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Gift
   nt   , -(e)s, -e     (lit, fig)   poison
(=Bakteriengift)   toxin
(=Schlangengift)     (fig)   (=Bosheit)   venom
Gift nehmen      to poison oneself
das ist (wie) Gift für ihn      inf   that is very bad for him
darauf kannst du Gift nehmen      inf   you can bet your bottom dollar or your life on that inf
sein Gift verspritzen      to be venomous
Gift und Galle spucken inf  or speien      to be fuming, to be in a rage

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See also:

giften, Giftampulle, giftig, Giftgas

Collaborative Dictionary German-English


Gift nehmen	exp.	to poison oneself

blondes Gift	exp.	blonde bombshell

Vorsicht Gift	exp.	Poison

Gift und Galle spucken {oder} speien	exp.	to be fuming ; to be in a rage

sein Gift verspritzen	exp.	to be venomous

darauf kannst du Gift nehmen	exp.	you can bet your bottom dollar {or} your life on that

das ist Gift für ihn	exp.	that is very bad for him

eine Flasche mit der Aufschrift Vorsicht Gift versehen	exp.	to label a bottle Danger - Poison

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'Gift' also found in translations in English-German dictionary
he died of poison/cancer	exp.	er starb an Gift/Krebs
a tiny quantity of poison	exp.	eine kleine Menge Gift
the bottle was marked poison	exp.	die Flasche trug die Aufschrift Gift
she spat her venom at him	exp.	sie giftete ihn wütend an
to lace a drink with drugs/poison	exp.	Drogen/Gift in ein Getränk mischen

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