German | English | |
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Quelle {f}; Ursprung {m}; Urquell {m} [geh.]; Quell {m} [geh.]; Born {m} [poet.]; Bronn {m} [poet.] [übtr.] | source; font; fount; fountainhead; wellspring; wellhead; well [fig.] | |
Quellen {pl}; Ursprünge {pl}; Urquellen {pl}; Borne {pl}; Bronnen {pl} | sources; fonts; founts; fountainheads; wellsprings; wellheads; wells | |
Originalquelle {f} | original source | |
aus zuverlässiger Quelle | from a reliable source | |
aus sicherer Quelle | from a trustworthy source | |
eine Quelle erschließen | to develop a source; to exploit a source | |
die Quelle allen Übels | the root of all evil | |
an der Quelle sitzen [übtr.] | to be well placed to get hold of things | |
Unser Fahrer war eine unerschöpfliche Quelle des Wissens. | Our driver was a fount of knowledge. |