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1 ant
nounAmeise, die* * *[ænt](a type of small insect, related to bees, wasps etc, thought of as hard-working.) die Ameise- academic.ru/115070/ant-eater">ant-eater- ant-hill* * *[ænt]n Ameise f* * *[nt]nAmeise fto have ants in one's pants (inf) — Hummeln im Hintern haben (inf), kein Sitzfleisch haben
* * *a) er hat Hummeln im Hintern,b) er ist ganz zapp(e)lig ( about wegen)* * *nounAmeise, die* * *n.Ameise -n f. -
2 hill
noun1) Hügel, der; (higher) Berg, derbuilt on a hill — am Hang gebaut
be over the hill — (fig. coll.) auf dem absteigenden Ast sein (ugs.); (past the crisis) über den Berg sein (ugs.)
[as] old as the hills — (fig.) uralt; [Person] [so] alt wie Methusalem; see also academic.ru/79258/up">up 2. 1)
3) (sloping road) Steigung, die* * *[hil]1) (noun a piece of high land, smaller than a mountain: We went for a walk in the hills yesterday.) die Anhöhe2) (a slope on a road: This car has difficulty going up steep hills.) der Hügel•- hillock- hilly
- hillside* * *[hɪl]nrange of \hills Hügelkette fon the top of a \hill [oben] auf einem Hügelrolling \hills sanfte Hügela steep \hill eine starke Steigung3.▶ as old as the \hills steinaltthe jokes she tells are as old as the \hills ihre Witze haben so einen Bart fam▶ sth ain't worth [or doesn't amount to] a \hill of beans AM ( fam) etw ist keinen Pfifferling wert fam* * *[hɪl]nthe houses on the hill beneath the castle —
these flats are built on a hill — diese Wohnungen sind am Hang or Berg gebaut
to park on a hill — am Berg parken
you hardly feel the hills in this car — in diesem Auto spürt man die Steigungen kaum
as old as the hills — steinalt, uralt
that joke's as old as the hills — der Witz hat ja so einen langen Bart
to take to the hills — sich in die Berge flüchten
to be over the hill (fig inf) — seine beste Zeit or die besten Jahre hinter sich (dat) haben
2)See:* * *hill [hıl]A s1. Hügel m, Anhöhe f, kleiner Berg:up the hill den Berg hinauf, bergauf;up hill and down dale bergauf und bergab;(as) old as the hills uralt, (Person auch) steinalt;be over the hill umga) seine besten Jahre oder seine beste Zeit hinter sich haben,go over the hill US umga) (aus dem Gefängnis) ausbrechen,b) MIL sich unerlaubt von der Truppe entfernen,c) ganz plötzlich oder unter mysteriösen Umständen verschwinden2. (Erd)Haufen m:hill of potatoes AGR gehäufelte Reihe von Kartoffeln3. Skispringen: (Sprung-) Schanze f* * *noun1) Hügel, der; (higher) Berg, derbe over the hill — (fig. coll.) auf dem absteigenden Ast sein (ugs.); (past the crisis) über den Berg sein (ugs.)
[as] old as the hills — (fig.) uralt; [Person] [so] alt wie Methusalem; see also up 2. 1)
3) (sloping road) Steigung, die* * *n.Anhöhe -n f.Hügel -n m. -
3 ant hill
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4 ant-hill
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5 anthill
ant·hill [ʼænthɪl] n(a. fig) Ameisenhaufen m -
6 anthill
nounAmeisenhügel, der* * *ant·hill[ˈænthɪl]* * ** * *nounAmeisenhügel, der* * *n.Ameisenhaufen m. -
7 giant
1. nounRiese, der2. attributive adjectiveriesig; Riesen- (ugs.)* * *1. feminine - giantess; noun1) ((in fairy stories etc) a huge person: Jack met a giant when he climbed the beanstalk.) der Riese, die Riesin2) (a person of unusually great height and size.) der Riese3) (a person of very great ability or importance: Einstein is one of the giants of twentieth-century science.) das Genie2. adjective* * *gi·ant[ˈʤaɪənt]I. nsleeping \giant ( fig) schlafender Rieseindustrial \giants Industriegigantenshe took a \giant bite of my pizza sie nahm einen riesigen Biss von meiner Pizzato walk with \giant steps mit riesigen Schritten gehento make \giant strides große Fortschritte machen* * *['dZaɪənt]1. nRiese m; (= star also) Riesenstern m; (fig) (führende) Größe; (= company) Gigant mfootball giant — Fußballass nt, (führende) Größe im Fußball
insurance/publishing giant — Großversicherung f/-verlag m
the giant of opera, Luciano Pavarotti — der Gigant der Oper, Luciano Pavarotti
2. adj(= huge) riesig, riesenhaft, Riesen-; hill enorm; (in animal names) Riesen-* * *giant [ˈdʒaıənt]A s1. MYTH Riese m2. Riese m, Koloss m3. riesiges Exemplar (Tier etc)4. MED an Gigantismus Leidende(r) m/f(m)5. fig Gigant m (Person, Sache, Organisation)6. ASTRON Riesenstern mgiant(-size) packet Riesenpackung f;giant star → A 6;a) Riesenschritt m (a. fig),b) Rundlauf m (Turngerät);giant wheel Riesenrad n* * *1. nounRiese, der2. attributive adjectiveriesig; Riesen- (ugs.)* * *adj.riesig adj. n.Gigant -en m.Riese -n m.
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