Translation of Draht – German–English dictionary

Draht

 
noun
  [ masculine ] /draːt/  
genitive , singular Drahtes | genitive , singular Drahts | nominative , plural Drähte /ˈdrɛːtə/
●
Schnur aus Metall für elektrische Leitungen o. Ä
wire
Kupferdraht copper wire
Drahtschere
 heißer Draht
●
direkte Telefonverbindung (zwischen den Regierungen zweier Staaten)
hotline
 einen guten Draht zu jdm haben
● colloquial
eine gute Beziehung zu jdm haben
to be well connected with sb
Er hat einen guten Draht zur Chefetage. He’s well connected with the top brass.
 auf Draht sein
● colloquial
aktiv / schlagfertig sein
to be on the ball

(Translation of Draht from the GLOBAL German–English Dictionary © 2018 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Translation of Draht | PASSWORD German–English Dictionary

Draht

 
noun
 
wire [noun] (also adjective) (of) metal drawn out into a long strand, as thick as string or as thin as thread
We need some wire to connect the battery to the rest of the circuit
a wire fence.
wire [noun] a single strand of this
There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere.

(Translation of Draht from the PASSWORD German–English Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

 

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