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Dictionary English ← German: eitel

Translation 1 - 14 of 14

English

German

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vain {adj}

3646

eitel [pej.: selbstgefällig] [auch: geh. veraltend: nichtig, vergeblich]

conceited {adj}

1225

eitel

pure {adj}

175

eitel [veraltet] [pur, rein (Gold, Freude, Sonnenschein etc.)]

peacocky {adj} [person]

97

eitel

eitel [veraltend] [hum.] [rein, lauter]

3 Words

chic and vain {adj}

schick und eitel

to be a bit vain

etwas eitel sein

4 Words

He is smugly self-confident.

Er ist eitel selbstzufrieden.

idiom Everything is coming up roses.

Es herrscht eitel Sonnenschein.

idiom to be lost in rapture

in eitel Wonne schwimmen [österr.] [selten]

not just sunshine and roses [idiom]

nicht nur eitel Sonnenschein [Redewendung]

5+ Words

bibl. proverb Vanity of vanities! ... All is vanity. [Eccl. 1:2 NRSV = KJV]

Es ist alles ganz eitel, ... es ist alles ganz eitel. [Prediger 1,2 Luther1984 = 1545]

as vain as a peacock {adj} [idiom]

so eitel wie ein Pfau [Redewendung]

bibl. to take the name of the Lord in vain

den Namen Gottes eitel nennen [unnütz führen, missbrauchen]

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