English [noun]German [noun] ▶mothball [noun] Put a mothball in the drawer to protect the wool. ▶Mottenkugel [noun] Leg eine Mottenkugel in die Schublade, um die Wolle zu schützen. English [verb] German [verb] ▶mothball [verb] I will to mothball my winter coats until next season. ▶einmotten [verb] Ich will meine Wintermäntel einmotten, bis zur nächsten Saison.