BEOLINGUS
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source; font; fount; fountainhead; wellspring; wellhead; well [fig.] [listen] [listen] [listen] Quelle {f}; Ursprung {m}; Urquell {m} [geh.]; Quell {m} [geh.]; Born {m} [poet.]; Bronn {m} [poet.] [übtr.] [listen] [listen]

sources; fonts; founts; fountainheads; wellsprings; wellheads; wells [listen] Quellen {pl}; Ursprünge {pl}; Urquellen {pl}; Borne {pl}; Bronnen {pl}

original source Originalquelle {f}

from a reliable source aus zuverlässiger Quelle

from a trustworthy source aus sicherer Quelle

to develop a source; to exploit a source eine Quelle erschließen

the root of all evil die Quelle allen Übels

to be well placed to get hold of things an der Quelle sitzen [übtr.]

Our driver was a fount of knowledge. Unser Fahrer war eine unerschöpfliche Quelle des Wissens.

fount (of a fountain pen) Tintenbehälter {m} (im Füllhalter)

founts Tintenbehälter {pl}