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 English |
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| Strohhalm {m} | straw ![[listen]](/pics/s1.png "straw"){kind=small} |
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| Strohhalme {pl} | straws | |
| Plastikstrohhalm {m} | plastic straws | |
| Trinkhalm {m}; Trinkröhrchen {n}; Strohhalm {m} [ugs.] | drinking straw; straw |
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| Trinkhalme {pl}; Trinkröhrchen {pl}; Strohhalme {pl} | drinking straws; straws | |
| nach jedem Strohhalm greifen; sich an jeden Strohhalm klammern {v} [übtr.] | to clutch/grasp at straws [fig.] | |
| Ich glaubte nicht, dass es klappen würde, aber in dieser Situation klammerte ich mich an jeden Strohhalm. | I didn't think it would work out, but at that point I was grasping at straws. |