 | English  | German | |
| – |
 | to sting sb./sth. [insect] | 1737 jdn./etw. stechen | |
| to sting | 304 reizen | |
| to sting sb. [spur on] | 185 jdn. anstacheln | |
| to sting [conscience, remorse] | 89 quälen [Gewissen, Reue] | |
| to sting [taste, pain etc.] | 71 beißen [Geschmack, Geruch, Schmerzen] | |
| to sting | brennen (auf) | |
| to sting sb. [also fig.] | jdm. einen Stich versetzen [auch fig.] | |
| to sting sb. [comments, sarcasm] | jdn. schmerzlich treffen | |
| Nouns |
| sting [insect bite] | 1007 Stich {m} [Wespen-, Skorpion-, ...] | |
| bot. zool. sting | 415 Stachel {m} | |
| sting [coll.] [criminal trickery] | 134 Schwindel {m} [groß angelegt, kriminell] | |
| sting [of an insect ] | 74 Insektenstich {m} [das Stechen] | |
| sting | 48 Schärfe {f} | |
| sting [of nettle, jellyfish] | 47 Brennen {n} | |
| sting | 31 Spitze {f} [Stachel] | |
| sting [pain] | brennender Schmerz {m} | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| bee sting | Bienenstich {m} | |
| dangerous sting | gefährlicher Insektenstich {m} | |
| hornet sting | Hornissenstich {m} | |
| insect sting | Insektenstich {m} | |
| jellyfish sting | Quallenstich {m} | |
| biol. poison sting | Giftstachel {m} | |
| scorpion sting | Skorpionstich {m} | |
| law sting (operation) [Am.] [coll.] [police operation] | Undercovereinsatz {m} | |
| law sting operation | verdeckte Ermittlung {f} | |
| law pol. sting operation | verdeckte Operation {f} | |
| wasp sting | Wespenstich {m} | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| to sting sb. into action | jdn. aktiv werden lassen | |
| to sting sb. into doing sth. | jdn. antreiben, etw. zu tun | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| med. bee sting allergy | Bienenstichallergie {f} | |
| gastr. bee sting cake | Bienenstich {m} | |
| sting {sg} of remorse | Gewissensbisse {pl} | |
| sting of jealousy | Stachel {m} der Eifersucht | |
| med. wasp sting allergy | Wespenstichallergie {f} | |
| 4 Words: Others |
| armed with a sting {adj} [postpos.] | mit einem Stachel bewaffnet | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| to sting (sb. in) the eyes | (jdm.) in den Augen beißen | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| pang {sg} / sting {sg} of conscience | Gewissensbisse {pl} | |
| sting of a bee | Bienenstich {m} | |
| sting of a scorpion | Stich {m} eines Skorpions | |
| sting of a wasp | Wespenstich {m} | |
| 5+ Words: Others |
| I have an insect sting. | Ich habe einen Insektenstich. | |
| bibl. quote O death, where is thy sting? [1.Cor. 15:55; KJV] | Tod, wo ist dein Stachel? [1.Kor. 15,55; Luther] | |
| idiom There's a sting in the tail. | Die Sache hat einen Pferdefuß. | |
| idiom This is going to sting a little (bit). [skin] | Es wird ein bisschen brennen. [Haut] | |
| 5+ Words: Verbs |
| to take the sting out of sth. [idiom] | etw.Dat. den Stachel nehmen [Redewendung] | |
| to take the sting out of sth. [idiom] | etw.Dat. die Spitze abbrechen [Redewendung] | |
| to take the sting out of sth. [idiom] | etw.Dat. die Spitze nehmen [Redewendung] | |
| 5+ Words: Nouns |
| sting of a sarcastic remark | Schärfe {f} einer beißenden Anmerkung | |
| Fiction (Literature and Film) |
| film F Sting of the West [Enzo G. Castellari, pseudonym of Enzo Girolami] | Tedeum – Jeder Hieb ein Prankenschlag | |
| film F The Sting [George Roy Hill] | Der Clou | |
| Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi) |
| zool. T | | |
| zool. T | | |
| zool. T | | |
| fish T | | |
