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his refusal was couched in rather unfriendly terms

  • 1 couch

    1. noun
    (sofa) Couch, die
    2. transitive verb
    * * *
    I noun
    (a type of sofa for sitting or lying on: The doctor asked him to lie on the couch.) die Couch
    - academic.ru/16537/couch_potato">couch potato
    II verb
    (to express (in words): He couched his reply in vague terms.) sich ausdrücken
    * * *
    couch1
    [kaʊtʃ]
    I. n
    <pl -es>
    Couch f, Sofa nt, SCHWEIZ a. Canapé nt
    psychiatrist's \couch Psychologencouch f
    to be on the \couch ( fig) in Therapie sein
    II. vt
    ▪ to \couch sth etw formulieren
    this form is all \couched in legal terminology dieses Formular besteht nur aus juristischen Formulierungen
    he \couched his criticism in tactful phrases er fasste seine Kritik in taktvolle Sätze
    couch2
    [ku:tʃ, kaʊtʃ]
    n no pl (grass) Schnürgras nt
    * * *
    [kaʊtʃ]
    1. n
    Sofa nt; (= studio couch) Schlafcouch f; (= doctor's couch) Liege f; (= psychiatrist's couch) Couch f; (poet, = bed) Lager nt
    2. vt
    1) (= put in words) request formulieren, abfassen
    2) (= lower) spear, lance anlegen
    3. vi (liter
    lion, cat etc) lauern, auf der Lauer liegen
    * * *
    couch1 [kaʊtʃ]
    A s
    1. Couch f (auch des Psychiaters), Liege(sofa) f(n)
    2. poet Bett n
    3. Lager(stätte) n(f)
    4. JAGD obs Lager n, Versteck n (von Wild)
    5. TECH Grund(schicht) m(f), Grundierung f, erster Anstrich (von Farbe, Leim etc)
    B v/t
    1. a) etwas (ab)fassen, formulieren:
    his refusal was couched in rather unfriendly terms seine Ablehnung war ziemlich unfreundlich formuliert
    b) Gedanken etc in Worte fassen oder kleiden, ausdrücken
    2. die Lanze senken, einlegen
    3. couch o.s. sich niederlegen:
    be couched liegen
    4. besticken (with, of mit): → couching
    5. TECH Papier gautschen
    6. MED
    a) den Star stechen
    b) jemandem den Star stechen
    7. obs
    a) einbetten
    b) verbergen
    C v/i
    1. ruhen, liegen
    2. sich (zur Ruhe) hinlegen
    3. obs sich ducken, kauern
    4. obs lauern
    couch2 [kuːtʃ; kaʊtʃ] → couch grass
    * * *
    1. noun
    (sofa) Couch, die
    2. transitive verb
    * * *
    n.
    Liege -n f.
    Sofa -s n.

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