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streifen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bar noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
  • border noun The line separating two countries, states, or regions.
  • brush noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
  • fillet noun A boneless strip or piece of meat or fish.
  • graze verb To eat growing grass, or to let animals feed on pasture.
  • lane noun A narrow road, path, or passageway, often bordered by hedges, walls, or buildings.
  • pace noun The speed at which something happens or someone moves.
  • rasher noun A strip of bacon; a piece of bacon.
  • slat noun A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic.
  • striation noun One of a number of parallel grooves and ridges in a rock or rocky deposit, formed by repeated twinning or cleaving of crystals.
  • strip noun A long, narrow piece of material or land.
  • stripe noun A long, narrow band of color that contrasts with the surrounding surface.

Senses

streifen is used for these senses in English:

  • bar A long, narrow drawn or printed rectangle, cuboid or cylinder, especially as used in a bar code or a bar chart.
  • border A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.
  • brush (ambitransitive) To touch with a sweeping motion, or lightly in passing.
  • fillet A thin strip of any material, in various technical uses.
  • graze (transitive) To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing.
  • lane A lengthwise division of roadway intended for a single line of vehicles.
  • pace To walk back and forth in a small distance.
  • rasher (UK, Ireland) A strip of bacon; a piece of bacon.

bar — full definition

  1. noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
  2. noun A rigid piece of metal, wood, or similar material, much longer than it is wide.
  3. noun A block-shaped piece of a solid substance, especially soap or chocolate.
  4. noun Something that blocks or prevents progress; an obstacle.
  5. noun The legal profession, or the examination lawyers must pass to practise.

border — full definition

  1. noun The line separating two countries, states, or regions.
  2. noun The outer edge of something, or a decorative strip around that edge.
  3. verb To share a boundary with, or lie right next to.

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