leafing

ˈliːfɪŋ
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Translation of leafing into German,

Noun

1.

reading

act of turning over the pages of a book
  • She enjoyed leafing through old photo albums..Sie genoss es, in alten Fotoalben zu blättern
2.

plant

Rare
the emergence of new leaves on plants
Rare
Blattaustrieb Blattbildung fBlättertreiben
  • Spring is the season of leafing for many trees.Der Frühling ist die Jahreszeit des Blattaustriebs für viele Bäume.

Adjective

1.

growth

in the process of developing leaves
blätternd
  • The leafing plant signaled the start of spring.Die blätternde Pflanze signalisierte den Beginn des Frühlings.
2.

appearance

Rare
having leaves or resembling leaves
Rare
belaubt laubartig blattähnlich
  • The leafing branches swayed in the wind.Die belaubten Zweige schwankten im Wind.
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  • leafing: the emergence of new leaves on plants
    (plant) Blattaustrieb

Synonyms and analogies of leafing in English

Examples of leafing in a sentence

  • The librarian was leafing through the new arrivals.
  • The garden is full of leafing in April.
  • Leafing occurs rapidly in tropical climates.
  • The leafing trees created a canopy over the path.
  • In April, the leafing branches added color to the garden.
  • The leafing vines covered the old wall.
leaf
liːf
leaves
Noun
1.

botany

flat, typically green part of a plant
  • The leaf on the tree turned yellow in autumn..Das Blatt am Baum wurde im Herbst gelb
2.

publishing

sheet of paper in a book
  • He turned the leaf to continue reading.Er blätterte das Blatt um, um weiterzulesen.
Verb
1.

plant

intr.
produce leaves or foliage
intr.
  • The trees begin to leaf in spring.Im Frühling sieht man, wie die Bäume Laub treiben.
2.

books

tr./intr.
turn pages quickly without reading
tr./intr.
  • She leafed through the magazine absentmindedly.Sie blätterte gedankenverloren durch das Magazin.
3.

cooking

tr.Rare
divide a vegetable into separate leaves
tr.Rare
aufteilen entblättern
  • He leafed the lettuce for the salad.Er teilte den Salat für den Salat auf.

Expressions with leaf: examples in English and translations in German

durchblättern
blättern
He leaf through the magazine while waiting.
Blättergucken
Herbstlaubfotografie
Every fall, they go leaf peeping in the mountains.
Feigenblatt
Deckmantel
The apology was just a fig leaf for their mistakes.
einen Neuanfang machen
ein neues Kapitel aufschlagen
After years of procrastination, he decided to turn over a new leaf.
zittern wie Espenlaub
He began to shake like a leaf before the speech.
zitternd wie Espenlaub
He was shivering like a leaf before his big presentation.

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

Blättern

Her leafing was deliberate, as she sought to find inspiration.

Ihr Blättern war gezielt, da sie nach Inspiration suchte.

leafing

As the "leafing" pigment is the aluminum pigment is, for example, with stearic acid, thereby strongly hydrophobic.

Als „leafing"-Pigment ist das Aluminiumpigment beispielsweise mit Stearinsäure belegt und dadurch stark hydrophobiert.

geblättert

After leafing for hours, I finally found the chapter I wanted to read.

Nachdem ich stundenlang geblättert hatte, fand ich endlich das Kapitel, das ich lesen wollte.

austreibenden

The leafing grapevines promised a bountiful harvest later this year.

Die austreibenden Weinstöcke versprachen eine reiche Ernte später im Jahr.

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leafing: Examples and translations in context

His leafing became hurried as he searched for the answer in the textbook.

Sein Blättern wurde hastig, als er nach der Antwort im Lehrbuch suchte.

I saw her leafing during the lecture, searching for reference material.

Ich sah sie während der Vorlesung blättern, um nach Referenzmaterial zu suchen.

He enjoyed the gentle leafing as he settled into his comfy chair.

Er genoss das sanfte Blättern, während er sich in seinen bequemen Sessel setzte.

He paused from leafing, struck by a particularly poignant line in the text.

Er hielt inne beim Blättern, beeindruckt von einer besonders ergreifenden Zeile im Text.

I enjoy leafing, as it allows me to revisit old memories hidden in books.

Ich genieße das Blättern, da es mir erlaubt, alte Erinnerungen in Büchern wieder aufleben zu lassen.

And I saw that the leafing had given way,

Und ich sah, dass es kein Blättern mehr war,

She leafed and leafed, and my eyes followed her leafing...

Sie blätterte und blätterte, mein Blick konnte diesem Blättern folgen,

This method and device enable a fully automatic opening and leafing of a book even of one that is composed of different materials.

Durch dieses Verfahren und die Vorrichtung ist ein vollautomatisches Aufschlagen und Blättern von einem Buch ermöglicht, welches auch aus unterschiedlichen Materialien zusammengesetzt ist.

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