English-German translations for mothball

• einmotten
  Wenn wir nicht bereit sind, ihnen zu erlauben, das zu tun, dann können wir unsere nationalen Parlamente ebenso gut einmotten, sie in Museen umwandeln und die Tür zuschließen. If we are not prepared to allow them to do that, we might as well mothball our national parliaments, turn them into museums and lock the door.
• Mottenkugel die

Definition of mothball

• A small ball of chemical pesticide and deodorant placed in or around clothing and other articles susceptible to damage from mold or moth larvae in order to protect them from this damage
• To store or shelve something no longer used
• To stop using , but keep it in good condition

Examples

• They mothballed the old version after the new one came out

Related words

• moth
• mother-in-law
• grandmother
• mother
• motherfucker
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• timothy
• motherboard
• motherland
• silkmoth