 | English  | German | |
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 | sb. strings [instrument] | 13 jd. bespannt | |
| sb. strings [ties] | 13 jd. schnürt | |
| Nouns |
| mus. strings [musicians] | 266 Streicher {pl} | |
| mus. strings [stringed instruments] | 197 Streichinstrumente {pl} | |
| strings [conditions, limitations] | 109 Bedingungen {pl} | |
| strings | 42 Bindfäden {pl} | |
| phys. strings [string theory] | 22 Fäden {pl} [Stringtheorie] | |
| strings | 12 Zeichenketten {pl} | |
| mus. strings [stringed instruments] | Saiteninstrumente {pl} | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| without strings [fig.] [unconditional] | ohne Bedingungen | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| idiom to pull strings | Beziehungen spielen lassen | |
| to tighten strings | die Zügel straffen | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| alphabetical strings | Buchstabenketten {pl} | |
| cloth. apron strings | Schürzenbänder {pl} | |
| FoodInd. gastr. cheese strings | Käseschnüre {pl} | |
| foreshortening strings | Verkürzungsschnüre {pl} | |
| mus. guitar strings | Gitarrensaiten {pl} | |
| mus. sports gut strings | Darmsaiten {pl} | |
| anat. biol. heart strings [Chordae tendineae] | Chordae tendineae {pl} | |
| mus. open strings [string instruments] | offene Saiten {pl} [Saiteninstrumente] | |
| mus. overspun strings | umsponnene Saiten {pl} | |
| mus. piano strings | Klaviersaiten {pl} | |
| material sports polyester strings | Polyestersaiten {pl} | |
| mus. replacement strings | Ersatzsaiten {pl} | |
| mus. sympathetic strings | Resonanzsaiten {pl} | |
| textil. woollen strings [Br.] | Wollschnüre {pl} | |
| mus. wound strings | umsponnene Saiten {pl} | |
| 3 Words: Others |
| No strings (attached)? [fig.] | Ohne Hintergedanken? | |
| no strings attached | ohne weitere Bedingungen | |
| no strings attached [fig.] | ohne Haken und Ösen [fig.] | |
| no strings attached {adv} [idiom] [without conditions] | ohne Wenn und Aber [Redewendung] [ohne Bedingungen] | |
| no strings attached <NSA> | ohne (weitere) Verpflichtungen | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| mus. to pluck the strings | die Saiten zupfen | |
| to pull one's strings [idiom] | seine Beziehungen spielen lassen [Redewendung] | |
| to pull the strings [coll.] [idiom] | die Strippen ziehen [ugs.] [fig.] [Redewendung] | |
| to pull the strings [idiom] | die Drähte ziehen [fig.] [seltener für: die Fäden ziehen] [Redewendung] | |
| to pull the strings [idiom] | die Fäden ziehen [fig.] [Redewendung] | |
| to pull the strings [idiom] | die Fäden in der Hand halten [Redewendung] | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| biochem. gastr. agar-agar strings | Agar-Agar-Fäden {pl} | |
| mus. choir (of strings) | Saitenchor {m} [von Tasteninstrumenten] | |
| mus. concert for strings | Streichkonzert {n} | |
| generation of strings | Erzeugung {f} von Zeichenfolgen | |
| mus. set of strings [e.g. piano strings] | Saitenbezug {m} [z. B. Klaviersaiten] | |
| strings of pearls | Perlenschnüre {pl} | |
| strings of saliva | Speichelfäden {pl} | |
| sports tennis (racquet) strings | Tennissaiten {pl} | |
| 4 Words: Others |
| idiom sb. pulls all the strings | alle Fäden laufen in jds. Hand zusammen | |
| with no strings attached {adj} {adv} [idiom] | bedingungslos | |
| with no strings attached {adj} {adv} [idiom] | ohne Auflagen | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| to attach no strings to sth. | etw. ohne spezielle Bedingungen gewähren | |
| to be in leading strings | unter Kontrolle sein | |
| to control the purse strings | die Ausgaben kontrollieren | |
| to control the purse strings [idiom] | den Schlüssel zur Kasse haben [Redewendung] | |
| to hold the purse strings | die finanzielle Kontrolle haben | |
| Unverified to hold the purse strings [idiom] | die Hand auf der Tasche halten [ugs.] [Redewendung] | |
| to keep in leading-strings | am Gängelband führen | |
| to keep in leading-strings | am Gängelband halten | |
| to keep sb. in leading strings [under the control of sb.] | jdn. bevormunden | |
| to keep sb. in leading-strings [fig.] | jdn. gängeln [pej.] | |
| to loosen the purse strings [idiom] | den Geldhahn aufdrehen [Redewendung] | |
| to loosen the purse strings [idiom] | den Geldhahn öffnen [Redewendung] | |
| to pull a few strings [idiom] | seine Verbindungen spielen lassen [Redewendung] | |
| 5+ Words: Others |
| They are loosening the purse strings. [coll.] [idiom] | Das Geld sitzt ihnen jetzt lockerer (als früher). [Redewendung] | |
| 5+ Words: Verbs |
| to be tied to (one's) mother's apron strings [idiom] | an Mutters Rockzipfel hängen [Redewendung] | |
| to be tied to (one's) mother's apron strings [idiom] | der Mutter am Rockzipfel hängen [Redewendung] | |
| to be tied to mother's apron strings [idiom] | am Rockzipfel der Mutter hängen [Redewendung] | |
| to be tied to sb.'s apron strings [idiom] | von jdm. am Gängelband geführt werden [Redewendung] | |
| to have two strings to one's bow [idiom] | ein zweites Mittel zur Hand haben | |
| to have two strings to one's bow [idiom] | noch etwas in der Hinterhand haben [Redewendung] | |
| theatre to pull the strings behind the scenes [also idiom] | hinter den Kulissen die Fäden ziehen [auch Redewendung] | |
| 5+ Words: Nouns |
| econ. fin. pol. capital aid with no strings attached [fig.] | Kapitalhilfe {f} ohne politische Auflagen | |
| mus. harpsichord with one choir of strings | einchöriges Cembalo {n} | |
| Fiction (Literature and Film) |
| film F No Strings Attached [Ivan Reitman] | Freundschaft Plus | |
| mus. F Resound, ye songs, ring out, ye strings! | Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! [J. S. Bach, BWV 172] | |
| Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi) |
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