"lifeline" in German

Detailed translations for "lifeline"

lifeline

1. figurative, for sb.

lifeline
der Rettungsanker{masculine}
Simple ideas like this underpass are a lifeline for these elephants. Especially in times of
Einfache Ideen wie diese Unterführung, sind ein Rettungsanker für diese Elefanten, vor allem in
If I were you, I'd be grabbing for every lifeline tossed out.
ICH würde jeden Rettungsanker ergreifen, den ich zu fassen kriege.

2. nautical science

lifeline
die Rettungsleine{feminine}
She tried to throw you a lifeline and tell you what your mother was doing.
Sie versuchte, Ihnen eine Rettungsleine zuzuwerfen und sagte Ihnen, was Ihre Mutter tat.
That was him and Wally's lifeline out of the Speed Force.
Das war seine und Wallys Rettungsleine aus der Speed Force.

English synonyms for "lifeline"

lifeline {n}

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