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1 Besen
m; -s, -1. broom; (Reisigbesen) besom; (Handbesen) (sweeping) brush; Schaufel und Besen dustpan and brush; fig. neue Besen kehren gut Sprichw. a new broom sweeps clean; ich fresse einen Besen umg. I’ll eat my hat; mit eisernem Besen ( aus) kehren fig. adopt drastic measures (to restore order)2. umg., pej. (Frau) old bag* * *der Besenbroom* * *Be|sen ['beːzn]m -s, -ich fresse einen Bésen, wenn das stimmt (inf) — if that's right, I'll eat my hat (inf)
neue Bésen kehren gut (Prov) — a new broom sweeps clean (Prov)
* * *(a long-handled sweeping brush.) broom* * *Be·sen<-s, ->[ˈbe:zn̩]m2. KOCHK whisk4. SÜDD (fam) Swabian vineyard's own public bar selling its wine, identifiable by a broom hanging outside the door5.▶ etw mit eisernem \Besen auskehren to make a clean sweep of sth* * *der; Besens, Besen1) broom; (ReisigBesen) besom; (HandBesen) brushich fress' einen Besen, wenn das stimmt — (salopp) I'll eat my hat if that's right (coll.)
•• Cultural note:neue Besen kehren gut — (Spr.) a new broom sweeps clean (prov.)
An inn set up temporarily by a local wine-grower for a few weeks after the new wine has been made. A blown-up pig's bladder is hung up outside the door to indicate that the new vintage may be sampled here. This is mainly found in Southern Germany and is similar to the Austrian Heurige. See also Straußwirtschaft* * *Schaufel und Besen dustpan and brush;figneue Besen kehren gut sprichw a new broom sweeps clean;ich fresse einen Besen umg I’ll eat my hat;2. umg, pej (Frau) old bag* * *der; Besens, Besen1) broom; (ReisigBesen) besom; (HandBesen) brushich fress' einen Besen, wenn das stimmt — (salopp) I'll eat my hat if that's right (coll.)
•• Cultural note:neue Besen kehren gut — (Spr.) a new broom sweeps clean (prov.)
An inn set up temporarily by a local wine-grower for a few weeks after the new wine has been made. A blown-up pig's bladder is hung up outside the door to indicate that the new vintage may be sampled here. This is mainly found in Southern Germany and is similar to the Austrian Heurige. See also Straußwirtschaft* * *besom n.broom n. -
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3 eisern
I Adj.1. (aus Eisen) iron, fachspr. ferrous, ferric; präd. of iron; eiserne Lunge MED. iron lung; eiserner Vorhang THEAT. safety curtain; der Eiserne Vorhang HIST. the Iron Curtain; Jungfrau2. fig. (unerschütterlich) iron, steely; präd. of iron ( oder steel); (unnachgiebig) adamant, hard; (fest, unerschrocken) firm; Energie: tireless, inexhaustible; Sparsamkeit etc.: rigorous; eiserne Regel hard and fast rule, absolute rule; mit eisernem Besen auskehren take a radical new broom to; mit eiserner Faust niederschlagen (Revolte etc.) crush (ruthlessly); ein Tyrann mit eiserner Faust a heavy-handed ( oder implacable) tyrant; mit eisernem Griff with a grip of iron ( oder steel); mit eiserner Hand herrschen rule with a rod of iron; eiserne Hochzeit seventieth ( oder seventy-fifth) wedding anniversary; mit eiserner Miene with a stony ( oder grim) expression, grim-faced; eiserne Ration / Reserve iron rations Pl. / emergency reserves Pl.; mit eiserner Ruhe with imperturbable calm; sie hat eine eiserne Gesundheit she’s got a cast-iron constitution; dazu braucht man eiserne Nerven this requires nerves of steelII Adv. (fest) firmly; (unnachgiebig) unyieldingly, rigidly, implacably; (unbeirrbar) resolutely, unswervingly, with iron ( oder steely) determination; eisern lernen / üben etc. study / practi|se (Am. -ce) etc. hard; eisern bei etw. bleiben oder in etw. (Dat) eisern sein stick rigidly to s.th., take a hard line on s.th.; eisern festhalten an hold on rigidly to; eisern durchhalten keep going to the (bitter) end; sich eisern behaupten stand one’s ground doggedly; ( aber) eisern! umg. you bet!* * *of iron; ironclad; iron* * *ei|sern ['aizɐn]1. adj1) attr (= aus Eisen) ironder éíserne Vorhang (Theat) — the safety curtain
die éíserne Jungfrau (Hist) — the Iron Maiden
éíserne Hochzeit — 65th wedding anniversary
2) (= fest, unnachgiebig) Disziplin iron attr, strict; Wille iron attr, of iron; Energie unflagging, indefatigable; Ruhe unshakeableéíserne Gesundheit — iron constitution
sein Griff war éísern — his grip was like iron
mit éíserner Faust — with an iron hand
es ist ein éísernes Gesetz, dass... — it's a hard and fast rule that...
éísern sein/bleiben — to be/remain resolute about sth
da bin or bleibe ich éísern! (inf) — that's definite
3) attr (= unantastbar) Reserve emergencyéíserne Ration — emergency or iron rations pl
2. advresolutely; trainieren with iron determinationer schwieg éísern — he remained resolutely silent
er ist éísern bei seinem Entschluss geblieben — he stuck steadfastly or firmly to his decision
(aber) éísern! (inf) — (but) of course!, absolutely!
* * *1) (very strong: cast-iron muscles.) cast-iron2) iron3) (stubborn, unyielding: grim determination.) grim* * *ei·sern[ˈaizɐn]I. adj2. (unnachgiebig) iron, resolute\eiserne Energie unflagging [or indefatigable] energy\eiserne Ruhe unshakeable patience▪ \eisern sein [o bleiben] to be/remain resoluteund wenn du noch so bettelst, da bin/bleibe ich \eisern! however much you beg, I will not change my mindmit \eisernem Besen auskehren (fig) to make a clean sweep3. (fest) firmjds \eiserne Reserve sb's nest egg5.II. adv resolutelysie hat sich \eisern an den Plan gehalten she stuck firmly [or steadfastly] to the plan* * *1.1) nicht präd. (aus Eisen) ironeiserne Lunge — (Med.) iron lung
der Eiserne Vorhang — (Politik) the Iron Curtain
3) (unerbittlich) iron; unyielding; iron < discipline>4) (bleibend)eiserner Bestand/eiserne Reserve — emergency stock/reserves pl.
2.die eiserne Ration — the iron rations pl.; (fig.) one's last reserves pl. or standby
1) (unerschütterlich) resolutelyeisern sparen/trainieren — save/train with iron determination
eisern durchgreifen — take drastic measures or action
* * *A. adjeiserne Lunge MED iron lung;eiserner Vorhang THEAT safety curtain;2. fig (unerschütterlich) iron, steely; präd of iron ( oder steel); (unnachgiebig) adamant, hard; (fest, unerschrocken) firm; Energie: tireless, inexhaustible; Sparsamkeit etc: rigorous;eiserne Regel hard and fast rule, absolute rule;mit eisernem Besen auskehren take a radical new broom to;mit eiserner Faust niederschlagen (Revolte etc) crush (ruthlessly);ein Tyrann mit eiserner Faust a heavy-handed ( oder implacable) tyrant;mit eisernem Griff with a grip of iron ( oder steel);mit eiserner Hand herrschen rule with a rod of iron;eiserne Hochzeit seventieth ( oder seventy-fifth) wedding anniversary;mit eiserner Miene with a stony ( oder grim) expression, grim-faced;eiserne Ration/Reserve iron rations pl/emergency reserves pl;mit eiserner Ruhe with imperturbable calm;sie hat eine eiserne Gesundheit she’s got a cast-iron constitution;dazu braucht man eiserne Nerven this requires nerves of steelB. adv (fest) firmly; (unnachgiebig) unyieldingly, rigidly, implacably; (unbeirrbar) resolutely, unswervingly, with iron ( oder steely) determination;eisern lernen/üben etc study/practise (US -ce) etc hard;in etwas (dat)eisern sein stick rigidly to sth, take a hard line on sth;eisern festhalten an hold on rigidly to;eisern durchhalten keep going to the (bitter) end;sich eisern behaupten stand one’s ground doggedly;(aber) eisern! umg you bet!* * *1.1) nicht präd. (aus Eisen) ironeiserne Lunge — (Med.) iron lung
der Eiserne Vorhang — (Politik) the Iron Curtain
3) (unerbittlich) iron; unyielding; iron < discipline>4) (bleibend)eiserner Bestand/eiserne Reserve — emergency stock/reserves pl.
2.die eiserne Ration — the iron rations pl.; (fig.) one's last reserves pl. or standby
1) (unerschütterlich) resolutelysich eisern an etwas (Akk.) halten — keep resolutely to something
eisern sparen/trainieren — save/train with iron determination
eisern durchgreifen — take drastic measures or action
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4 entstauben
v/t (Möbel etc.) dust; nach längerer Zeit: dust off; flüchtig: dust (a-) round; (Gerät etc.) remove (the) dust from; fig. (modernisieren) take a new broom to* * *ent|stauben [ɛnt'ʃtaubn] ptp entstaubtvtto remove the dust from, to free from dust* * *ent·stau·ben *vt▪ etw \entstauben to remove the dust from sth, to dust sth* * *entstauben v/t (Möbel etc) dust; nach längerer Zeit: dust off; flüchtig: dust (a-)round; (Gerät etc) remove (the) dust from; fig (modernisieren) take a new broom to -
5 der Besen
- {besom} chổi sể, con mụ phải gió, con mụ chết tiệt - {broom} cây đậu chổi, cái chổi = der abgenutzte Besen {scrub}+ = Neue Besen kehren gut. {A new broom sweeps clean.}+ -
6 Ein neuer Besen kehrt gut.
ausdr.A new broom sweeps clean. expr. -
7 Neue Besen kehren gut.
ausdr.A new broom sweeps clean. expr. -
8 Ein neuer Besen kehrt gut.
A new broom sweeps clean. -
9 Neue Besen kehren gut.
A new broom sweeps clean.
См. также в других словарях:
new broom — new brooms N COUNT: usu sing Someone who has just started a new job and who is expected to make a lot of changes can be referred to as a new broom. [JOURNALISM] The company seemed set to make a fresh start under a new broom … English dictionary
new broom sweeps clean — A new person makes many changes. A proverb. * /The new superintendent has changed many of the school rules. A new broom sweeps clean./ … Dictionary of American idioms
new broom sweeps clean — A new person makes many changes. A proverb. * /The new superintendent has changed many of the school rules. A new broom sweeps clean./ … Dictionary of American idioms
new\ broom\ sweeps\ clean — proverb A new person makes many changes. The new superintendent has changed many of the school rules. A new broom sweeps clean … Словарь американских идиом
new broom sweeps clean — a new person makes many changes We discovered the truth to the expression a new broom sweeps clean when our new boss changed everything in our organization … Idioms and examples
new broom — noun A new leader or management. In one way, Mr. Browns position is particularly difficult, because unlike other political leaders he cannot claim to be a new broom. The Economist in article Labour pains on Dec 1st 2007 … Wiktionary
new broom — noun Etymology: from the proverb “a new broom sweeps clean” : a person recently established in a position of authority and vigorous in exercise of his duties … Useful english dictionary
new broom — new manager or supervisor who tries to change orders and procedures … English contemporary dictionary
a new broom — a new ˈbroom idiom (BrE, often disapproving) a person who has just started to work for an organization, department, etc, especially in a senior job, and who is likely to make a lot of changes • Well, you know what they say A new broom sweeps… … Useful english dictionary
(a) new broom — a new leader of an organization who makes a lot of changes and improvements. There was a feeling that White had been in charge long enough and that what was needed was a new broom … New idioms dictionary
new broom sweeps clean — something new and in good condition works better … English contemporary dictionary
