Quelle — meaning in English
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English meaning
- font noun A set of letters and characters sharing one consistent design, style, and weight, used in printing or on a screen.
- mine pron Belonging to me; the possessive form of "I" used on its own, without a following noun.
- origin noun The point where something begins or comes from.
- reference noun A mention of, or connection to, something else.
- resource noun Something available to be used to achieve a goal, such as materials, money, or people.
- root noun The underground part of a plant that anchors it and draws in water and nutrients.
- source noun The place, person, or thing that something originates from.
- spring noun The season between winter and summer, when plants begin to grow again.
- well adv In a good, skillful, or satisfactory way.
Senses
Quelle is used for these senses in English:
- fountainhead (literally) A spring that is the source of a river.
- fountainhead (figuratively) An abundant source of knowledge, etc.
- mine (figurative) Any source of wealth or resources.
- origin The source of a river, information, goods, etc.
- reference (academic writing) A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.
- resource Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
- root (figurative) The primary source; origin.
- source The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
font — full definition
- noun A set of letters and characters sharing one consistent design, style, and weight, used in printing or on a screen.
- noun A basin in a church that holds water used for baptism.
- noun A source or origin of something, especially knowledge (literary).
mine — full definition
- pron Belonging to me; the possessive form of "I" used on its own, without a following noun.
- det My — an older or more formal possessive form used before a vowel sound or in set phrases.
- noun An underground excavation dug to extract ore, coal, or other minerals.
- noun An explosive device buried in the ground or hidden in water, designed to detonate when disturbed.
- noun A computer or network of computers used to generate new units of a cryptocurrency.