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  • 21 scrub up

    vi MED sich dat [gründlich] die Hände schrubben fam
    * * *
    vi
    (= wash hands) sich (dat) die Hände waschen or schrubben (inf)

    English-german dictionary > scrub up

  • 22 before

    be·fore [bɪʼfɔ:ʳ, Am -ʼfɔ:r] prep
    1) ( at previous time to) vor +dat;
    to wash one's hands \before the meal sich dat vor dem Essen die Hände waschen;
    I need to go \before 2:00 ich muss vor 2.00 Uhr gehen;
    the day \before yesterday vorgestern;
    \before one's time vorzeitig;
    just \before sth kurz vor etw;
    she always buys her Christmas presents just \before Christmas sie kauft ihre Weihnachtsgeschenke immer kurz vor Weihnachten;
    \before doing sth vor etw dat;
    \before leaving he said goodbye to each of them vor seiner Abfahrt verabschiedete er sich von jedem Einzelnen
    2) ( in front of) vor +dat with verbs of motion vor +akk;
    the letter K comes \before L der Buchstabe K kommt vor dem L;
    the patterns swam \before her eyes die Zeichen verschwammen vor ihren Augen;
    ( encountered first) vor +dat;
    there is a large sign \before the house vor dem Haus ist ein großes Schild;
    just \before genau vor +dat;
    the bus stop is just \before the school die Bushaltestelle befindet sich direkt vor der Schule
    3) ( higher ranking) vor +dat;
    many mothers put their children's needs \before their own vielen Müttern sind die Bedürfnisse ihrer Kinder wichtiger als ihre eigenen;
    I'd go to debtors' prison \before asking her for money ich würde wegen der Schulden eher ins Gefängnis gehen als sie nach Geld zu fragen
    4) ( in presence of) vor +dat;
    he stood up \before the audience er stand vor dem Publikum auf;
    (for examination, consideration) vor +dat;
    our case is coming \before the court this week unser Fall kommt diese Woche vor Gericht
    5) ( in future) vor +dat;
    to lie \before one vor jdm liegen;
    the job lay \before them die Arbeit lag vor ihnen;
    to have sth \before one etw vor sich dat haben;
    you have your whole future \before you du hast noch deine ganze Zukunft vor dir adv
    inv (earlier, previously) zuvor, vorher;
    I have never seen that \before das habe ich noch nie gesehen;
    have you been to Cologne \before? waren Sie schon einmal in Köln?;
    haven't we met \before? kennen wir uns nicht?;
    that has never happened \before das ist [bisher] noch nie passiert;
    she has seen it all \before sie kennt das alles schon;
    to be as \before wie früher sein;
    \before and after davor und danach adj
    after n zuvor;
    the day \before it had rained tags zuvor hatte es geregnet;
    the year \before it had been rather quiet das Vorjahr war ganz ruhig verlaufen conj
    1) ( at previous time) bevor;
    \before you criticize me,... bevor du mich kritisierst,...;
    she was waiting long \before it was time sie wartete schon lange, bevor es so weit war;
    right [or just] \before... kurz bevor...;
    just \before she left the house,... als sie gerade das Haus verlassen wollte,...;
    but \before I knew it, she was gone doch ehe ich mich versah, war sie verschwunden
    2) ( rather than) bevor, ehe;
    \before they testified against their friends, they said they'd go to jail sie würden eher ins Gefängnis gehen als gegen ihre Freunde auszusagen;
    they would die \before they would cooperate with each other sie würden lieber sterben als miteinander zusammenzuarbeiten
    3) ( until) bis;
    it was an hour \before the police arrived es dauerte eine Stunde, bis die Polizei eintraf;
    \before we got the test results back, a month had gone by wir warteten einen Monat auf die Testergebnisse
    4) ( so that) damit;
    you must say the password at the door \before they'll let you in du musst an der Tür das Kennwort sagen, damit sie dich hineinlassen

    English-German students dictionary > before

  • 23 soap

    [səʊp, Am soʊp] n
    1) no pl ( substance) Seife f;
    to wash one's hands with \soap sich dat die Hände mit Seife waschen;
    a piece [or bar] [or tablet] of \soap ein Stück nt Seife;
    liquid \soap Flüssigseife f
    2) tv, media ( soap opera) Seifenoper f;
    afternoon \soap Nachmittagsserie f (im Fernsehen)
    PHRASES:
    soft \soap Schmeichelei f vt
    to \soap sb/ oneself/ sth jdn/sich/etw einseifen;
    to \soap oneself all over sich akk von oben bis unten einseifen

    English-German students dictionary > soap

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  • wash your hands of — phrase to say or show that you do not want to be involved with someone or something and that you are not responsible for them I’ve decided to wash my hands of her. wash your hands of the affair/​matter: The government had washed their hands of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • wash (your) hands of someone — wash (your) hands of (someone/something) to end all involvement with someone or something. Phil seemed cold and distant, and now she was very afraid that he would wash his hands of her. You can t just wash your hands of the problem of… …   New idioms dictionary

  • wash (your) hands of something — wash (your) hands of (someone/something) to end all involvement with someone or something. Phil seemed cold and distant, and now she was very afraid that he would wash his hands of her. You can t just wash your hands of the problem of… …   New idioms dictionary

  • wash (your) hands of — (someone/something) to end all involvement with someone or something. Phil seemed cold and distant, and now she was very afraid that he would wash his hands of her. You can t just wash your hands of the problem of homelessness …   New idioms dictionary

  • wash your hands of something — If you wash your hands of something, you disassociate yourself and accept no responsibility for what will happen …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • wash your hands of somebody — wash your ˈhands of sb/sth idiom to refuse to be responsible for or involved with sb/sth • When her son was arrested again she washed her hands of him. • I ve washed my hands of the whole sordid business. Main entry: ↑washidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • wash your hands of something — wash your ˈhands of sb/sth idiom to refuse to be responsible for or involved with sb/sth • When her son was arrested again she washed her hands of him. • I ve washed my hands of the whole sordid business. Main entry: ↑washidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • wash your hands of — to say or show that you do not want to be involved with someone or something and that you are not responsible for them I ve decided to wash my hands of her. wash your hands of the affair/matter: The government had washed their hands of the affair …   English dictionary

  • wash your hands of something —    If you wash your hands of something, you disassociate yourself and accept no responsibility for what will happen.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • wash your hands of it — not be involved anymore, withdraw from a project    If you don t believe in the union, wash your hands of it …   English idioms

  • Wash your hands of something —   If you wash your hands of something, you disassociate yourself and accept no responsibility for what will happen …   Dictionary of English idioms

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