pillar

pillar
noun
1) (vertical support) Säule, die

from pillar to post — (fig.) hin und her

2) (fig.): (supporter) Stütze, die
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['pilə]
noun
(an upright post used in building as a support or decoration: The hall was surrounded by stone pillars.) der Pfeiler
- academic.ru/117903/pillarbox">pillarbox
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pil·lar
[ˈpɪləʳ, AM -ɚ]
n
1. (column) Pfeiler m, Säule f
\pillar of flame Flammensäule f
\pillar of smoke Rauchsäule f
2. (fig: mainstay) Stütze f
3.
from \pillar to post hin und her
to go from \pillar to post von Pontius zu Pilatus gehen
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['pɪlə(r)]
n
Säule f

pillar of salt — Salzsäule f

pillar of smoke — Rauchsäule

the Pillars of Hercules — die Säulen pl des Herkules

a pillar of society/the community — eine Säule or Stütze der Gesellschaft/der Gemeinschaft

from pillar to post (Brit) — von Pontius zu Pilatus

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pillar [ˈpılə(r)]
A s
1. Pfeiler m, Ständer m:
run from pillar to post fig von Pontius zu Pilatus laufen
2. ARCH Säule f:
he turned into a pillar of salt er erstarrte zur Salzsäule
3. (Rauch-, Wasser- etc) Säule f:
a pillar of smoke
4. fig Säule f, Stütze f:
the pillars of society;
the pillars of wisdom die Säulen der Weisheit;
he was a pillar of strength er stand da wie ein Fels in der Brandung
5. besonders TECH Sockel m, Stütze f, Support m
6. Bergbau: (Abbau)Pfeiler m:
pillar of coal Kohlenpfeiler
7. Reitsport: Ständer m
B v/t mit Pfeilern oder Säulen versehen oder stützen oder schmücken
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noun
1) (vertical support) Säule, die

from pillar to post — (fig.) hin und her

2) (fig.): (supporter) Stütze, die
* * *
n.
Pfeiler - m.
Ständer - m.
Säule -n f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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