earthly

earthly
adjective
irdisch

no earthly useetc. (coll.) nicht der geringste Nutzen usw

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adjective
1) (of or belonging to this world; not heavenly or spiritual: this earthly life.) irdisch
2) (possible: This gadget has no earthly use.) denkbar
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earth·ly
[ˈɜ:θli, AM ˈɜ:r-]
I. adj inv
1. (on Earth) irdisch, Erden-
sb's \earthly belongings (form) jds irdische Güter
\earthly existence Erdenleben nt geh, irdisches Leben
\earthly paradise Paradies nt auf Erden
2. (fam: possible) möglich
there is no \earthly reason why ... es gibt nicht den geringsten Grund, warum ...
to not have an \earthly chance [of doing sth] nicht die geringste Chance haben[, etw zu tun]
to not make an \earthly difference nicht den geringsten Unterschied machen
to be of no \earthly use to sb jdm nicht im Geringsten nützen
II. n BRIT (fam)
to not have an \earthly [of doing sth] nicht die geringste Chance haben[, etw zu tun]
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['ɜːɵlɪ]
1. adj
1) (= of this world) irdisch
2) (inf

= possible) there is no earthly reason to think ... — es besteht nicht der geringste Grund für die Annahme ...

there's no earthly reason why ... —

this thing is of no earthly use — das Ding hat nicht den geringsten Nutzen

2. n (inf)

she doesn't stand an earthly — sie hat nicht die geringste Chance

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earthly [ˈɜːθlı; US ˈɜrθliː] adj
1. irdisch, weltlich: academic.ru/53473/paradise">paradise 1
2. umg denkbar:
there is no earthly reason for it es gibt nicht den geringsten Grund dafür;
of no earthly use völlig unnütz;
not have an earthly (chance) nicht die geringste Chance haben
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adjective
irdisch

no earthly use — etc. (coll.) nicht der geringste Nutzen usw

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adj.
derb (Humor) adj.
weltlich adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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