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der Esel (-)
   donkey, ass; fool, jackass

Ich Esel!
Silly me! - I'm (such) a fool!
Er ist so störrisch wie ein Esel.
He's as stubborn as a mule. ("…stubborn as a donkey.")
Ein Esel schimpft den anderen Langohr.
That's like the pot calling the kettle black. ("A donkey scolds the other 'long ears' [rabbit].")

Related Words:
die Eselei stupidity; (silly) prank
die Eselsbrücke mnemonic; jingle
das Eselsohr dog-ear ("donkey ear"), turned down corner (in book)
vom Pferd auf den Esel kommen to fall on hard times ("go from the horse to the donkey")
das Maultier mule

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