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1 Kluft
f; -, Klüfte—* * *die Kluft(Abgrund) gulf* * *Klụft [klʊft]f -, -e['klʏftə]2) (fig) gulf, gapin der Partei tat sich eine tiefe Kluft auf — a deep rift opened up in the party
sich in seine gute or beste Kluft werfen (inf) — to put on one's Sunday best or to put on one's glad rags (hum)
* * *(a deep opening between high rocks etc: The climber could not cross the chasm.) chasm* * *Kluft1<-, Klüfte>[klʊft, pl ˈklʏftə]f1. GEOG cleft, [deep] fissure2. (scharfer Gegensatz) gulftiefe \Kluft deep rift3. KOCHK shankKluft2<-, -en>[klʊft]* * *Idie; Kluft, Kluften (ugs.) rig-out (coll.); gear (coll.); (Uniform) uniform; garbIIdie; Kluft, Klüfte2) (Gegensatz) gulf* * *Kluft1 f; -, KlüfteKluft2 f; -, Kluften; umg (Kleidung) gear, get-up;seine beste Kluft one’s glad rags* * *Idie; Kluft, Kluften (ugs.) rig-out (coll.); gear (coll.); (Uniform) uniform; garbIIdie; Kluft, Klüfte2) (Gegensatz) gulf -
2 Schlund
m; -(e)s, Schlünde1. ANAT. (back of the) throat; fachspr. pharynx; ZOOL. maw* * *der Schlundgorge; throat; gullet; jaws; maw* * *Schlụnd [ʃlʊnt]m -(e)s, -e['ʃlʏndə] (ANAT) pharynx, gullet; (fig liter) maw (liter)* * *<-[e]s, Schlünde>[ʃlʊnt, pl ˈʃlʏndə]m2. (geh) abyss, chasmder \Schlund des Meeres the depths of the sea, the deepder \Schlund des Vulkans the pit of the volcano* * *der; Schlund[e]s, Schlünde [back of the] throat; pharynx (Anat.); (eines Tieres) maw* * *1. ANAT (back of the) throat; fachspr pharynx; ZOOL maw2. fig eines Vulkans etc: (yawning) chasm;der Schlund der Hölle the jaws of hell* * *der; Schlund[e]s, Schlünde [back of the] throat; pharynx (Anat.); (eines Tieres) maw* * *-e m.gullet n. -
3 Spalte
f; -, -n1. Spalt3. DRUCK., der Zeitung etc.: column; der Skandal füllte die Spalten der gesamten Presse all the papers were full of the scandal; nach Spalten bezahlt werden be paid by the column4. vulg. (Vagina) hole* * *die Spaltefissure; crevice; rift; column; crack; cleft; gap; rent; crevasse; chasm; cranny* * *Spạl|te ['ʃpaltə]f -, -n1) (ESP GEOL) fissure; (= esp Felsspalte) cleft, crevice; (= Gletscherspalte) crevasse; (in Wand) crack; (sl = Vagina) hole (sl)2) (COMPUT, TYP, PRESS) column* * *die1) (an opening made by splitting: a cleft in the rocks.) cleft2) (a vertical section of a page of print: a newspaper column.) column3) (a crack or narrow opening (in a wall, rock etc): Plants grew in the crevices.) crevice4) (a (usually regular) position (in eg the schedule of television/radio programmes): The early-evening comedy slot.) slot5) (a split or crack.) rift* * *Spal·te1<-, -n>[ˈʃpaltə]eine \Spalte in der Hauswand a crack in the wall of the houseSpal·te2<-, -n>[ˈʃpaltə]f TYPO, MEDIA columnin \Spalten columnar* * *die; Spalte, Spalten1) crack; (FelsSpalte) crevice; cleft2) (Druckw.): (DruckSpalte) column3) (österr.): (Scheibe) slice* * *3. TYPO, der Zeitung etc: column;der Skandal füllte die Spalten der gesamten Presse all the papers were full of the scandal;nach Spalten bezahlt werden be paid by the column4. vulg (Vagina) hole* * *die; Spalte, Spalten1) crack; (FelsSpalte) crevice; cleft2) (Druckw.): (DruckSpalte) column3) (österr.): (Scheibe) slice* * *-n (Mathematik) f.column n. -n f.chasm n.chink n.column n.crevice n.gash n.rift n. -
4 Lücke
f; -, -n gap (auch Wissenslücke etc.); (schwache Stelle) im Gesetz etc.: loophole; (leere Stelle, auch Parklücke) space; fig. (Bedürfnis) need; (Leere) void; eine Lücke ausfüllen oder schließen fill a gap; fig. auch supply a need; Person: auch step into the breach; eine Lücke reißen create a gap; eine Lücke hinterlassen leave a gap; stärker: leave a void* * *die Lückebreach; hiatus; spacing; blank; gap; chasm; vacancy* * *Lụ̈|cke ['lʏkə]f -, -n (lit, fig)gap; (zwischen Wörtern auch, auf Formularen etc) space; (= Ungereimtheit, Unvollständigkeit etc) hole; (= Gesetzeslücke) loophole; (in Versorgung) breaksein Tod hinterließ eine schmerzliche Lücke (geh) — his death has left a void in our lives
* * *die2) (an opening.) break3) (a break or open space: a gap between his teeth.) gap* * *Lü·cke<-, -n>[ˈlʏkə]f1. (Zwischenraum) gap, holeZahn\Lücke a gap between two teetheine \Lücke im Zaun a gap in the fenceeine \Lücke füllen [o schließen] to fill a gap2. (Unvollständigkeit) gapeine Lücke in einem Gesetz a loophole in a lawmein Wissen weist noch große \Lücken auf I still have large gaps in my knowledgeder Mut zur \Lücke to risk leaving gaps in one's knowledgeirgendwo klafft eine \Lücke there is a gap somewhere* * *die; Lücke, Lücken1) gap; (ParkLücke, auf einem Formular, in einem Text) space* * *Lücke f; -, -n gap (auch Wissenslücke etc); (schwache Stelle) im Gesetz etc: loophole; (leere Stelle, auch Parklücke) space; fig (Bedürfnis) need; (Leere) void;eine Lücke reißen create a gap;eine Lücke hinterlassen leave a gap; stärker: leave a void* * *die; Lücke, Lücken1) gap; (ParkLücke, auf einem Formular, in einem Text) space* * *-n f.breach n.(§ pl.: breaches)break n.gap n.hiatus (medicine) n.lacuna n.space n.vacancy n.vacant space n.void n. -
5 bodenlos
I Adj. bottomless; fig. incredible; bodenloser Leichtsinn fig. unbelievable recklessness; das war eine bodenlose Frechheit! fig. what an incredible cheek ( oder nerve); ins Bodenlose fallen fall into an abyss; fig. fall into a black holeII Adv. fig. incredibly* * *(ohne Boden) bottomless; abysmal;(unerhört) incredible* * *bo|den|los1. adjbottomless; (inf = unerhört) indescribable, incredibleins Bodenlose fallen — to fall into an abyss
2. adv (inf)frech, unverschämt, gemein unbelievably, incredibly* * *(very deep: a bottomless pit.) bottomless* * *bo·den·losI. adj\bodenloser Leichtsinn crass stupiditydas ist eine \bodenlose Frechheit! that's absolutely outrageous!2. (sehr tief) bottomlessein \bodenloser Abgrund an abyss, a chasmins B\bodenlose fallen (fig) to plummet, to fall into a bottomless pitII. adv extremely\bodenlos gemein/unverschämt extremely nasty/insolent* * *1) (tief) bottomless* * *A. adj bottomless; fig incredible;bodenloser Leichtsinn fig unbelievable recklessness;ins Bodenlose fallen fall into an abyss; fig fall into a black holeB. adv fig incredibly* * *1) (tief) bottomless
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