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throw a lifeline to sb

  • 1 lifeline

    noun
    1) (rope) Rettungsleine, die
    2) (fig.) [lebenswichtige] Verbindung; (support) Rettungsanker, der
    * * *
    noun (a rope for support in dangerous operations or thrown to rescue a drowning person.) die Rettungsleine
    * * *
    ˈlife·line
    n
    1. (life-saving rope) Rettungsleine f
    to throw sb a \lifeline [or a \lifeline to sb] jdm eine Rettungsleine zuwerfen; ( fig) jdm einen Rettungsanker zuwerfen fig
    2. (used by diver) Signalleine f
    3. ( fig: essential thing) [lebenswichtige] Verbindung, Nabelschnur f fig
    the financial \lifeline der Geldhahn
    4. no pl BRIT TELEC ≈ Telefonseelsorge f
    5. (in palmistry) Lebenslinie f
    * * *
    1. SCHIFF Rettungsleine f
    2. Halteleine f (für Schwimmer etc)
    3. Signalleine f (für Taucher)
    4. fig Rettungsanker m:
    throw a lifeline to sb jemandem einen Rettungsanker zuwerfen
    5. fig Lebensader f (Versorgungsweg)
    6. Lebenslinie f (in der Hand)
    * * *
    noun
    1) (rope) Rettungsleine, die
    2) (fig.) [lebenswichtige] Verbindung; (support) Rettungsanker, der
    * * *
    n.
    Rettungsleine f.

    English-german dictionary > lifeline

  • 2 lifeline

    'life·line n
    1) ( life-saving rope) Rettungsleine f;
    to throw sb a \lifeline [or a \lifeline to sb] jdm eine Rettungsleine zuwerfen; ( fig) jdm einen Rettungsanker zuwerfen ( fig)
    2) ( used by diver) Signalleine f;
    3) (fig: essential thing) [lebenswichtige] Verbindung, Nabelschnur f ( fig)
    the financial \lifeline der Geldhahn
    4) no pl ( Brit) telec ≈ Telefonseelsorge f
    5) ( in palmistry) Lebenslinie f

    English-German students dictionary > lifeline

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