bulb
US /bʌlb/
UK /bʌlb/
1.
Zwiebel
a rounded, swollen part of the stem of some plants, such as the onion or tulip, that stores food and from which a new plant grows
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Plant the tulip bulb in the fall for spring blooms.
Pflanzen Sie die Tulpenzwiebel im Herbst für Frühlingsblüten.
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Onions grow from bulbs.
Zwiebeln wachsen aus Zwiebeln.
2.
Glühbirne, Birne
a glass globe containing a filament that glows when electricity is passed through it, used for lighting
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The light bulb in the lamp needs to be replaced.
Die Glühbirne in der Lampe muss ersetzt werden.
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He screwed the new bulb into the socket.
Er schraubte die neue Glühbirne in die Fassung.
3.
Kugel, Kolben
a rounded part of a glass tube, such as the end of a thermometer or a pipette
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The thermometer has a small bulb at its tip.
Das Thermometer hat eine kleine Kugel an seiner Spitze.
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The liquid is drawn into the pipette's bulb.
Die Flüssigkeit wird in den Kolben der Pipette gesaugt.