drone

1. noun

1) (of bees, flies) Summen, das; (of machine) Brummen, das

2) (derog.): (monotonous tone of speech) Geleier, das

3) (Zool.): (bee; Aeronaut.) Drohne, die

2. intransitive verb

1) (buzz, hum) [Biene:] summen; [Maschine:] brummen

2) (derog.) [Rezitator:] leiern

3. transitive verb

leiern

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[drəun] 1. noun

1) (the male of the bee.) die Drohne

2) (a person who is lazy and idle.) der Nichtstuer

3) (a deep, humming sound: the distant drone of traffic.) das Brummen

2. verb

1) (to make a low, humming sound: An aeroplane droned overhead.) brummen

2) (to speak in a dull, boring voice: The lecturer droned on and on.) eintönig reden

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drone

[drəʊn, AM droʊn]

I. n no pl

1. (sound) of a machine Brummen nt; of insects Summen nt; of a person monotone Stimme, Geleier nt pej

2. (male bee) Drohne f; (fig pej) Schmarotzer(in) m(f) pej

3. MUS Bass[ton] m

4. MIL (aircraft) ferngesteuertes Flugzeug; (missile) ferngesteuerte Rakete

II. vi

1. (make sound) summen; aircraft, engine brummen

2. (speak monotonously) monoton [o eintönig] sprechen, leiern pej

to \drone on in monotonem Tonfall reden

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[drəʊn]

1. n

1) (= bee fig) Drohne f

2) (= sound of bees) Summen nt; (of engine, aircraft) Brummen nt

3) (= monotonous way of speaking) monotone Stimme

4) (MUS: bass voice part) Bass m; (of bagpipe[s]) Brummer m; (sound) Bordun(ton) m

5) (AVIAT: robot plane) ferngesteuertes Flugzeug

2. vi

1) (bee) summen; (engine, aircraft) brummen

2) (= speak monotonously also drone away or on) eintönig sprechen; (in reciting) leiern

he droned on and on for hours — er redete stundenlang in seinem monotonen Tonfall

we had to listen to him droning on about politics — wir mussten seinem monotonen Geschwafel über Politik zuhören (inf)

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drone¹ [drəʊn] s

1. auch drone bee ZOOL Drohn(e) m(f)

2. fig Drohne f, Schmarotzer(in)

3. MIL Drone f (unbemanntes) Aufklärungsflugzeug

drone² [drəʊn]

A v/i

1. brummen, summen

2. murmeln

3. leiern, eintönig sprechen oder lesen

4. drone on (oder away) fig sich hinziehen:

the meeting droned on for hours;

drone on and on endlos reden (about über akk)

B v/t her-, herunterleiern

C s

1. MUS

a) Bordun m

b) Basspfeife f (des Dudelsacks)

2. Brummen n, Summen n

3. fig Geleier n

4. fig leiernde(r) Redner(in)

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1. noun

1) (of bees, flies) Summen, das; (of machine) Brummen, das

2) (derog.): (monotonous tone of speech) Geleier, das

3) (Zool.): (bee; Aeronaut.) Drohne, die

2. intransitive verb

1) (buzz, hum) [Biene:] summen; [Maschine:] brummen

2) (derog.) [Rezitator:] leiern

3. transitive verb

leiern

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v.

brummen v.

dröhnen v.

eintönig reden ausdr.

herleiern v.