sty

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sty: messy or dirty place
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Translation of sty into German,

Noun

1.

disorder

messy or dirty place
  • His room was such a sty after the party.Sein Zimmer war nach der Party ein richtiges Schweinestall.
2.

farming

pen or enclosure for pigs
  • The farmer cleaned the sty every morning.Der Bauer säuberte jeden Morgen den Schweinestall.
3.

medical

infection of the eyelid's sebaceous gland
  • She had to see a doctor for her sty.Sie musste wegen ihres Gerstenkorns zum Arzt.

Verb

1.

messy living

intr.RareUS
live in a messy or dirty place
intr.RareUS
hausen hausen wie die Schweine hausen im Dreck
  • They sty in that cluttered apartment.Sie leben in dieser überfüllten Wohnung wie die Schweine.
2.

animal confinement

tr.Rare
keep pigs inside a small dirt pen
tr.Rare
einstallen im Stall halten
  • The farmer decided to sty the pigs before the storm..Der Bauer beschloss, die Schweine vor dem Sturm einstallen
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  • sty: messy or dirty place
    (disorder) Schweinestall
  • sty: pen or enclosure for pigs
    (farming) Schweinestall

Synonyms and analogies of sty in English

Examples of sty in a sentence

  • Her desk was a sty of papers and books.
  • The pigs were fed in the sty.
  • He built a new sty for the piglets.
  • The sty made her eyelid swell painfully.
  • Applying a warm compress can help a sty heal.
  • He tends to sty in his untidy dorm room.

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

Noun
derSchweinestallnm.

The muddy sty smelled strongly, a typical odor in farm life.

Der schlammige Schweinestall roch stark, ein typischer Geruch im Landleben.

dasGerstenkornnn.

The sty on the eyelid gradually decreased in size after treatment.

Das Gerstenkorn am Augenlid wurde nach der Behandlung allmählich kleiner.

derStallnm.

You've never seen the mud of the sty.

Du hast nie den Schlamm im Stall gesehen.

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sty: Examples and translations in context

The farmer's favorite task was cleaning out the sty on sunny days.

Die Lieblingsaufgabe des Bauern war es, den Schweinestall an sonnigen Tagen auszumisten.

The sty, once neglected, became a lively home for several playful piglets.

Der einst vernachlässigte Schweinestall wurde zu einem lebhaften Zuhause für mehrere verspielte Ferkel.

After the rain, the sty turned into a slippery mess of mud and piglets.

Nach dem Regen verwandelte sich der Schweinestall in ein rutschiges Schlammchaos voller Ferkel.

After the storm, the sty needed extensive cleanup to restore order.

Nach dem Sturm brauchte der Schweinestall eine gründliche Aufräumaktion, um Ordnung wiederherzustellen.

This paragraph is classic, simple and elegant sty...

Dieser Punkt ist klassischer, einfacher und eleganter Schweinestall...

He is sleeping drunk in the sty.

Sie schläft gerade ihren Rausch im Schweinestall aus.

The sty is often muddy, so I wear my old boots when visiting.

Der Schweinestall ist oft schlammig, also trage ich meine alten Stiefel, wenn ich ihn besuche.

which in thy absence is no better than a sty?

die in Eurer Abwesenheit nicht besser ist als ein Schweinestall?

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