harbor

harbor
har·bour, AM har·bor
[ˈhɑ:bəʳ, AM ˈhɑ:rbɚ]
I. n
1. (for ships) Hafen m
to arrive at [or in] \harbor im Hafen einlaufen
2. (shelter) Unterschlupf m
II. vt
1. (keep in hiding)
to \harbor sb/an animal jdm/einem Tier Unterschlupf gewähren
2. (cling to ideas)
to \harbor sth etw hegen geh, etw haben
to \harbor doubts about sb/sth Zweifel an jdm/etw hegen
to \harbor feelings of hatred for sb Hassgefühle gegen jdn hegen
to \harbor a grudge [against sb] einen Groll [gegen jdn] hegen
to \harbor an illusion sich akk einer Illusion hingeben
to \harbor thoughts of sth sich akk mit dem Gedanken an etw akk tragen
III. vi [in einem Hafen] anlegen
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(US) ['hAːbə(r)]
1. n
Hafen m
2. vt
1) criminal etc beherbergen, Unterschlupf gewähren (+dat); goods (bei sich) aufbewahren
2) suspicions, grudge, doubts, resentment hegen; ambitions, feelings haben; regrets empfinden

to harbour thoughts of revenge — Rachegedanken hegen

3)

(= conceal, contain) dirt harbours germs —

some sufferers continue to harbour the virus — in manchen Kranken lebt der Virus weiter

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harbor, besonders Br harbour [ˈhɑː(r)bə(r)]
A s
1. Hafen m
2. Zufluchtsort m, Unterschlupf m
B v/t
1. jemandem Zuflucht oder Unterschlupf gewähren
2. einen Verbrecher etc verbergen, -stecken
3. Rachegedanken, einen Groll etc hegen
C v/i (im Hafen) vor Anker gehen
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n.
Hafen ¨-- m.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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