German Meaning of flies in the ointment
Wermutstropfen
Other German words related to Wermutstropfen
Nearest Words of flies in the ointment
- flight bag => Fliegertasche
- flight paths => Flugrouten
- flights => Flüge
- flimflammed => Hereingelegt
- flimflamming => schwindeln
- flimflams => Schwindeleien
- fling (off or away) => wegwerfen (von oder weg)
- flinging (off or away) => Werfen (weg oder fort)
- flings => Affären
- flintlocks => Steinschlossgewehre
Definitions and Meaning of flies in the ointment in English
flies in the ointment
a device consisting of two or more radial vanes capable of rotating on a spindle to act as a fan or to govern the speed of clockwork or very light machinery, flywheel, a fishhook dressed (as with feathers or tinsel) to suggest an insect, to move through the air or before the wind or through outer space, a garment closing concealed by a fold of cloth extending over the fastener, to operate or travel in an airplane or spacecraft, a sheet of material (such as canvas) that is attachable to a tent for use as a double top or as a rooflike extension, to fly an airplane solely by instruments, a baseball hit high into the air, to move, pass, or spread quickly, the length of an extended flag from its staff or support, to assail suddenly and violently, to be moved with sudden extreme emotion, the loose end of a flag, a large and stout-bodied dipteran fly (as a horsefly), the space over a theater stage where scenery and equipment can be hung, to flee or escape from, any of a large order (Diptera) of winged or rarely wingless insects (such as the housefly, mosquito, or gnat) that have the anterior wings functional, the posterior wings reduced to halteres, and segmented often headless, eyeless, and legless larvae compare maggot, to hit a fly in baseball, to cause to fly, float, or hang in the air, flyleaf, any dipteran fly, one (as a housefly) that is large and has a stout body in comparison with others (as a mosquito), to operate (something, such as a balloon, aircraft, rocket, or spacecraft) in flight, to move through outer space, something attached by one edge, to work successfully, keen, artful, to stand or act forthrightly or brazenly in defiance or contradiction of, in motion, to float or cause to float, wave, or soar in the air, the outer fabric of a tent with a double top, while still in the air, to seem to pass quickly, to move in or pass through the air with wings, simultaneously with another task, a large stout-bodied fly, two-winged fly, to transport by aircraft or spacecraft, the outer or loose end of a flag, a garment closing concealed by a fold of cloth, a winged insect, to float, wave, or soar in the air, to journey over or through by flying, to move through the air or with the wind, to take flight, the action or process of flying, a football pass pattern in which the receiver runs straight downfield, a detracting factor or element, to move or pass swiftly, to operate or travel in an aircraft or spacecraft, to fade and disappear, avoid, shun, the length of an extended flag, a fishhook covered to look like an insect, in a hurry and often without preparation, impressively good, attractive, or stylish, to be elated, to become expended or dissipated rapidly
FAQs About the word flies in the ointment
Wermutstropfen
a device consisting of two or more radial vanes capable of rotating on a spindle to act as a fan or to govern the speed of clockwork or very light machinery, fl
Komplexität,Komplikationen,Schwierigkeiten,Komplikationen,Windungen,Kopfschmerzen,Feinheiten,Angelegenheiten,Nebenwirkungen,Nebenwirkungen
No antonyms found.
fliers => Prospekte, flicks => Flicks, flicking (off) => ausschalten, flickery => flackernd, flickers => flackert,
