cockroach

ˈkɑkˌroʊtʃ
cockroach: small brownish insect that can infest homes
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Translation of cockroach into German

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Noun

1.

insect

small brownish insect that can infest homes
Kakerlake fSchabe f
  • The kitchen was infested with cockroaches.Die Küche war mit Kakerlaken befallen.
2.

figurative

something or someone regarded as repulsive or very unpleasant
abscheuliche Person widerliche Person
  • He called the corrupt official a cockroach.Er nannte den korrupten Beamten eine abscheuliche Person.
3.

state nickname

RareSlang
person from New South Wales, Australian slang
RareSlang
Neusüdwaleser Person aus New South Wales
  • He's a cockroach, born and raised in Sydney.Er ist ein Neusüdwaleser, geboren und aufgewachsen in Sydney.
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Expressions with cockroach: examples in English and translations in German

Garnele
In some regions, shrimp are called the cockroach of the sea.
riesige Kakerlake
The old building was a giant cockroach in the city.
Zischende Kakerlake
Zischende Schabe
The hissing cockroach is native to Madagascar.
Orientalische Schabe
The oriental cockroach is often found in damp basements..

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  • cockroach: small brownish insect that can infest homes
    (insect) Kakerlake

Synonyms and analogies of cockroach in English

Examples of cockroach in a sentence

  • Cockroaches scattered when the lights came on.
  • The dictator was seen as a cockroach by the oppressed citizens.
  • She referred to the backstabber as a cockroach.
  • The cockroach cheered for his team at the match.
  • As a cockroach, she knew all the local slang.

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

Noun
dieKakerlakenf.

At the picnic, a cockroach made everyone gasp in shock and laughter.

Beim Picknick brachte eine Kakerlake jeden zum Keuchen aus Schock und Gelächter.

A cockroach scurried away as soon as the light was turned on.

Eine Kakerlake huschte davon, sobald das Licht eingeschaltet wurde.

Schabenmf.

I still have this text along with the pictures of the cockroach.

Ich habe immer noch diesen Text zusammen mit den Bildern der Schabe.

Secondly, better a little fish than a big cockroach.

Zweitens ist ein kleiner Fisch besser als eine große Schabe.

dieKüchenschabenf.

In her condition, she can't even kill a cockroach.

In ihrem Zustand könnte sie noch nicht mal eine Küchenschabe töten.

If you can't catch any, I'll settle for a cockroach.

Falls Sie keine fangen können, nehm ich auch eine Küchenschabe.

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Other translations for cockroach:

  • Schabenartn.

cockroach: Examples and translations in context

He found a cockroach crawling inside the wastebasket and quickly closed the lid.

Er fand eine Kakerlake im Mülleimer krabbeln und schloss schnell den Deckel.

A cockroach scurried across the kitchen counter, startling everyone who saw it.

Eine Kakerlake huschte über die Küchentheke und erschreckte jeden, der sie sah.

To her horror, a cockroach was lurking beneath the sink during the repair.

Zu ihrem Entsetzen lauerte eine Kakerlake unter der Spüle während der Reparatur.

You're a cockroach that sneaks in at the slightest opening.

Du bist eine Kakerlake, die in die kleinste Öffnung schlüpft.

She referred to the smirking politician as a cockroach, unworthy of respect.

Sie nannte den schmunzelnden Politiker eine Kakerlake, die keinen Respekt verdient.

They used traps everywhere to catch any wandering cockroach in the house.

Sie verwendeten überall Fallen, um jede umherwandernde Kakerlake im Haus zu fangen.

A tiny cockroach peeked out from behind the refrigerator, looking for food.

Eine winzige Kakerlake lugte hinter dem Kühlschrank hervor, auf der Suche nach Nahrung.

She screamed when a cockroach flew by her face during dinner.

Sie schrie, als eine Kakerlake bei ihrem Abendessen an ihrem Gesicht vorbeiflog.

See also:

giant cockroachoriental cockroachhissing cockroach
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