 | English  | German | |
| – |
 | horses | 167 Pferde {pl} | |
| horses | 30 Gäule {pl} | |
| agr. horses | 15 Rösser {pl} [österr.] [südd.] [schweiz.] | |
| zool. horses | 6 Rosse {pl} | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| equest. games to back horses | auf Pferde setzen | |
| equest. to breed horses | Pferde züchten | |
| to change horses | die Pferde wechseln | |
| to stable horses | Pferde im Stall unterbringen | |
| to swap horses | Pferde tauschen | |
| equest. to tame horses | Pferde zähmen | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| horses' hair {sg} | Pferdehaare {pl} | |
| horses' teeth | Pferdezähne {pl} | |
| zool. thoroughbred horses | Vollblutpferde {pl} | |
| trained horses | Schulpferde {pl} | |
| war horses | Schlachtrosse {pl} | |
| war horses | Schlachtrösser {pl} [südd.] [österr.] | |
| white horses | Wellen {pl} mit Schaumkronen | |
| zool. wild horses | Wildpferde {pl} | |
| 3 Words: Others |
| drawn by horses {adj} {past-p} [postpos.] | von Pferden gezogen | |
| Hold your horses! [coll.] [dated] [idiom] | Zügle dein Temperament! | |
| Hold your horses! [coll.] [dated] [idiom] | Immer mit der Ruhe! [Redewendung] [Nichts überstürzen!] | |
| Hold your horses! [coll.] [dated] [idiom] | Immer langsam mit den jungen Pferden! [ugs.] [Redewendung] | |
| idiom horses for courses | für jede Gelegenheit das Passende | |
| proverb horses for courses | für jeden Topf den richtigen Deckel | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| equest. to bait the horses [now rare] [feed and water the horses, esp. during a journey] | den Pferden Futter und Wasser geben [bes. während einer Reise] | |
| equest. to bait the horses [now rare] [feed and water the horses, esp. during a journey] | die Pferde füttern und tränken [bes. während einer Reise] | |
| to hold one's horses [coll.] [dated] [idiom] [check one's enthusiasm, etc.] | die Luft anhalten [ugs.] [Redewendung] [sich zurückhalten, stille sein, innehalten] | |
| to hold one's horses [dated] [coll.] [idiom] [rein in one's enthusiasm] | sichAkk. zurückhalten | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| relig. blessing of horses | Pferdesegnung {f} | |
| equest. transp. change of horses | Pferdewechsel {m} | |
| change of horses | Wechsel {m} der Pferde | |
| equest. famous Lippizaner horses | berühmte Lipizzanerhengste {pl} | |
| headcollar for horses | Pferdehalfter {n} {m} | |
| herd of horses | Pferdeherde {f} | |
| horses and carts | Pferdegespanne {pl} | |
| horses at grass | Weidepferde {pl} | |
| equest. horses for sale | Verkaufspferde {pl} | |
| VetMed. laminitis in horses | Hufrehe {f} [Pferdekrankheit] | |
| VetMed. quittor (of horses) | Hufknorpelfistel {f} | |
| team of horses | Pferdegespann {n} | |
| equest. team of horses | Zeugl {n} [ostösterr.] | |
| comm. equest. trade in horses [commerce in horses] | Pferdehandel {m} | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| to change horses (in) midstream [fig.] | (plötzlich) einen anderen Kurs einschlagen | |
| to change horses (in) midstream [fig.] | Pferde mitten im Fluss wechseln [aus einer Rede Abraham Lincolns] | |
| to hitch up the horses | die Pferde anspannen / vorspannen | |
| to swap horses (in) midstream [fig.] | (plötzlich) einen anderen Kurs einschlagen | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| bet on the horses | Pferdewette {f} | |
| hist. transp. travel chaise and three horses | Dreispänner {m} | |
| herd of wild horses | Wildpferdeherde {f} | |
| 5+ Words: Others |
| quote All the king's horses // And all the king's men // Couldn't put Humpty together again. [from nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty"] | Und auch der König mit seinem Heer // rettete Humpty Dumpty nicht mehr. [aus dem Kinderreim: "Humpty Dumpty"] | |
| idiom proverb If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. [coll.] | Wenn das Wörtchen wenn nicht wär, wär mein Vater Millionär. [ugs.] | |
| proverb One shouldn't change horses in midstream. | Mitten im Strom soll man nicht die Pferde wechseln. | |
| idiom Wild horses couldn't drag me there. | Keine zehn Pferde bringen mich dahin. | |
| 5+ Words: Verbs |
| to drive a coach and (four / six) horses through sth. [coll.] [idiom] | etw. komplett missachten [Gesetz, Vereinbarung] | |
| to drive a coach and (four / six) horses through sth. [coll.] [idiom] | etw. zunichte machen | |
| to harness two horses to the cart | den Wagen mit zwei Pferden bespannen | |
| 5+ Words: Nouns |
| carriage drawn by four horses | vierspännige Kutsche {f} | |
| Fiction (Literature and Film) |
| film F A Time for Drunken Horses [Bahman Ghobadi] | Zeit der trunkenen Pferde | |
| film F All the Pretty Horses [novel: Cormac McCarthy, film: Billy Bob Thornton] | All die schönen Pferde | |
| film lit. F Out Stealing Horses [novel: Per Petterson, film: Hans Petter Moland] | Pferde stehlen | |
| lit. F Runaway Horses [Yukio Mishima] | Unter dem Sturmgott | |
| lit. F The Days Run away Like Wild Horses over the Hills [Charles Bukowski] | Western Avenue | |
| art F The Tower of Blue Horses | Der Turm der blauen Pferde [Franz Marc] | |
| film F They Shoot Horses, Don't They? [Sydney Pollack] | Nur Pferden gibt man den Gnadenschuß | |
| lit. F Wild Horses [Dick Francis] | Zügellos | |
| Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi) |
| equest. zool. T | | |
| zool. T | | |
| equest. zool. T | | |
| agr. zool. T | | |
| zool. T | | |
| zool. T | | |
| zool. T | | |
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