anathema

anathema
noun, no pl., no art.

be anathema to somebody — jemandem verhasst od. ein Gräuel sein

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anath·ema
[əˈnæθəmə]
n no pl REL Anathema nt; (detested thing) Gräuel m
to be \anathema to sb jdm ein Dorn im Auge sein
to declare [or pronounce] sth \anathema etw verdammen
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[ə'nɵɪmə]
n (ECCL)
Anathema (form) nt, Kirchenbann m; (fig, no art) ein Gräuel m

voting Labour was anathema to them — der Gedanke, Labour zu wählen, war ihnen ein Gräuel

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anathema [əˈnæθəmə] s
1. REL Anathem n, Anathema n, Bannfluch m, Kirchenbann m
2. fig Fluch m, Verwünschung f
3. REL Verfluchte(r) m/f(m)
4. fig (etwas) Verhasstes, Gräuel m:
this is (an) anathema tome das ist mir verhasst oder ein Gräuel
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noun, no pl., no art.

be anathema to somebody — jemandem verhasst od. ein Gräuel sein


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