German | English | |
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Mücke {f}; Schnake {f} [Mittelostdt.] [Süddt.]; Gelse {f} [Ös.] (Stechmücke) [zool.] | gnat; skeeter [Am.] [coll.] | |
aus einer Mücke einen Elefanten machen [übtr.] | to make a mountain out of a molehill; to make mountains out of molehills [fig.] | |
Schnaken {pl} (Tipulidae) (zoologische Familie) [zool.] | craneflies; mosquito hawks; mosquito eaters (zoological family) |