Gespan
derNounarchaic or dialect form of 'Gespann'
English translations
- 01
team
- 02
pair
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Gespann ist ein von Tieren (meist Pferden) gezogenes Fahrzeug oder eine Gruppe von Tieren, die zusammen ein Fahrzeug ziehen.
- English meaning
- team of horses
- Synonym
- Team, Gruppe, Mannschaft
- German example
- Das Gespann zog den Wagen durch den Schnee.
- English example
- The team of horses pulled the cart through the snow.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Gespan
- Plural Form
- die Gespane
Related words
- gespannt
excited, curious, tense
- Gespann
Team, pair (of animals)
- Gespann
Team, pair (of animals)
- Gespanntheit
Tension
- abgespannt
Exhausted
- ungespannt
Ungespant describes a state of relaxation, both physically and mentally, or refers to something that has no tension.
- angespannt
tense
- Erbobergespann
Team of horses
- Sägespan
Sawdust
- Obergespann
Obergespann refers to the highest-ranking person or executive within an organization or team.
- Obergespan
Chief magistrate
- Erbobergespan
Erbobergespan is an obsolete title for a high official or nobleman, especially in Hungary.
- Quadriga
Quadriga
- Kurzvokal
A short vowel is a vowel that is pronounced briefly.
- Kettfaden
Warp
- entschärfen
To defuse, to de-escalate
- auflockern
To loosen up
- obwalten
To prevail, to exist
- begierig
Eager
- gegenwärtig
Present
- gestresst
stressed
- geopolitisch
geopolitical
- erwartungsvoll
Expectant
- verkniffen
Verkniffen means tense, restrained, or sullen, often in facial expression.
- aussenpolitisch
Foreign policy
- Troika
troika
- Zelt
A tent is a portable shelter made of cloth or other material that is stretched over a frame of poles or ropes.
- Seiltänzer
tightrope walker
- Seiltanz
Tightrope walk
- Kutscher
A coachman is a person who drives a horse-drawn carriage, typically a coach or wagon.
- Arbeitsmarkt
Job market
- Postillion
Postilion
- Weihnachtsmann
Santa Claus
- Wurfarm
A limb is the part of a bow that bends when the bow is drawn and stores the energy to launch the arrow.
- Drahtseilakt
A tightrope walk is an artistic performance in which a person balances on a stretched tightrope.
- Zimbal
A cimbalom is a musical instrument belonging to the family of percussion instruments, consisting of a trapezoidal body with stretched strings that are struck with mallets.
- abspannen
“To unwind” means to relax, rest, or chill out in order to relieve stress.
- vorspannen
to prepare, to preface
- das Eis brechen
To 'break the ice' means to ease a tense or formal situation or to start a conversation.
- anspannen
To tense
- straff
Taut, tight
- stramm
Taut, rigid, firm
- konjunkturell
cyclical
- wirtschaftlich
economic, economical
- prall
Taut, full
- Verhältnis
relationship, relation
- Regenschirm
Umbrella
- krampfig
Cramped, strained
- nervlich
Nervous
Example sentences with “Gespan”
Früher sagte man oft Gespan. (In the past, people often said 'Gespan'.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the modern spelling?
The modern standard spelling is 'Gespann'. It is masculine (der).