eight - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ German Dictionary

Nouns
				`eight`			`die Acht pl.: die Achten`
				`eight [SPORT.]`			`der Achter pl.: die Achter - Bootsgattung [Rowing]`
				`eight ball (Amer.) [sl.] [MIL.]`			`der Querulant pl.: die Querulanten`
				`eight-year-old`			`der Achtjährige \| die Achtjährige pl.: die Achtjährigen`
				`eight-cylinder [AUTOM.]`			`der Achtzylinder pl.: die Achtzylinder`
				`eight-pointer [ZOOL.]`			`der Achtender pl.: die Achtender [Hunting Language]`
				`eight-to-fourteen modulation [abbr.: EFM] [TECH.]`			`die Acht-auf-vierzehn-Modulation`
				`eights race [SPORT.]`			`das Achterrennen pl.: die Achterrennen`
				`eight cylinder V-engine [TECH.]`			`Achtzylindermotor in V-Anordnung`
				`eight oars with coxswain [SPORT.]`			`der Achter pl.: die Achter - Bootsgattung [Rowing]`
				`figure eight knot [NAUT.]`			`der Achtknoten pl.: die Achtknoten`
				`figure of eight [NAUT.]`			`der Achtknoten or: Achterknoten pl.: die Achtknoten, die Achterknoten`
				`figure of eight [SPORT.]`			`der Abseilachter pl.: die Abseilachter [Mountaineering]`
				`article eight currency [FINAN.]`			`frei konvertierbare Währung`

Prepositions / Pronouns
				`eight num.`			`acht`
				`twenty-eight num.`			`achtundzwanzig`

Adjectives / Adverbs
				`eight times`			`achtmal adv.`
				`eight-day adj.`			`achttägig`
				`eight-hour adj. - used before noun`			`achtstündig`
				`eight-armed adj.`			`achtarmig`
				`eight-digit adj.`			`achtstellig`
				`eight-syllable adj.`			`achtsilbig`
				`eight-year-old adj.`			`achtjährig`
				`eight-lane adj.`			`achtspurig`
				`eight-semester adj.`			`achtsemestrig`
				`eight-storyed^AE adj. eight-storeyed^BE adj.`			`achtstöckig`
				`eight-volume adj.`			`achtbändig`
				`eight-week adj.`			`achtwöchig`
				`eight years old`			`achtjährig`
				`at a quarter to eight`			`um Viertel vor acht`

Verbs
				`to divide sth. into eight pieces`			`etw.^acc. achteln \| achtelte, geachtelt \|`

Examples
				`eight times as much`			`achtmal so viel`
				`He is in charge of eight workers.`			`Ihm unterstehen acht Arbeiter.`
				`I'll pick you up at eight.`			`Ich hole dich um acht ab.`

Phrases / Collocations
				`to have one over the eight`			`einen über den Durst trinken`
				`to have one over the eight`			`einen in der Krone haben`
				`to be behind the eight ball (Amer.) [coll.]`			`im Nachteil sein`
				`to be behind the eight ball (Amer.) [coll.]`			`in der Klemme stecken [fig.] [coll.]`
				`to be behind the eight ball (Amer.) [coll.]`			`in der Patsche sitzen [fig.] [coll.]`
				`to be behind the eight ball (Amer.) [coll.]`			`sich^acc. in einer schwierigen Lage befinden`

Orthographically similar words
Bight, bight, eighth, eighty, fight, height, Light, light, might, neigh, Night, night, right, Right, sight, tight, weigh, Weigh, weight, wight	Light

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