Detailed translations for "sliver"

sliver

1. textiles, spinning

sliver
das Krempelband{neuter}
sliver
das Kardenband{neuter}

2. other

sliver(also: chipping, fragment, flake, chip)
der Splitter{masculine}
I'm not taking out a sliver with a needle that hasn't been sterilized.
Ich hole keine Splitter raus, ohne die Nadel zu sterilisieren.
This sliver of supraorbital ridge is all that remains of Handsome Bobby's head.
Dieser Splitter des oberen Bogens der Augenhöhle ist alles, was von Handsome Bobbys Kopf übrig
sliver(also: chipping, chip)
der Span{masculine}
Yeah, Korsak, how could you possibly think that a sliver was a splinter?
Also, Korsak, wie konntest du dir nur einbilden, dass der Span ein Splitter war?
Jane, that sliver could be a piece of the murder weapon.
Jane, der Span könnte ein Stück von der Mordwaffe sein.

3. textiles

sliver(also: slubbing)
das Vorspinnband{neuter}
sliver(also: slubbing)
das Spinnband{neuter}
sliver(also: slubbing)
das Faserband{neuter}
sliver(also: rove, roving, slubbing)
die Lunte{feminine}

to sliver

to sliver
splitten{transitive verb}
zersplittern{intransitive verb}
to sliver(also: to hive off, to secede)

English synonyms for "sliver"

sliver {n}
sliver {v}

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