English–German dictionary
German translation of the English word showy goat’s beard
| English | German (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
showy goat’s beard (Jack‐go‐to‐bed‐at‐noon; meadow salsify; meadow goat’s beard) | ||
🔗 He stroked his pointed beard with satisfaction, as if he had produced a gem of great price. | ||
| (awn; arista) | Granne | |
🔗 The scientific name, and the common name goat willow, probably derive from the first known illustration of the species in Hieronymus Bock’s 1546 Herbal, where the plant is shown being browsed by a goat. | ||
| (buck; billy‐goat) | Bock | |
showy (affected; artificial; prim; stilted) | ; geziert ; gezwungen ; gekünstelt ; unnatürlich | |
showy | effektvoll ; wirkungsvoll | |
| English | German |
|---|---|
| showy goat’s beard | ⇆ Wiesenbocksbart |
| beard | ⇆ Bart |
| goat | ⇆ Ziege |
| showy | ⇆ pompös |