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nounEimer [voll]* * *ˈbuck·et·ful<pl -s or bucketsful>n2. (a lot)\bucketfuls of cash Geld wie Heu\bucketfuls of water eimerweise Wasserwe're getting \bucketfuls of rain bei uns schüttet es wie aus Eimern* * *['bʌkɪtfʊl]nEimer mby the bucketful (fig inf) — tonnenweise (inf)
* * *in bucketfuls eimerweise* * *nounEimer [voll] -
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2) ( a lot)\bucketfuls of cash Geld wie Heu;\bucketfuls of water eimerweise Wasser;we're getting \bucketfuls of rain bei uns schüttet es wie aus Eimern -
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1. nounEimer, der2. intransitive verbkick the bucket — (fig. sl.) ins Gras beißen (salopp)
* * *(a container for holding water, milk etc: We carried water in buckets to the burning house.) der Eimer* * *buck·et[ˈbʌkɪt]I. nchampagne \bucket Sektkübel ma \bucket of water ein Eimer m Wasser▪ \buckets pl Unmengen plin \buckets eimerweisethe rain came down in \buckets es goss wie aus Kübeln4.▪ to \bucket down wie aus Eimern gießen2. (career) rasento \bucket [or go \bucketing] along the road die Straße entlangrasento \bucket [or go \bucketing] down the hill den Hügel hinunterrasen* * *['bʌkɪt]1. n(also of dredger, grain elevator) Eimer m; (of excavator, water wheel) Schaufel fa bucket of water — ein Eimer m Wasser
it's coming down in buckets ( US inf ) — es gießt or schüttet wie aus or mit Kübeln (inf)
See:→ kick, drop2. vi (Brit inf)it's bucketing!, the rain is bucketing (down)! — es gießt or schüttet wie aus or mit Kübeln (inf)
* * *bucket [ˈbʌkıt]A s1. Eimer m, Kübel m:weep buckets umg wie ein Schlosshund heulen2. TECHa) Schaufel f (eines Schaufelrades)b) Förderkübel m, Eimer m (eines Baggers)c) Flügelrad n3. → academic.ru/9381/bucketful">bucketfulB v/t1. schöpfen:bucket out ausschöpfenC v/i1. it’s bucketing (down), the rain’s bucketing (down) Br umg es gießt (wie) mit oder (wie) aus oder in Kübeln* * *1. nounEimer, dera bucket of water — ein Eimer [voll] Wasser
2. intransitive verbkick the bucket — (fig. sl.) ins Gras beißen (salopp)
the rain or it is bucketing down — es gießt wie aus Kübeln (ugs.)
* * *n.Schaufel -n f.
См. также в других словарях:
bucketful — uck et*ful , Bucketfull Buck et*full a bucket filled with a substance, or the quantity which would fill a bucket. Syn: bucket. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bucketful — [[t]bʌ̱kɪtfʊl[/t]] bucketfuls 1) N COUNT: usu N of n A bucketful of something is the amount contained in a bucket. Syn: bucket 2) PHRASE: PHR after v If someone produces or gets something by the bucketful, they produce or get something in large… … English dictionary
bucketful — UK [ˈbʌkɪtfʊl] / US [ˈbʌkətˌfʊl] noun [countable] Word forms bucketful : singular bucketful plural bucketfuls 1) the amount that is contained in a bucket 2) bucketfuls [plural] British informal large amounts of something • by the bucketful … English dictionary
bucketful — /buk it fool /, n., pl. bucketfuls. the amount that a bucket can hold: a bucketful of water. [1555 65; BUCKET + FUL] Usage. See ful. * * * … Universalium
bucketful — bucket ► NOUN 1) a cylindrical open container with a handle used to carry liquids. 2) (buckets) informal large quantities of liquid. 3) a scoop on a waterwheel, dredger, digger, etc. ► VERB (bucketed, bucketing) informal (bucket down) B … English terms dictionary
bucketful — noun (plural bucketfuls or bucketsful) Date: circa 1563 as much as a bucket will hold; broadly a large quantity … New Collegiate Dictionary
bucketful — noun a) the quantity contained in a bucket It was raining in bucketfuls. b) a large quantity … Wiktionary
bucketful — buck|et|ful [ bʌkət,ful ] noun count the amount that is contained in a BUCKET … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bucketful — buck·et·ful || bÊŒkɪtfÊŠl n. amount that a bucket can hold … English contemporary dictionary
bucketful — buck·et·ful … English syllables
bucketful — noun the quantity contained in a bucket • Syn: ↑bucket • Derivationally related forms: ↑bucket (for: ↑bucket) • Hypernyms: ↑containerful … Useful english dictionary