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Translate pigs from English to German

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pigs:
- Schweinchen; Ferkel
pig:
- Eber
Wiktionary:
- pig → Schwein, Hausschwein, Bulle, Molch, Massel, Halunke
- pig → Sau, schlingen, Schwein, Bulle, Polyp

English

Detailed Translations for pigs from English to German

pigs:

pigs [the ~] noun

the pigs (cast pigs; hogs; swines)
die Schweinchen; die Ferkel
- Schweinchen [die ~] noun
- Ferkel [die ~] noun

Translation Matrix for pigs:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Ferkel	cast pigs; hogs; pigs; swines	baby pigs; cur; foul-mouthed fellow; obscene fellow; piggies; piglet; piglets; pigling; prole; rascal; scoundrel; screw; skunk; slob; sly dog; stinker; wretch
Schweinchen	cast pigs; hogs; pigs; swines	baby pigs; piggies; piglet; piglets; pigling

Related Words for "pigs":

pig

pig:

pig [the ~] noun

the pig (male pig; hog; swine; hogg)
der Eber
- Eber [der ~] noun

Translation Matrix for pig:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Eber	hog; hogg; male pig; pig; swine	boar; wild boar
-	Sus scrofa; bull; cop; copper; fuzz; grunter; hog; hogg; pig bed; slob; sloven; slovenly person; squealer
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	devour; farrow; guttle; pig it; raven

Related Words for "pig":

pigs

Synonyms for "pig":

hog; grunter; squealer; Sus scrofa; swine
slob; sloven; slovenly person; vulgarian
selfish person
bull; cop; copper; fuzz; policeman; police officer; officer
pig bed; mold; mould; cast
ingot; metal bar; block of metal
pig it; live
devour; guttle; raven; eat
farrow; litter

Related Definitions for "pig":

domestic swine¹
a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace¹
mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast¹
uncomplimentary terms for a police officer¹
a person regarded as greedy and pig-like¹
a coarse obnoxious person¹
give birth¹
eat greedily¹
live like a pig, in squalor¹

Wiktionary Translations for pig:

pig

noun

mammal of genus Sus
- pig → Schwein; Hausschwein
nasty or disgusting person
- pig → Schwein
dirty or slovenly person
- pig → Schwein
derogatory slang for police officer
- pig → Bulle

pig

noun

Schimpfwort für einen
- Schwein → swine; pig
ein Säugetier mit kurzen Beinen, verlängerter rüsselartiger Schnauze, Borsten
- Schwein → swine; pig
Technik, Technikjargon: Schaber für Rohre
- Molch → pig
Gießerei, Hüttenwesen: barren- beziehungsweise plattenförmiger Metallblock, der durch Gießen in eine dafür vorgesehene Form hergestellt wird
- Massel → pig; sow
(abwertend)
- Halunke → scoundrel; rapscallion; pig

Plural 1, regional: Schwein allgemein
- Sau → pig; hog
Schimpfwort für einen
- Sau → bastard; pig; hog

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• pig	→ schlingen	↔ schrokken — zo snel mogelijk eten
• pig	→ Schwein	↔ zwijn — een varken
• pig	→ Bulle; Polyp	↔ flic — Policier
• pig	→ Schwein	↔ porc — Animal

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