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Dictionary translations for "gen"

gen preposition

to [tu:] (+ Akk., gegen, literarisch-gehoben, Richtg)

Der Kompass zeigt gen Norden.

The compass points to the north.

towards [təˈwɔ:dz]

das Gen n noun Declension

pl. Gene

gene [dʒi:n] (Biol.)

Phrases with "gen" (7)

gen Süden - southwards
Gentechniker - genetic engineer
gen Norden - northwards
gen Osten - eastwards
gen Himmel - heavenward
gen Westen - westwards
Gentechnikerin - genetic engineer

Contexts with "gen"

Der Kompass zeigt gen Norden. The compass points to the north.

Ein schwarzer Panther kann ein Jaguar oder ein Leopard sein, aber auf jeden Fall hat er ein Gen, das dafür sorgt, dass er mehr Melanin produziert als andere Exemplare seiner Art. A black panther can be a jaguar or leopard, but in either case it has a gene that causes it to produce more melanin than other specimens.

Sie führten ihren Vorstoß gen Süden fort. They continued to push south.

Der Wind bläst gen Osten. The wind is blowing east.

Unser Flugzeug fliegt gen Süden. Our plane is flying toward the south.

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