dandy

ˈdændi
dandierdandiesdandiest
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Translation of dandy into German,

Noun

1.

fashion

DatedUK
man overly concerned with appearance and dress
DatedUK
Dandy m
  • He was known as the dandy of the town.Er war als der Dandy der Stadt bekannt.
2.

excellent thing

DatedUK
something excellent or first-rate
DatedUK
  • The new sports car is a real dandy, outperforming others in its class..Der neue Sportwagen ist ein echtes Prachtstück, das andere in seiner Klasse übertrifft

Adjective

1.

satisfaction

DatedUS
satisfactory or acceptable, often with irony
DatedUS
prima in Ordnung ganz okay
  • Everything is just dandy, thanks for asking.Alles ist einfach prima, danke der Nachfrage.
2.

quality

DatedUS
very good or excellent in quality
DatedUS
  • The weather today is simply dandy.Das Wetter heute ist einfach prima.
3.

fashion

Dated
stylish or foppish in appearance
Dated
  • He wore a dandy outfit to the party.Sein Outfit zur Party war schick.
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Expressions with dandy: examples in English and translations in German

blendend
prächtig
Everything is just dandy now that the sun is out.
praktisch
nützlich
This handy dandy tool can fix almost anything.
tadellos
einwandfrei
Everything is dandy as candy with our plans.
in bester Ordnung
einwandfrei
Everything is fine and dandy like sour candy today!
Wurzelbürste
She used a dandy brush to groom the horse.
Dandy-Rolle
Musterwalze
The watermark was created using a dandy roll during the paper's production..

Images of dandy

  • dandy: type of sailing vessel with two masts
    (maritime) Zweimaster
  • dandy: component of a paper machine
    (paper making) Dandywalze

Synonyms and analogies of dandy in English

Examples of dandy in a sentence

  • At the party, the dandy drew everyone's attention.
  • That movie was a real dandy!
  • Her performance was a dandy, earning her a standing ovation.
  • The old dandy was restored to its former glory.
  • They spotted a dandy anchored near the shore.
  • The dandy helps in forming the paper sheet.

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

Noun
derStutzernm.

The dandy wallows in limitless sorrow, not knowing that the two lovers are in fact one.

Der Stutzer versinkt in grenzenlosen Kummer und weiß nicht, dass die beiden Gespielinnen eine Einzige sind.

derGecknm.

Wing may be a spoiled dandy, but he's an expert swordsman.

Wing ist ein verwöhnter Geck, aber er kann mit einem Schwert umgehen.

derStenznm.

You know what a dandy is? - No.

Kennst du das Wort Stenz? - Nein.

Adjective
gutadj.

I hear it's a dandy good show, too.

Ich hörte, der Film sei sehr gut.

primaadj.

Oh, yeah, I forgot that my childhood was so dandy.

Ich habe vergessen, dass meine Kindheit so prima war.

schönadj.

Fair trade, purchasing at fair prices - all good and dandy.

Fair Trade, zu fairen Preisen einkaufen, alles gut und schön.

derDandynm.

The dandy cane is suitable for stage, theater and variety.

Der Dandy Spazierstock eignet sich für Bühne, Theater und Variete.

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dandy: Examples and translations in context

The actress hears of the project and dismisses the dandy.

Die Komödiantin erfährt vom Vorhaben und schickt den Stutzer fort.

And finally also this dandy, whose greatest earthly bliss was the flesh, was all the more forced to walk the true "way of the flesh".

Und so musste am Ende auch dieser Stutzer, der am Fleische seine größte irdische Seligkeit hatte, ja um so mehr den so ganz eigentlichen „Weg des Fleisches" wandeln.

Quite a dandy, isn't he? I wonder who he is?

Ein richtiger Geck, nicht wahr? Wer dieser Mann wohl ist?

but that dandy was too agile.

aber dieser eitle Geck war gewandt.

Fair trade, purchasing at fair prices - all good and dandy.

Fair Trade, zu fairen Preisen einkaufen, alles gut und schön.

And we have to have them believing everything's dandy and they're trusted.

Und sie müssen glauben, dass alles gut ist und wir ihnen trauen.

Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker.

"Schokolade ist gut, aber Schnaps ist besser."

One should not go with the fashions of the day, and take to something that is nonsensical, which is not good for your appearance, which makes you look funny or very fashionable, like a dandy person.

Man sollte nicht nach der neuesten Mode gehen und etwas tun, was unsinnig ist, was nicht für die persönliche Erscheinung gut ist, was einen komisch oder hoch modisch aussehen lässt, wie einen Dandy.

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