 | English | German  | |
| – | |
 | anat. pontine {adj} | 64 Brücken- | |
| bridge {adj} [attr.] [e.g. builder, foundation, gate, demolition] | 42 Brücken- [z. B. Bauer, Fundament, Tor, Sprengung] | |
| Verbs |
| electr. to bridge | 60 brücken | |
| electr. to jumper | 19 brücken | |
| Nouns |
| bridges | 121 Brücken {pl} | |
| 2 Words |
| to build bridges [fig.] | Brücken schlagen [fig.] | |
| to forge links [fig.] | Brücken schlagen [fig.] | |
| 3 Words |
| idiom to forge links between | Brücken schlagen zwischen | |
| to bridge the gap between sb./sth. [idiom] | Brücken schlagen zwischen jdm./etw. [Redewendung] | |
| mil. bridge construction battalion | Brücken-Bau-Bataillon {n} <Brü.B.Btl.> [auch: Brückenbau-Bataillon] | |
| constr. transp. bridge maintenance | Instandsetzung {f} von Brücken | |
| dent. retention time of dental bridges | Verweildauer {f} von Brücken | |
| 4 Words |
| dent. bridges with multiple abutments | Brücken {pl} mit mehreren Pfeilern | |
| 5+ Words |
| proverb For a flying enemy make a golden bridge. | Dem fliehenden Feind baue goldene Brücken. | |
| quote The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread. [Anatole France] | Die großartige »Gleichheit vor dem Gesetz« verbietet den Reichen wie den Armen, unter Brücken zu schlafen, auf den Straßen zu betteln oder Brot zu stehlen. | |
| The river is spanned by a series of bridges. | Eine Reihe von Brücken überspannt den Fluss. | |
| to burn one's bridges [idiom] | die / alle Brücken hinter sichDat. verbrennen [seltener] [... abbrechen] [Redewendung] | |
| idiom to burn one's bridges behind oneself | die Brücken hinter sichDat. abbrechen | |
| to burn one's boats [idiom] | die Brücken hinter sichDat. abbrechen [Redewendung] | |
| idiom to burn one's bridges behind oneself [idiom] | die Brücken hinter sichDat. abreißen [seltener] [... abbrechen] [Redewendung] | |
| Fiction (Literature and Film) |
| film lit. F The Bridges of Madison County [novel: Robert James Waller, film: Clint Eastwood] | Die Brücken am Fluss | |
| lit. F A Place Called Freedom [Ken Follett] | Die Brücken der Freiheit | |
| film F The Bridges at Toko-Ri [Mark Robson] | Die Brücken von Toko-Ri | |
| film F Under the Bridges | Unter den Brücken [Helmut Käutner] | |
