German-English translations for haufen

• cluster
  a cluster of islands
  A cluster of flowers grew in the pot
  A leukemia cluster has developed in the town
• heap
  It stinks in a heap, but brings rich blessings when widely spread' . Auf einem Haufen stinkt er, weit verbreitet bringt er reichen Segen" .
  And industry has complained greatly about this. But they must understand that the value of human health cannot be set lower than that of a heap of metal on wheels. Die Industrie klagt sehr darüber, aber sie sollte einsehen, daß die Gesundheit des Menschen nicht billiger zu haben ist als ein Haufen Metall auf Rädern.
  a heap of earth or stones
• pile
  Well, I can see that the Treaty of Lisbon has not arrived at harbour as a pile of bones, but that its essence is still there. Gut, ich sehe nun, dass der Vertrag von Lissabon nicht im Hafen als ein Haufen Knochen angekommen ist und seine Essenz noch vorhanden ist.
  Or is it because this title, like all the other titles of our bureaucratic communications, is just an empty promise hiding behind piles of words? Oder ist es, weil dieser Titel, wie alle anderen Titel unserer bürokratischen Mitteilungen, nur ein leeres Versprechen ist, das sich hinter einem Haufen Wörter versteckt?
  When we were looking for a new housemate, we put the nice woman on the "maybe" pile, and the annoying guy on the "no" pile.
• lot
  And what mechanism - I know democracy is not popular with you lot - what mechanism do the peoples of Europe have to remove you? Und welche Mechanismen - ich weiß, Demokratie ist bei diesem Haufen hier nicht gerade beliebt - welche Mechanismen haben die Völker Europas, um Sie aus Ihrem Amt zu entfernen?
  I would ask for clarification as otherwise I will not be able to sort these things out in writing but will have to rise to speak as some other colleagues have, but that takes up a lot of time. Ich bitte um Klärung, denn sonst kann ich in Zukunft diese Dinge nicht mehr schriftlich erledigen, sondern muß mich wie einige Kollegen zu Wort melden. Das kostet aber einen Haufen Zeit.
  to spend a lot of money
• clutch
  to clutch power
  She clutched her purse tightly and walked nervously into the building.
• crew
  If you need help, please contact a member of the crew.
  The crews of the two ships got into a fight.
  The crews competed to cut the most timber.
• crop
  the farmer had lots of crops to sell at the market
  it was a good crop that year
  a crop of ideas
• crowd
  I see the Commissioner smiling but I speak with the authority of all the political parties in Northern Ireland, a diverse crowd but all agreed on this one issue. Ich sehe den Kommissar lächeln, aber ich spreche im Namen aller politischen Parteien in Nordirland, eines bunten Haufens, der sich in diesem Punkt jedoch einig ist.
  The man crowded into the packed room
  They crowded through the archway and into the park
• flock herd
• gaggle legion
• huddle
  The sheep huddled together seeking warmth
• mass
  The mass of spectators didnt see the infraction on the field
  A mass of ships converged on the beaches of Dunkirk
  The masses are revolting
• mound
  He mounded up his mashed potatoes so they left more space on the plate for the meat.
• mountain
  Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
  We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains.
  He was a real mountain of a man, standing seven feet tall.
• murder throng
• pack host
• peck
  The birds pecked at their food.
  to peck a hole in a tree
  He has been pecking away at that project for some time now.
• slew
  The single line was slewed onto the disused up formation to make way for the future redoubling.
  She has a slew of papers and notebooks strewn all over her desk
• turd
  Ugh, there are turds in the toilet that haven’t been flushed away
• wake
  I woke up at four oclock this morning
  The neighbours car alarm woke me from a strange dream
  Command unto the guards that they diligently wake

Related words

• häufen
• Feuerhaufen
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• Heuhaufen
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