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I. ca·ble [ˈkeɪbl̩] N

1. cable no pl (thick rope) NAUT:

cable: Tau nt <-(e)s, -e>

cable: Trosse f <-, -n> spec

2. cable ELEC (wire):

cable: [Leitungs]kabel nt

cable: Leitung f <-, -en>

coil of cable: Kabelrolle f <-, -n>

to lay cables: Kabel verlegen

3. cable no pl TV:

cable: Kabelfernsehen nt <-s> kein pl

4. cable TELEC:

cable: Kabelnetz nt <-es, -e>

to go over to cable [or a cable number]: an das Kabelnetz abgeben

to go over to cable [or a cable number]: zu einer Nummer im Kabelnetz umschalten

cable transfer: telegrafische Geldüberweisung

5. cable (message):

cable: Telegramm nt <-s, -e>

cable: Kabel nt <-s, -> old

to send sth by cable: etw als Telegramm schicken [o. old kabeln]

6. cable (knitting pattern):

cable: Zopf m <-(e)s, Zöpfe>

7. cable FIN sl (spot exchange rate):

cable: Kassadevisenkurs m

cable: Kassadevisen pl

II. ca·ble [ˈkeɪbl̩] VB trans

1. cable (send telegram):

to cable sb: jdm ein Telegramm schicken

to cable sb sth: jdm etw telegrafieren

2. cable TV:

to be cabled: verkabelt sein

III. ca·ble [ˈkeɪbl̩] VB intr

cable: ein Telegramm schicken

cable: kabeln old

ˈbrake cable N

brake cable: Bremszug m

brake cable: Bremsseil nt

ˈca·ble car N

cable car (on mountain) system: Seilbahn f <-, -en>

cable car (on mountain) system: Luftseilbahn f <-, -en> CH

cable car cabin: [Seilbahn]kabine f

cable car (on street) system: Kabelbahn f

cable car car: [Kabelbahn]wagen m

ˈca·ble net·work N TV

cable network: Kabelnetz nt <-es, -e>

ca·ble ˈrail·way N

cable railway: Kabelbahn f

cable railway: Standseilbahn f <-, -en>

cable railway: CH a. Funiculaire nt

ˈca·ble stitch N

cable stitch: Zopfmuster nt <-s, ->

ca·ble ˈtele·vi·sion N no pl

cable television: Kabelfernsehen nt <-s> kein pl

ˈdata ca·ble N

data cable: Computerkabel nt

I. digi·tal ˈca·ble N

digital cable: digitales Kabel

II. digi·tal ˈca·ble N modifier

digital cable TV: digitales Kabelfernsehen

ˈpow·er cable N

power cable: Stromkabel nt <-s, ->

ˈprint·er ca·ble N

printer cable: Druckerkabel nt <-s, ->

ˈpatch ca·ble N ELEC

patch cable: Patchkabel nt

OpenDict entry

cable tie N

cable tie: Kabelbinder m

OpenDict entry

ribbon cable N

ribbon cable TECH: Flachbandkabel

OpenDict entry

cable gland N

cable gland TECH: Kabelmuffe f

cable gland TECH: Kabelverschraubung f

cable gland TECH: Kabeldurchführung f

Present
I	cable
you	cable
he/she/it	cables
we	cable
you	cable
they	cable

Past
I	cabled
you	cabled
he/she/it	cabled
we	cabled
you	cabled
they	cabled

Present Perfect
I	have	cabled
you	have	cabled
he/she/it	has	cabled
we	have	cabled
you	have	cabled
they	have	cabled

Past Perfect
I	had	cabled
you	had	cabled
he/she/it	had	cabled
we	had	cabled
you	had	cabled
they	had	cabled

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to lay cables: Kabel verlegen

electricity cables have been severed by the storm: Stromkabel sind beim Sturm durchtrennt worden

broken cables were snapping back and forth in the wind: abgerissene Kabel peitschten im Wind hin und her

these steel cables are the sinews holding the whole construction together: diese Stahlseile halten die gesamte Konstruktion zusammen

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