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1 pipped at the post
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2 pip
I noun(seed) Kern, derII noun2) (Brit. Mil.) Stern, der3) (on radar screen) Echosignal, dasIII nounIV nounwhen the pips go — (during telephone call) wenn die Piepstöne anzeigen, dass eine neue Münze eingeworfen werden muss
(coll.)V transitive verb,give somebody the pip — jemandem auf den Wecker gehen (ugs.)
pip somebody at the post — (coll.) jemanden im Ziel abfangen; (fig.) jemanden im letzten Moment ausbooten (ugs.)
* * *I [pip] noun(a seed of a fruit: an orange/apple pip.) der KernII [pip] noun(a short sharp sound on radio, a telephone etc, used eg to show the exact time: He put his watch right by the pips.) das Zeitzeichen* * *pip1[pɪp]pip2[pɪp]pip3[pɪp]pip4[pɪp]npip5<- pp->[pɪp]▪ to \pip sb jdn [knapp] besiegen [o schlagen]I was \pipped at the post by the other candidate for promotion der andere Kandidat schnappte mir die Beförderung vor der Nase weg* * *I [pɪp]n3) (RAD, TELEC)at the third pip it will be... — beim dritten Ton des Zeitzeichens ist es...
IIput more money in when you hear the pips — bitte Geld nachwerfen, sobald das Zeichen ertönt
n (VET)Pips mIIIto give sb the pip ( Brit inf ) — jdn aufregen (inf)
vt (Brit inf)knapp besiegen or schlagento pip sb at or to the post (in race) — jdn um Haaresbreite schlagen; (fig) jdm um Haaresbreite zuvorkommen; (in getting orders etc) jdm etw vor der Nase wegschnappen
I was pipped at or to the post again (fig) — da war mir wieder jemand zuvorgekommen
he was pipped for second place by Moore — er wurde von Moore nur knapp vom zweiten Platz verdrängt
* * *pip1 [pıp]A s1. VET Pips m (Geflügelkrankheit)2. Br umg miese Laune:give sb the pip → Bpip2 [pıp] s1. besonders Br Auge n (auf Spielkarten), Punkt m (auf Würfeln etc)2. (Obst)Kern m3. BOTa) Einzelfrucht f (der Ananas)b) Einzelblüte f4. MIL besonders Br umg Stern m (Schulterabzeichen der Offiziere)6. Br (kurzer, hoher) Ton (eines Pausen- oder Zeitzeichens etc)pip3 [pıp] Br umgA v/t1. a) (bei einer Prüfung etc) durchfallen lassenb) durchfallen beia) SPORT jemanden im Ziel abfangen,b) fig jemandem um Haaresbreite zuvorkommen3. abknallen (erschießen)* * *I noun(seed) Kern, derII noun1) (on cards, dominoes, etc.) Auge, das; Punkt, der2) (Brit. Mil.) Stern, der3) (on radar screen) Echosignal, dasIII nounIV nounwhen the pips go — (during telephone call) wenn die Piepstöne anzeigen, dass eine neue Münze eingeworfen werden muss
(coll.)V transitive verb,pip somebody at the post — (coll.) jemanden im Ziel abfangen; (fig.) jemanden im letzten Moment ausbooten (ugs.)
* * *n.Kern -e m.
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