Murphy

ˈmɜːrfi
Murphies
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Translation of Murphy into German

Noun

1.

family label

common surname of Irish origin
Murphy
  • Murphy is a very common surname in Ireland.Murphy ist ein sehr häufiger Nachname in Irland.
2.

first label

given name for both males and females
Murphy
  • Murphy was named after his grandfather.Murphy wurde nach seinem Großvater benannt.
3.

geography

RareUSplace name in the United States or ArgentinaRareUS
Murphy
  • Murphy, North Carolina, is a small town.Murphy, North Carolina, ist eine Kleinstadt.
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Expressions with Murphy: examples in English and translations in German

Murphy's lawn.
Murphys Gesetz
Whenever I plan a picnic, Murphy's law kicks in and it rains.
Murphy bedn.
Schrankbett
She folded the Murphy bed into the wall.
Murphy's signn.
Murphy-Zeichen
The doctor checked for Murphy's sign during the examination.

Synonyms and analogies of Murphy in English

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Examples of Murphy in a sentence

  • The book was written by a Murphy.
  • Murphy received an award for her volunteer work.
  • The teacher called on Murphy to answer the question.
  • Murphy, Texas, has a growing population.
  • The town of Murphy in Argentina is known for its agriculture.
murphy
ˈmɜːrfi
Noun

slang food

DatedUKpotato, especially in an Irish contextDatedUK
Kartoffel f
  • He cooked murphies for dinner.Er kochte Kartoffeln zum Abendessen

Translations of "Murphy" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
Murphyn.

In the laboratory, Murphy puts on his earphones and works.

Im Labor setzt Murphy seine Kopfhörer auf und beginnt zu arbeiten.

Don't worry. I'm sure Murphy's on the case.

Ich bin mir sicher, Murphy ist an dem Fall dran.

Dr. Murphy, do not talk with those parents again.

Dr. Murphy, reden Sie nicht noch mal mit den Eltern.

I don't know, but they were talking about Murphy.

Ich weiß nicht, aber sie haben über Murphy geredet.

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Murphy: Examples and translations in context

Murphy, emori, stay here and get that cannon working.

Murphy, Emori, bleibt hier und bringt diese Kanone zum Laufen.

The story of Murphy's law is infinite... very controversial.

Die Geschichte von Murphy's Gesetz ist unendlich... sehr umstritten.

Murphy's Law doesn't mean that something bad will happen.

Murphy's Law besagt nicht, dass etwas Schlechtes passiert.

Murphy is always out of sight whenever the Flash shows up.

Murphy ist immer außer Sichtweite, wann immer der Blitz auftaucht.

Murphy archives the streets of today's Dublin with his camera.

Murphy archiviert mit seiner Kamera die Straßen des heutigen Dublins.

Murphy then walks in, and everyone tries to help Clarke.

Murphy kommt dann herein und jeder versucht Clarke zu helfen.

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