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1 towering
attributive adjective2) (fig.) herausragend [Leistung, Gestalt]* * *1) (very high: towering cliffs.) turmhoch* * *tow·er·ing[ˈtaʊərɪŋ, AM ˈtaʊɚ-]1. (very high) hoch aufragend2. (very great) überragend\towering rage maßloser Zorna \towering temper ein zügelloses Temperament* * *['taʊərɪŋ]adjthe boy stood before the towering figure of his father — der Schüler stand vor der hoch aufragenden Gestalt seines Vaters
a towering rage — eine rasende or unbändige Wut
one of the towering giants of literature — eine der einsamen Größen der Literatur, ein Titan m der Literatur
* * *towering [ˈtaʊərıŋ] adj (adv toweringly)1. turmhoch (aufragend), hoch-, aufragend2. fig gewaltig, maßlos:be in a towering rage vor Wut rasen* * *attributive adjective2) (fig.) herausragend [Leistung, Gestalt]3) (fig.): (violent, intense) blind [Wut]; maßlos [Ehrgeiz, Stolz]* * *adj.emporragend adj.gewaltig adj.sich erhebend adj. -
2 towering
1) ( very high) hoch aufragend2) ( very great) überragend;\towering rage maßloser Zorn;a \towering temper ein zügelloses Temperament -
3 mount
<tech.gen> (e.g. of an instrument, a pump) ■ Fuß m<tech.gen> (support, bearing) ■ Lagerung f<mech.eng> ■ Fuß m< bio> ■ Präparat nvt <tech.gen> (erect a towering structure; e.g. antenna, tower) ■ aufrichten vtvt <tech.gen> (e.g. gantry, machine tool) ■ aufstellen vtvt < join> (gen.; to/on sth) ■ befestigen vt ; montieren vt ; installieren vt ; anbringen vt ugs ; festmachen vt ugs.rarvt <mach.tools> (place workpiece in fixture, on pallet, carrier) ■ aufnehmen vt--------mount (up) -
4 rage
1. nounbe in/fly into a rage — in Wut od. (ugs.) Rage sein/geraten
in a fit of rage — in einem Anfall von Wut
2) (vehement desire or passion) Besessenheit, die2. intransitive verbsomething is [all] the rage — etwas ist [ganz] groß in Mode
1) (rave) tobenrage at or against something/somebody — gegen etwas/jemanden wüten od. (ugs.) wettern
2) (be violent, operate unchecked) toben; [Krankheit:] wüten* * *[rei‹] 1. noun 2. verb1) (to act or shout in great anger: He raged at his secretary.) wüten2) ((of wind, storms etc) to be violent; to blow with great force: The storm raged all night.) wüten3) ((of battles, arguments etc) to be carried on with great violence: The battle raged for two whole days.) wüten4) ((of diseases etc) to spread quickly and affect many people: Fever was raging through the town.) wüten•- academic.ru/90672/raging">raging- all the rage
- the rage* * *[reɪʤ]I. nto react with \rage to sth wütend auf etw akk reagierenin \rage wutentbrannt, zornigshe screamed at them in \rage sie schrie sie voller Zorn ana towering \rage rasende [o unbändige] Wut, Tobsuchtsanfall mto be in a \rage wütend sein, toben3. (mania)why this sudden \rage for Australian films? warum sind australische Filme plötzlich so modern?to be [all] the \rage der letzte Schrei sein famthe party was a \rage auf der Party ging's echt ab sl, das war eine Wahnsinnsparty slII. vi1. (express fury) toben▪ to \rage at sb jdn anschreienhe \raged against fate er haderte heftig mit dem Schicksal gehthe fire is raging through the forest die Feuerwand rast durch den Walda hurricane was raging in the west ein Hurrikan fegte über den Westen des Landes* * *[reɪdZ]1. nWut f, Zorn m; (of storm) Toben nt, Rasen ntto be in a rage — wütend sein, toben
fit of rage — Wutanfall m
to send sb into a rage — jdn wütend or (stronger) rasend machen
to be ( all) the rage (inf) — der letzte Schrei sein (inf), voll angesagt sein (inf)
2. vitoben, rasen; (sea, war, debate) tobento rage against sb/sth — gegen jdn/etw wettern
* * *rage [reıdʒ]A s1. Wut(anfall) f(m), Raserei f, Zorn m, Rage f:be in a rage wütend sein;be in one of one’s rages einen seiner Wutanfälle haben;fly into a rage in Wut geraten2. fig Wüten n, Toben nfor nach)4. Begeisterung f, Taumel m, Rausch m, Ekstase f5. (große) Mode:it is (all) the rage es ist große Mode oder umg der letzte SchreiB v/i wüten (auch Krankheit, Sturm), toben (auch Meer, Sturm):a raging headache rasende Kopfschmerzen pl* * *1. nounbe in/fly into a rage — in Wut od. (ugs.) Rage sein/geraten
2) (vehement desire or passion) Besessenheit, die2. intransitive verbsomething is [all] the rage — etwas ist [ganz] groß in Mode
1) (rave) tobenrage at or against something/somebody — gegen etwas/jemanden wüten od. (ugs.) wettern
2) (be violent, operate unchecked) toben; [Krankheit:] wüten* * *n.Koller - m.Rage nur sing. f.Wut nur sing. f. -
5 tower
1. noun1) Turm, derthe Tower [of London] — der Tower [von London]
3)2. intransitive verbbe a tower of strength [to somebody] — (fig.) [jemandem] ein fester Rückhalt sein
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/120985/tower_above">tower above* * *1. noun(a tall, narrow (part of a) building, especially (of) a castle: the Tower of London; a church-tower.) der Turm2. verb(to rise high: She is so small that he towers above her.) hochragen- towering- tower-block* * *tow·er[taʊəʳ, AM taʊɚ]I. n Turm moffice \tower Bürohochhaus ntII. vi aufragen* * *['taʊə(r)]1. n1) Turm m2) (fig= person)
a tower of strength — eine Stütze, ein starker (Rück)halt2. viragen* * *tower1 [ˈtaʊə(r)]A s1. Turm m:the Tower of Babel BIBEL der Turm von Babel;2. Feste f, Bollwerk n:3. Zwinger m, Festung f (Gefängnis):the Tower (of London) der (Londoner) TowerB v/i1. (hoch)ragen, sich emportürmen (to zu):2. JAGD senkrecht hochschießen (Falke etc)* * *1. noun1) Turm, derthe Tower [of London] — der Tower [von London]
3)2. intransitive verbbe a tower of strength [to somebody] — (fig.) [jemandem] ein fester Rückhalt sein
Phrasal Verbs:* * *(above, over) v.sich auftürmen v.sich erheben (über) v. v.emporragen v.hochragen v.ragen v. n.Turm ¨-e m. -
6 rage
[reɪʤ] nto react with \rage to sth wütend auf etw akk reagieren;in \rage wutentbrannt, zornig;she screamed at them in \rage sie schrie sie voller Zorn an2) ( fit of anger)a towering \rage rasende [o unbändige] Wut, Tobsuchtsanfall m;to be in a \rage wütend sein, toben;3) ( mania)why this sudden \rage for Australian films? warum sind australische Filme plötzlich so modern?;to be [all] the \rage der letzte Schrei sein ( fam)the party was a \rage auf der Party ging's echt ab (sl), das war eine Wahnsinnsparty (sl) vi1) ( express fury) toben;to \rage at sb jdn anschreien;he \raged against fate er haderte heftig mit dem Schicksal ( geh)the fire is raging through the forest die Feuerwand rast durch den Wald;a hurricane was raging in the west ein Hurrikan fegte über den Westen des Landes
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