oak

oak
noun
Eiche, die; attrib. Eichen[wald, -möbel, -kiste, -blatt]
* * *
[əuk] 1. noun
(a type of large tree with hard wood.) die Eiche
2. adjective
trees in an oak wood; a room with oak panelling.) Eichen-...
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oak
[əʊk, AM oʊk]
I. n
1. (tree) Eiche f
2. no pl (wood) Eiche f, Eichenholz nt
3.
tall [or great] \oaks from little acorns grow (prov) gut Ding will Weile haben BRD prov
II. n modifier
1. (wooden) furniture aus Eichenholz nach n
2. (of tree) leaves Eichen-
* * *
[əʊk]
n
Eiche f; (= wood also) Eichenholz nt

he has a heart of oak — er hat ein unerschütterliches Gemüt

great oaks from little acorns grow (prov)aus kleinen Dingen entwickeln sich oft erstaunliche Sachen

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oak [əʊk]
A s
1. BOT Eiche f:
barren oak Schwarzeiche; academic.ru/34054/heart">heart 4
2. poet Eichenlaub n
3. Eichenholz n
4. UNIV Br äußere Tür (einer Doppeltür in Colleges in Oxford und Cambridge):
sport one’s oak nicht zu sprechen sein
5. the Oaks pl (als sg konstruiert) SPORT berühmtes Stutenrennen in Epsom
B adj eichen, Eichen…:
oak table
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noun
Eiche, die; attrib. Eichen[wald, -möbel, -kiste, -blatt]
* * *
n.
Eiche -n f.

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