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DEGerman
Schwein[ʃvaɪ̯n]
noun
A common farm animal that is a pig. It can also be used as an insult for a dirty person or to describe having good luck.

“Das Schwein wühlt im Schlamm.”

The pig is rooting around in the mud.

Also means
  1. swine, pig
  2. a dirty, or contemptible person
  3. luck, good fortune
  4. pig

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Wildschwein[ˈvɪltʃvaɪ̯n]
noun
A large, wild pig found in forests with tusks and a coarse coat.

“Ein Wildschwein sucht im Boden nach Futter.”

A wild boar searches for food in the ground.

Also means
  1. razorback
  2. wild boar
  3. wild hog

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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DEGerman
Eber[ˈeːbɐ]Appears in an example
noun
A male pig, especially one kept on a farm.

“Der Eber ist ein großes männliches Schwein.”

The boar is a large male pig.

Also means
  1. boar (male pig, especially domestic)
  2. boar

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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DEGerman
wühlen[ˈvyːlən]Appears in an example
verb
To search through something by moving things around, or to dig into the ground.

“Das Schwein wühlt im Boden nach Futter.”

The pig is rooting in the ground for food.

Also means
  1. to rummage, to grub
  2. to dig, to burrow, to tunnel
  3. to agitate
  4. to rummage

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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