Was heißt »köp­fen« auf Englisch?

Das Verb »köp­fen« lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • behead
  • decapitate
  • top

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Tom köpfte Mary.

Tom cut off Mary's head.

Der König wurde während der Schlacht gefangen genommen und geköpft.

The king was captured during the battle and beheaded.

Ich werde dich köpfen. Das verspreche ich dir.

I will behead you. I promise you that.

I'm going to behead you. I promise you that.

Drei der Geiseln wurden geköpft.

Three of the hostages were beheaded.

Tom ist von den Taliban geköpft worden.

Tom was beheaded by the Taliban.

Synonyme

an­bre­chen:
begin
break
start
an­fan­gen:
begin
start
öff­nen:
open
openian

Englische Beispielsätze

  • Bake stuffed potatoes until golden brown on top, 20 to 30 minutes.

  • There is a rotating restaurant at the top of this tower.

  • Tom is the only one here who's tall enough to reach the top shelf.

  • Not only was Mary a star athlete, but she also had top grades.

  • The President’s top priority remains ensuring middle class Americans feel secure in their jobs, homes and budgets.

  • This hot summer day, Mary had a crop top on.

  • Tom found the wallet he thought he'd lost after searching the house from top to bottom.

  • Tom was feeling on top of the world after getting a promotion.

  • Tom is still at the top of the steps, waiting for you.

  • The pledge to stop smoking cigarettes ranks among the top ten New Year's resolutions year after year.

  • The wall around the hut was made of human bones and on its top were skulls.

  • I can't reach any of the books on the top shelf.

  • Our company has been voted one of the top 50 best companies to work for.

  • Your top button is undone.

  • To climb to the top of Mont Blanc is easier said than done.

  • This is a top-loading washing machine.

  • Tom is too short to reach the top shelf.

  • To come out on top, you have to stay two steps ahead of your opponent at all times.

  • From the top of the hill you can see the sea.

  • Julia stood on tiptoes to reach a mug on the top shelf.

Übergeordnete Begriffe

Untergeordnete Begriffe

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Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: köpfen. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2023, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Synonyme] OpenThesaurus-User: köpfen. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2023, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. [Beispielübersetzungen] User-generated content: Satz Nr. 2732345, 5064108, 5094426, 6703539, 10461621, 3574404, 3571968, 3618980, 3629971, 3651267, 3477407, 3461970, 3725523, 3449437, 3754734, 3757290, 3395524, 3791266, 3831371, 3271916, 3265514, 3922268, 3922797, 3250845 & 3239144. In: tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR