dwarf

Zwerg

Ein kleines Wesen aus traditionellen Geschichten, oft mit langem Bart und magischen Fähigkeiten.

In einfachem Englisch: A small person in traditional stories, often with a long beard and magical skills.

• A dwarf lived under the mountain.
• The dwarves made a golden crown for the king.
• In the story, a dwarf helps the lost children.

Häufige Wendungen: a bearded dwarf, a mountain dwarf, dwarf king, a skilled dwarf

kleinwüchsiger Mensch

Ein Mensch, der wegen einer Wachstumsstörung deutlich kleiner als üblich ist.

In einfachem Englisch: A person who is unusually short because of a condition affecting growth.

• He is a dwarf with a rare growth condition.
• The documentary follows three dwarfs and their families.
• She interviewed a dwarf about his experiences at school.

Synonyme: runt

Häufige Wendungen: a dwarf actor, an adult dwarf

Zwergstern

Ein Stern, der vergleichsweise klein ist.

In einfachem Englisch: A star that is relatively small in size.

• The telescope found a red dwarf.
• A white dwarf can remain hot for a long time.
• Astronomers measured the light from several nearby dwarfs.

Synonyme: dwarf star

Häufige Wendungen: white dwarf, red dwarf, dwarf star

zwergwüchsig, kleinwüchsig

Viel kleiner als andere derselben Art normalerweise sind.

In einfachem Englisch: Much smaller than the usual size of its kind.

• We planted a dwarf apple tree.
• Dwarf rabbits need plenty of space to move.
• This dwarf variety grows well in a pot.

Synonyme: miniature, small

Häufige Wendungen: dwarf tree, dwarf rabbit, dwarf variety, dwarf form

überragen, klein erscheinen lassen

So viel größer als etwas anderes sein, dass dieses klein wirkt.

In einfachem Englisch: To be so much larger than something else that it makes that thing seem small.

• The tower dwarfs our house.
• Huge mountains dwarfed the village below.
• These new ships dwarf the older boats in the harbour.

Synonyme: tower over

Häufige Wendungen: dwarf something nearby, dwarf surrounding buildings, dwarf nearby buildings, dwarf something in size

in den Schatten stellen

So viel bedeutender oder größer sein, dass etwas anderes unwichtig erscheint.

In einfachem Englisch: To be so much greater or more important that something else seems unimportant.

• Her achievements dwarf mine.
• The benefits dwarf the small cost of the project.
• His later discoveries dwarfed his early work in importance.

Synonyme: overshadow, eclipse

Häufige Wendungen: dwarf other achievements, dwarf previous successes, dwarf something in importance