gestation

gestation
noun
(of animal) Trächtigkeit, die; (of woman) Schwangerschaft, die
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ges·ta·tion
[ʤesˈteɪʃən]
n no pl
1. (pregnancy) of humans Schwangerschaft f; of animals Trächtigkeit f
2. (development) Reifwerden nt
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[dZe'steISən]
n (lit
of animals) Trächtigkeit f; (of humans) Schwangerschaft f; (fig) Reifwerden nt

his book was 10 years in gestation — der Reifungsprozess seines Buches dauerte 10 Jahre

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gestation [dʒeˈsteıʃn] s
1. a) Schwangerschaft f
b) ZOOL Trächtigkeit f:
gestation period Schwangerschaftsperiode f, ZOOL Trag(e)zeit f
2. fig Reifen n:
gestation period Reifeprozess m
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noun
(of animal) Trächtigkeit, die; (of woman) Schwangerschaft, die
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n.
Schwangerschaft f.

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