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to beat sb to the top of a hill

  • 1 Gipfel

    m; -s, -
    1. summit, (mountain) peak, mountain top
    2. fig. (Höhepunkt) peak, height; einer Kurve: peak; auf dem Gipfel (+ Gen) at the peak ( oder height) of; der Gipfel der Frechheit the height of impudence; das ist der Gipfel der Geschmacklosigkeit auch for tastelessness that’s hard to beat; das ist ja der Gipfel! umg. that really is the limit, auch that takes the biscuit (Am. cake)
    3. POL. umg. summit
    4. altm. (Wipfel) top
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    der Gipfel
    (Bergspitze) top of the mountain; peak; summit; height; hilltop; tip; top; pinnacle;
    (Höhepunkt) peak; acme; heyday
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    Gịp|fel ['gɪpfl]
    m -s, -
    1) (= Bergspitze) peak; (= höchster Punkt eines Berges) summit
    2) (fig = Höhepunkt) height; (des Ruhms, der Karriere) height, peak; (der Vollkommenheit) epitome

    den Gipfel erreichen — to reach the summit

    er hat den Gipfel seiner Wünsche/Träume erreicht — all his wishes/dreams have been fulfilled or have come true

    3) (= Gipfelkonferenz) summit
    4) (Sw = Croissant) croissant
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    der
    1) (the top eg of a head, hat, hill etc: We reached the crown of the hill.) crown
    2) (the peak or extreme: dressed in the height of fashion; His actions were the height of folly.) height
    3) (the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: He was at the peak of his career.) peak
    4) (a high pointed rock or mountain: It was a dangerous pinnacle to climb.) pinnacle
    5) (a high point (of achievement, success etc): He has reached the pinnacle of his career.) pinnacle
    6) (the highest point: They reached the summit of the mountain at midday; At the age of thirty he was at the summit of his powers as a composer.) summit
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    Gip·fel
    <-s, ->
    [ˈgɪpfl̩]
    m
    1. (Bergspitze) peak; (höchster Punkt) summit; DIAL (Wipfel) treetop
    2. (fig: Zenit) peak
    auf dem \Gipfel der Macht/des Ruhms angelangt sein to have reached the peak of one's power/fame; (Höhepunkt) height
    der \Gipfel der Vollkommenheit sein to be the epitome of perfection
    der \Gipfel der Frechheit sein to be the height of cheek
    der \Gipfel der Geschmacklosigkeit/Perversion the depths [or the height] of bad taste/perversion
    das ist der \Gipfel! (fam) that's the limit, that [really] takes the biscuit [or AM cake] fam
    3. POL summit [conference]
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    der; Gipfels, Gipfel
    1) peak; (höchster Punkt des Berges) summit
    2) (Höhepunkt) height; (von Begeisterung, Glück, Ruhm, Macht auch) peak

    auf dem Gipfel der Macht/des Ruhmes — at the height of one's power/fame

    das ist [doch] der Gipfel! — (ugs.) that's the limit!

    * * *
    Gipfel m; -s, -
    1. summit, (mountain) peak, mountain top
    2. fig (Höhepunkt) peak, height; einer Kurve: peak;
    auf dem Gipfel (+gen) at the peak ( oder height) of;
    der Gipfel der Frechheit the height of impudence;
    das ist der Gipfel der Geschmacklosigkeit auch for tastelessness that’s hard to beat;
    das ist ja der Gipfel! umg that really is the limit, auch that takes the biscuit (US cake)
    3. POL umg summit
    4. obs (Wipfel) top
    * * *
    der; Gipfels, Gipfel
    2) (Höhepunkt) height; (von Begeisterung, Glück, Ruhm, Macht auch) peak

    auf dem Gipfel der Macht/des Ruhmes — at the height of one's power/fame

    das ist [doch] der Gipfel! — (ugs.) that's the limit!

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    - m.
    apogee n.
    climax n.
    height n.
    pinnacle n.
    summit n.
    top n. m.
    acme n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Gipfel

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