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perched water table BOD, ERDB erhöhter Grundwasserspiegel m (einer begrenzten Fläche durch undurchlässige Bodenschicht)English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > perched water table
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I noun II 1. noun2) (place to sit) Sitzplatz, der2. intransitive verb1) (alight) sich niederlassen2) (be supported) sitzen3. transitive verbsetzen/stellen/legenbe perched — [Vogel:] sitzen
* * *[pə: ] 1. noun1) (a branch etc on which a bird sits or stands: The pigeon would not fly down from its perch.) die Sitzstange2) (any high seat or position: He looked down from his perch on the roof.) hoher, sicherer Sitzplatz2. verb1) ((of birds) to go to (a perch); to sit or stand on( a perch): The bird flew up and perched on the highest branch of the tree.) sich niederlassen2) (to put, or be, in a high seat or position: He perched the child on his shoulder; They perched on the fence.) setzen* * *perch1[pɜ:tʃ, AM pɜ:rtʃ]I. n<pl -es>3.▶ to knock sb off his/her \perch jdn von seinem hohen Ross runterholenII. viIII. vtwith his glasses \perched on his nose,... mit der Brille auf der Nase...perch2<pl - or -es>[pɜ:tʃ, AM pɜ:rtʃ]* * *I [pɜːtʃ]n(= fish) Flussbarsch m II1. n1) (of bird) Stange f; (in tree) Ast m; (= hen-roost) Hühnerstange f; (fig for person etc) Hochsitz mto fall or drop or topple off the or one's perch ( Brit fig inf ) — den Löffel abgeben (inf)
2) (MEASURE) Längenmaß (5.029 m)2. vtto perch sth on sth — etw auf etw (acc) setzen or (upright) stellen
3. vi(bird fig person) hocken; (= alight) sich niederlassenthe tower perches on the edge of the cliff — der Turm thront über dem Rand der Klippe
* * *perch1 [pɜːtʃ; US pɜrtʃ] pl perches [-ız], besonders koll perch s FISCH Flussbarsch mperch2 [pɜːtʃ; US pɜrtʃ]A s1. (Sitz-)Stange f (für Vögel), Hühnerstange f2. umg hoher (Sitz)Platz, hohe Lage:knock sb off their perch jemanden von seinem hohen Ross herunterholen;come off one’s perch von seinem hohen Ross herunterkommen oder -steigen(square) perch Perch n (Flächenmaß = 30¼ yards)5. SCHIFF Pricke f, Stangenseezeichen n6. Lang-, Lenkbaum m (eines Wagens)B v/i1. (on)2. fig thronenperch o.s. sich setzen (on auf akk);* * *I noun, pl. same or perches (Zool.) Flussbarsch, derII 1. noun2) (place to sit) Sitzplatz, der2. intransitive verb1) (alight) sich niederlassen2) (be supported) sitzen3. transitive verbsetzen/stellen/legenbe perched — [Vogel:] sitzen
* * *n.(§ pl.: perches)= Barsch -e m. -
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PHRASES:to come [or get] off one's \perch von seinem hohen Ross heruntersteigen;to knock sb off his/her \perch jdn von seinem hohen Ross runterholen vito \perch sth somewhere etw auf etw akk stecken;with his glasses \perched on his nose,... mit der Brille auf der Nase...;to be \perched somewhere auf etw dat thronen;( fish) Flussbarsch m -
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adverb munter* * *jaun·ti·ly[ˈʤɔ:ntɪli, AM ˈʤɑ:nt-]adv munter, unbeschwert* * *['dZɔːntIlɪ]advmunter, fröhlich, unbeschwert; walk also schwungvollwith his hat perched jauntily over one ear — den Hut keck aufgesetzt, den Hut keck auf einem Ohr
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adverb unsicher* * *pre·cari·ous·ly[prɪˈkeəriəsli, AM -ˈker-]adv gefährlich; (insecurely) unsicherher suitcase was \precariously balanced on the tiny luggage rack ihr Koffer hing gefährlich schief in dem winzigen Gepäcknetzhe lived rather \precariously from one day to the next er lebte von der Hand in den Mund* * *[prI'kɛərIəslɪ]advcling, dangle unsicherhe lived rather precariously from his work as a photographer — er verdiente einen ziemlich unsicheren Lebensunterhalt als Fotograf
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