beak

Schnabel

Der harte, spitze Teil am Mund eines Vogels, mit dem er Nahrung und andere Dinge aufnimmt.

In einfachem Englisch: The hard, pointed part of a bird's mouth, used to pick up food and other things.

• The bird has a yellow beak.
• A robin carried a worm in its beak.
• The ducks dipped their beaks into the water.

Synonyme: bill

Häufige Wendungen: bird beak, sharp beak, in its beak, curved beak

Galion

Ein vorspringender Teil am Bug eines alten Segelschiffs, unterhalb des vorderen Decks befestigt.

In einfachem Englisch: A part projecting from the front of an old sailing ship, attached below the forward deck.

• The ship had a wooden beak.
• Carved figures decorated the beak below the forward deck.
• The model shows how the beak attached to the ship's stem.

Synonyme: beakhead

Häufige Wendungen: ship beak, carved beak, wooden beak