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dwarf:
- Knirps; Zwerg; Dreikäsehoch; Kobold; Gnom; Heinzelmännchen; sehr kleiner Mensch
Wiktionary:
- dwarf → schrumpfen
- dwarf → Zwerg-, zwergenhaft
- dwarf → Zwergin, Zwerg, Zwergstern, Wichtelmann, Wicht
- dwarf → in den Schatten stellen, Knirps, Dreikäsehoch, Zwerg

English

Detailed Translations for dwarfs from English to German

dwarf:

dwarf [the ~] noun

the dwarf (gnome; hobgoblin; pixie; kobold; imp; troll)

– a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure ¹
der Knirps; der Zwerg; der Dreikäsehoch; der Kobold; der Gnom
- Knirps [der ~] noun
- Zwerg [der ~] noun
- Dreikäsehoch [der ~] noun
- Kobold [der ~] noun
- Gnom [der ~] noun
the dwarf (pixie; kobold; gnome; imp)

– a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure ¹
Heinzelmännchen; der Zwerg; der sehr kleiner Mensch
- Heinzelmännchen [das ~] noun
- Zwerg [der ~] noun
- sehr kleiner Mensch [der ~] noun

Translation Matrix for dwarf:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Dreikäsehoch	dwarf; gnome; hobgoblin; imp; kobold; pixie; troll	baby; infant; kid; kiddy; little child; little kid; nipper; small child; small one; sonny; tike; tiny tot; toddler; tot; tyke
Gnom	dwarf; gnome; hobgoblin; imp; kobold; pixie; troll	gnome; hobgoblin; kobold; troll
Heinzelmännchen	dwarf; gnome; imp; kobold; pixie
Knirps	dwarf; gnome; hobgoblin; imp; kobold; pixie; troll	baby; half-pint; infant; kid; kiddy; lad; little boy; little chap; little child; little kid; nipper; runt; shorty; small child; small one; sonny; squirt; tike; tiny tot; toddler; tot; tyke
Kobold	dwarf; gnome; hobgoblin; imp; kobold; pixie; troll	gnome; hobgoblin; kobold; troll
Zwerg	dwarf; gnome; hobgoblin; imp; kobold; pixie; troll
sehr kleiner Mensch	dwarf; gnome; imp; kobold; pixie
-	gnome; midget; nanus
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	overshadow; shadow

Related Words for "dwarf":

dwarfed, dwarfs, dwarves, dwarfer, dwarfest

Synonyms for "dwarf":

midget; nanus; small person
gnome; fairy; faery; faerie; fay; sprite
shadow; overshadow; dominate; command; overlook; overtop
stunt

Related Definitions for "dwarf":

a plant or animal that is atypically small¹
a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure¹
a person who is markedly small¹
check the growth of¹
- the lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines¹
make appear small by comparison¹
- This year's debt dwarfs that of last year¹

Wiktionary Translations for dwarf:

dwarf

verb

to become (much) smaller
- dwarf → schrumpfen

adjective

miniature
- dwarf → Zwerg-; zwergenhaft

noun

-
- dwarf → Zwergin; Zwerg
astronomy: relatively small star
- dwarf → Zwergstern; Zwerg
something much smaller than the usual of its sort
- dwarf → Zwerg
small person
- dwarf → Zwerg; Zwergin
being from folklore, underground dwelling nature spirit
- dwarf → Zwergin; Zwerg

dwarf

jemanden oder etwas übertreffen, überbieten
- in den Schatten stellen → outshine; eclipse; dwarf

noun

Astronomie: ein kleiner Fixstern. der aufgrund seiner Entstehung oder Masseverlustes nur eine geringe Größe hat
- Zwerg → dwarf
Mythologie: kleines Märchenwesen
- Zwerg → gnome; dwarf
Mythologie, Fantasy, Rollenspiel: körperlich kleines, oft schwer bewaffnetes Wesen
- Zwerg → dwarf
Zwerg
- Wichtelmann → dwarf; wight
kleine Sagengestalt, die gute Dinge verrichtet
- Wicht → dwarf; wight

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• dwarf	→ Knirps; Dreikäsehoch	↔ nabot — péjoratif\|fr personne de très petite taille.
• dwarf	→ Zwerg	↔ nain — humain d’une taille beaucoup plus petite que la taille ordinaire.

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