draft in flight

einen Zúg durch die Kneipen machen — to do the rounds of the pubs (esp Brit) or bars

einen Zúg machen (an Zigarette etc) — to take a drag

das Glas in einem Zúg leeren — to empty the glass with one gulp or in one go, to down the glass in one (inf)

etw in vollen Zügen genießen — to enjoy sth to the full or max (inf)

in den letzten Zügen liegen (inf) — to be at one's last gasp (inf), to be on one's last legs (inf)

er hat einen guten Zúg (inf) — he can really put it away (inf)

er hat Zúg abbekommen or gekriegt (inf) — he got a stiff neck etc from sitting in a draught (Brit) or draft (US)

einen Zúg machen (beim Schwimmen) — to do a stroke; (bei Brettspiel) to make a move

Zúg um Zúg (fig) — step by step, stage by stage

(nicht) zum Zúge kommen (inf) — (not) to get a look-in (inf)

du bist am Zúg (bei Brettspiel, fig) — it's your move or turn

im falschen Zúg sitzen (fig inf) — to be on the wrong track, to be barking up the wrong tree (inf)

auf den fahrenden Zúg aufspringen (fig) — to jump on the bandwagon (inf)

die Sache hat einen Zúg ins Lächerliche (fig) — the affair has something (of the) ridiculous about it, the affair verges on the ridiculous

ich nehme lieber den Zug od. fahre lieber mit dem Zug — I prefer to go by train or rail

das ist der Zug der Zeit — (fig.) this is the modern trend or the way things are going

zum Zuge kommen — (fig.) get a chance

das Glas auf einen od. in einem Zug leeren — empty the glass at one go

einen Roman in einem Zug durchlesen — (fig.) read a novel at one sitting

er hat einen guten Zug — (ugs.) he can really knock it back (coll.)

etwas in vollen Zügen genießen — (fig.) enjoy something to the full

in tiefen od. vollen Zügen — in deep breaths

in den letzten Zügen liegen — (ugs.) be at death's door; (fig. scherzh.) <car, engine, machine> be at its last gasp; <project etc.> be on the last lap

ich nehme lieber den Zug od. fahre lieber mit dem Zug — I prefer to go by train or rail

das ist der Zug der Zeit — (fig.) this is the modern trend or the way things are going

zum Zuge kommen — (fig.) get a chance

das Glas auf einen od. in einem Zug leeren — empty the glass at one go

einen Roman in einem Zug durchlesen — (fig.) read a novel at one sitting

er hat einen guten Zug — (ugs.) he can really knock it back (coll.)

etwas in vollen Zügen genießen — (fig.) enjoy something to the full

in tiefen od. vollen Zügen — in deep breaths

in den letzten Zügen liegen — (ugs.) be at death's door; (fig. scherzh.) <car, engine, machine> be at its last gasp; <project etc.> be on the last lap

ciąg technologiczny lub produkcyjny — production process

appel au secours — lit call for help; fig cry for help

appel à — call for [solidarité]; appeal for [calme]; call to [armes]; plea for [clémence]

lancer un appel à — to call for [solidarité, grève]; to appeal for [calme]

appel à — appeal to [personne, bon sens]

faire appel à — [personne] to call [pompiers, police, spécialiste]; to bring in [artiste]; to call up [capitaux]; [gouvernement] to call in [armée, police, puissance étrangère]; [tâche] to call for [connaissances]

faire l'appel — gén to take the roll call; École to take the register

manquer à l'appel — gén to be absent at the roll call; École to be absent at registration

l'appel de — the call of [large, forêt]

sans appel — lit without further right of appeal

une décision sans appel — fig a final decision

condamner sans appel — fig to condemn out of hand

d'appel — [programme, station, séquence] calling (épith); [demande, indicatif, mot] call (épith)

produit d'appel COMMERCE — loss leader

faire l'appel MILITAIRE — to call the roll, ÉDUCATIONto call the register

sans appel fig — final, irrevocable

faire appel à (= invoquer) — to appeal to, (= avoir recours à) to call on, (= nécessiter) to call for, to require

al tiro — (Chi fam) right away, straightaway (BrE)

andar echando tiros — (Méx fam)

a tiro — (Mil) within o in range

a tiro de piedra — (Esp fam)

la playa estaba a tiro de piedra — the beach was a stone's throw away

como un tiro — (Esp fam)

lo que dijo le sentó como un tiro — what he said really upset her

salir/pasar como un tiro — (Col, RPl, Ven) to shoot out/past

de a tiro — (Méx fam) absolutely

de tiros largos — (fam)

se puso de tiros largos — she got all dressed up (colloq)

errar el tiro — ( literal) to miss; ( equivocarse) to get it wrong

estar a tiro de hacer algo — (Col fam) to be about to do sth

me/le salió el tiro por la culata — (fam) my/his plan backfired on me/him

ni a tiros — (fam)

no va a aprobar ni a tiros — there's no way he's going to pass (colloq)

ser un tiro al aire — (AmL fam) to be scatterbrained (colloq)

al tiro — (Chi fam) right away, straightaway (BrE)

andar echando tiros — (Méx fam)

a tiro — (Mil) within o in range

a tiro de piedra — (Esp fam)

la playa estaba a tiro de piedra — the beach was a stone's throw away

como un tiro — (Esp fam)

lo que dijo le sentó como un tiro — what he said really upset her

salir/pasar como un tiro — (Col, RPl, Ven) to shoot out/past

de a tiro — (Méx fam) absolutely

de tiros largos — (fam)

se puso de tiros largos — she got all dressed up (colloq)

errar el tiro — ( literal) to miss; ( equivocarse) to get it wrong

estar a tiro de hacer algo — (Col fam) to be about to do sth

me/le salió el tiro por la culata — (fam) my/his plan backfired on me/him

ni a tiros — (fam)

no va a aprobar ni a tiros — there's no way he's going to pass (colloq)

ser un tiro al aire — (AmL fam) to be scatterbrained (colloq)

Ex: These concept areas include: (1) fuels; (2) chimneys and flues; (3) safety regulations; (4) heating systems; and (5) environmental considerations.