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 English |
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| in Stein gemeißelt sein {v} [übtr.] (unabänderlich sein) | to be carved / etched / set / written in stone [fig.] (not able to be changed) | |
| Die neuen Regeln sind nicht in Stein gemeißelt. Wenn sie sich nicht bewähren, ändern wir sie. | The new rules are not carved in stone. If they don't work, we'll change them. | |
| etw. meißeln {vt} [constr.] | to chisel sth. | |
| meißelnd | chiseling | |
| gemeißelt | chiseled | |
| meißelt | chisels | |
| meißelte | chiseled | |
| Buchstaben in den Stein meißeln | to chisel letters into the stone | |
| meißeln {vt} | to sculpt; to sculpture | |
| meißelnd | sculpting; sculpturing | |
| gemeißelt | sculpted; sculptured | |
| meißelt | sculptures | |
| meißelte | sculptured |