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1. nounKatapult, das2. transitive verb* * *1. noun((American slingshot) a small forked stick with an elastic string fixed to the two prongs for firing small stones etc, usually used by children.) die Schleuder2. verb(to throw violently: The driver was catapulted through the windscreen when his car hit the wall.) schleudern* * *cata·pult[ˈkætəpʌlt, AM -t̬-]II. vt▪ to \catapult sb/sth [somewhere] jdn/etw [irgendwohin] katapultierento \catapult sb into action jdn zum Handeln zwingen* * *['ktəpʌlt]1. n(Brit: slingshot) Schleuder f; (MIL, AVIAT) Katapult nt or m2. vtschleudern, katapultieren; (AVIAT) katapultieren3. vigeschleudert or katapultiert werden* * *catapult [ˈkætəpʌlt]A s Katapult n, auch m:a) MIL, HIST Wurf-, Schleudermaschine fb) Br (Stein)Schleuder fc) FLUG Startschleuder f:catapult seat Schleudersitz m;catapult take-off Katapultstart mB v/tshe was catapulted to stardom overnight sie wurde über Nacht zum Star2. Br mit einer Schleuder beschießen* * *1. nounKatapult, das2. transitive verb* * *n.Schleuder f. v.katapultieren v.schleudern v.
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