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1 ace
noun(Cards, Tennis, person) As, dasplay one's ace — (fig.) seinen Trumpf ausspielen
hold all the aces — alle Trümpfe auf od. in der Hand haben
he was within an ace of doing it — (hair's breadth) er hätte es um ein Haar getan
* * *[eis]1) (the one in playing-cards: the ace of spades.) das As2) (a person who is expert at anything: He's an ace with a rifle.) ein As3) (a serve in tennis in which the ball is not touched by the opposing player.) das As4) (the ``one'' on dominoes or dice.)* * *[eɪs]I. n\ace of diamonds/clubs/hearts/spades Karo-/Kreuz-/Herz-/Pikass ntto serve an \ace ein Ass schlagen, mit einem Ass punkten4.▶ to be [or come] within an \ace of death/losing/winning um Haaresbreite [o um ein Haar] sterben/verlieren/gewinnen▶ to have an \ace up one's sleeve [or AM also in the hole] noch einen Trumpf in [o auf] der Hand haben▶ to play one's \ace seinen Trumpf ausspielen\ace footballer Spitzenfußballer(in) m(f)▪ to \ace sb jdn mit einem Ass schlagen* * *I [eɪs]1. n2) (inf: expert) Ass nt (at in +dat)tennis ace — Tennisass nt
3) (TENNIS: serve) Ass nt2. adj attr(= excellent) Star-II [eɪs]ace photographer — Starfotograf(in) m(f)
vt (US sl= kill) umbringen, töten* * *ace [eıs]A s1. Ass n (Spielkarte):ace of hearts Herzass;play one’s ace fig seinen Trumpf ausspielen2. Eins f (auf Würfeln)3. Golf, Tennis, Volleyball: Ass n5. umg Ass n, Kanone f (at in dat):soccer ace Fußballstar m;ace at driving Fahrkünstler(in)B adj umg hervorragend, Spitzen…, Star…:ace footballer Fußballstar m;ace skier Skiass n;C v/t1. a) Tennis: jemandem ein Ass servieren2. US umg einen Test etc mit Glanz bestehen* * *noun(Cards, Tennis, person) As, dasace of trumps/diamonds — Trumpf-/Karoass, das
play one's ace — (fig.) seinen Trumpf ausspielen
hold all the aces — alle Trümpfe auf od. in der Hand haben
he was within an ace of doing it — (hair's breadth) er hätte es um ein Haar getan
* * *n.As n.
См. также в других словарях:
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