterte Gegnerin
\staunch refusal strikte Weigerung
2. NAUT (dated) ship seetüchtig
staunch2
[stɔ:ntʃ, AM also stɑ:ntʃ]
AM also stanch
[stɑ:n(t)ʃ]
vt
▪ to \staunch sth etw stauen
to \staunch blood das Blut stillen
to \staunch the flood of immigrants die Einwanderungsflut stoppen
to \staunch the flow of blood die Blutung stoppen
to \staunch a wound eine Wunde abbinden
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I [stOːntS]
adj (+er)
ally, friend unerschütterlich; Catholic, loyalist etc überzeugt; member, supporter ergeben, getreu; support standhaft

to be staunch in one's belief — fest or unerschütterlich im Glauben sein

II
vt
flow stauen; bleeding stillen

to staunch a wound — die Blutung einer Wunde stillen

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staunch1 [stɔːntʃ; stɑːntʃ] besonders Br für stanch1
staunch2 [stɔːntʃ; stɑːntʃ] adj (adv staunchly)
1. treu, zuverlässig
2. standhaft, fest, eisern
3. wasserdicht, seetüchtig (Schiff)
4. solid (gearbeitet), fest
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I adjective
treu [Freund, Anhänger]; streitbar [Kämpfer, Anhänger]; überzeugt [Katholik, Demokrat usw.]; unerschütterlich [Mut, Hingabe, Glaube]; standhaft [Herz]
II
see stanch
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adj.
zuverlässig adj.

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