namby-pamby : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

	English	German
	namby-pamby	bieder; artig; handzahm, zahm; lammfromm {adj}
	namby-pamby treatment of criminals	zahme Behandlung von Verbrechern
	wimp; softie; softy; wuss; wussy; sissy; weakling; namby-pamby; mollycoddle; milquetoast; weed [Br.]; wet [Br.]; cissy [Br.]; jessie [Br.]; jessy [Br.]; weenie [Am.]; pussy [Am.]; pantywaist [Am.]; milksop [dated] [coll.]	Weichei {n}; Warmduscher {m}; Softie {m}; Milchbubi {n}; Milchbart {m}; Schwächling {m}; Schwachmatiker {m} [humor.]; Schwachmatikus {m} [veraltend]; Weichling {m}; Waschlappen {m}; Schlappschwanz {m}; Seicherl {n} [Ös.]; Milcherl {n} [Ös.]; Weh {n} [Ös.] [ugs.]
	wimps; softies; softies; wusses; wussies; sissies; weaklings; namby-pambies; mollycoddles; milquetoasts; weeds; wets; cissies; jessies; jessies; weenies; pussies; pantywaists; milksops	Weicheier {pl}; Warmduscher {pl}; Softies {pl}; Milchbubis {pl}; Milchbärte {pl}; Schwächlinge {pl}; Schwachmatiker {pl}; Schwachmatikusse {pl}; Weichlinge {pl}; Waschlappen {pl}; Schlappschwänze {pl}; Seicherle {pl}; Milcherle {pl}; Wehen {pl}
	He's a wet blanket.	Er ist ein Schlappschwanz.
	to become namby-pamby; to go soft	verweichlichen {vi}
	becoming namby-pamby; going soft	verweichlichend
	become namby-pamby; gone soft	verweichlicht
	mummy's darling; mummy's boy [Br.]; namby-pamby boy	Muttersöhnchen {n}