gob

ɡɑb
gobbedgobbing
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Translation of gob into German,

Noun

1.

substance

UK
lump of soft or sticky material
UK
Klumpen mKleckse Brocken
  • He threw a gob of clay onto the wheel.Er warf einen Klumpen Ton auf die Töpferscheibe.
2.

biology

UK
saliva or phlegm
UK
Speichelklumpen Schleim m
  • He spat a gob onto the ground.Er spuckte einen Speichelklumpen auf den Boden.

Verb

1.

action

intr.UK
spit phlegm or saliva forcefully
intr.UK
  • He gobs on the ground when he's angry.Er spuckt auf den Boden, wenn er wütend ist.
2.

mining

tr.DatedUK
pack waste material in a mine
tr.DatedUK
verfüllen stopfen
  • Miners gob the debris to stabilize the tunnel.Bergleute verfüllen die Trümmer, um den Tunnel zu stabilisieren.
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Expressions with gob: examples in English and translations in German

zu viel reden
ohne nachzudenken reden
She gobs off about her personal life at work.
halt den Mund
sei still
He told his friend to shut your gob during the movie.
sich etwas in den Mund stopfen
sich vollstopfen
He stuffed his gob with chips before anyone could stop him.
Matrosenmütze
Seemannsmütze
He wore a gob hat during the parade.

Images of gob

  • gob: lump of molten glass
    (glassmaking) Glasklumpen
  • gob: waste material in old mine workings
    (mining) Abraum

Synonyms and analogies of gob in English

Examples of gob in a sentence

  • There was a gob of icing on the plate.
  • A gob of spit landed on the sidewalk.
  • He wiped a gob of phlegm from his mouth.
  • He stuffed the candy into his gob.
  • She couldn't stop talking, her gob always moving.
  • There are gobs of cookies left in the tin.

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

Noun
dieKlappenf.

Close your gob if you can't say something nice to others.

Halt die Klappe, wenn du nichts Nettes zu anderen sagen kannst.

dasMaulnn.

You've a dirty gob of your father.

Das dreckige Maul hast du von deinem Vater.

derKlumpennm.

She used a gob of toothpaste to clean the dirty sink.

Sie benutzte einen Klumpen Zahnpasta, um das schmutzige Waschbecken zu reinigen.

derMundnm.

He knows when to shut his gob, that's all.

Er weiß eben, wann man besser den Mund hält.

dieFressenf.

Shut your gob, do you think that makes me sad?

Halt deine Fresse, denkst du das macht mich traurig?

Verb
spuckenv.

After the dentist, she couldn't help but gob because of the numbing gel.

Nach dem Zahnarzt konnte sie wegen des betäubenden Gels nicht anders, als zu spucken.

ausspuckenv.

He had to gob the phlegm out of his throat to breathe easier.

Er musste den Schleim aus seinem Hals ausspucken, um leichter zu atmen.

Gob

a guide or funnel for inserting gob

eine Führung oder ein Trichter für das Einschieben von Gob

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gob: Examples and translations in context

He always has something to say, so I can't keep my gob shut.

Er hat immer etwas zu sagen, also kann ich meine Klappe nicht halten.

You can't trust him; his gob runs wild with rumors and gossip.

Man kann ihm nicht trauen; seine Klappe verbreitet wilde Gerüchte und Klatsch.

He told his annoying little brother to shut his gob during the movie.

Er sagte seinem nervigen kleinen Bruder, er solle während des Films die Klappe halten.

Sometimes the best strategy in an argument is to shut your gob and listen.

Manchmal ist es in einem Streit die beste Strategie, die Klappe zu halten und zuzuhören.

My gob gets me into trouble whenever I talk back to authority.

Meine große Klappe bringt mich in Schwierigkeiten, wenn ich Autoritäten widerspreche.

His gob kept moving while he was trying to concentrate on the game.

Seine Klappe bewegte sich ständig, während er versuchte, sich auf das Spiel zu konzentrieren.

If you don't shut your gob, we'll get caught by the teacher.

Wenn du nicht die Klappe hältst, erwischt uns der Lehrer noch.

You need to put a sock in that gob when you're in the library.

Du musst deine Klappe halten, wenn du in der Bibliothek bist.

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