German | English | |
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Herzstück {n}; Innerstes {n}; wichtigster Bestandteil {m} | heart (of sth.) [fig.] | |
neue Räume an einem attraktiven Standort im Herzen der Stadt | new rooms in an attractive location in the heart of the city | |
Der Wasserturbinengenerator ist das Herzstück der Anlage. | The hydro turbine generator is the heart of the plant. | |
Innerste {n}; Innerstes | innermost part; heart; core; innermost being | |
Mark {n}; Innerste {n}; Innerstes | core | |
bis ins Mark verdorben sein | to be rotten to the core | |
Kern {m}; Innerstes {n} [übtr.] | marrow [fig.] | |
innerste; innerster; innerstes; geheimste; geheimster; geheimstes {adj} | innermost; inmost | |
jds. Wesen {n}; Wesensart {f}; Gemütsart {f}; Naturell {n} | mettle sb. is made of [archaic] | |
unser innerstes Wesen | the mettle we are made of | |
um zu sehen, aus welchem Holz er geschnitzt ist | to see what mettle he is made of | |
Was bist du nur für ein Mensch? [pej.] | What mettle are you made of? | |
Ich mag Witz und Wesensart dieser Lady. | I like the Lady's wit and mettle. |