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nounbe over a barrel — (fig.) in der Klemme sitzen (ugs.)
have somebody over a barrel — (fig.) jemanden in der Zange haben (ugs.)
scrape the barrel — (fig.) das Letzte zusammenkratzen (ugs.)
* * *['bærəl]1) (a container of curved pieces of wood or of metal: The barrels contain beer.) das Faß2) (a long, hollow, cylindrical shape, especially the tube-shaped part of a gun: The bullet jammed in the barrel of the gun.) der (Gewehr-)Lauf* * *bar·relI. n6.I wouldn't say he's a \barrel of laughs er ist nicht gerade eine StimmungskanoneII. viIII. vt▪ to \barrel sth etw in Fässer [ab]füllen* * *['brəl]1. nit wasn't exactly a barrel of laughs (inf) — es war nicht gerade komisch
to pay cash on the barrel (US) — bar auf den Tisch or die Kralle (inf) zahlen
See:to give sb both barrels — auf jdn aus beiden Läufen feuern
See:→ academic.ru/43511/lock">lock3) (of fountain pen) Tank m2. vtwine etc (in Fässer) (ab)füllen; herring (in Fässer) einlegenbarrelled beer — Fassbier nt
* * *barrel [ˈbærəl]A sby the barrel fassweise;have sb over a barrel umg jemanden in der Hand haben;they were really scraping the (bottom of the) barrel when they chose him as chairman umg sie waren ganz schön tief gesunken, als sie ihn zum Vorsitzenden wählten;buying a player like that is really scraping the (bottom of the) barrel umg so einen Spieler zu verpflichten, ist wirklich das Allerletzte2. Fass(voll) n3. umg Haufen m umg, große Menge:we had a barrel of fun wir hatten jede Menge Spaß4. TECHa) Walze f, Rolle f, Trommel fb) Lauf-, Zylinderbüchse fd) Federgehäuse n (der Uhr)e) Stiefel m, Kolbenrohr n (einer Pumpe)f) Rumpf m (eines Dampfkessels)g) Tintenbehälter m (einer Füllfeder)h) Glockenkörper mi) Walze f (der Drehorgel)j) (rundes) Gehäuse5. MED Zylinder m (der Spritze)6. ORN Kiel m (einer Feder)7. Rumpf m (eines Pferdes oder Ochsen)B v/t prät und pperf -reled, besonders Br -relled1. in Fässer packen oder füllen2. US umga) schnell befördernb) rasen mit:bar. abk1. barometer2. barometrical3. barrel4. barristerbl. abk3. black4. block5. blue* * *nounbe over a barrel — (fig.) in der Klemme sitzen (ugs.)
have somebody over a barrel — (fig.) jemanden in der Zange haben (ugs.)
scrape the barrel — (fig.) das Letzte zusammenkratzen (ugs.)
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