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1 trocken
I Adj.1. dry (auch Brot, Husten, Kuh, fig. Bemerkung, Humor, Person, Wein); Land: auch arid; Holz: (well-)seasoned; trocken werden dry (out); im Trockenen somewhere dry, in a dry place; bei Regen: auch under shelter; trocken(es) Brot essen eat dry bread, fig. live on bread and water2. (langweilig) dry, dull, boring; Vokabeln lernen ist mir zu trocken learning (new) vocabulary is too dull ( oder a snore umg.)3. Akustik: dry; Knall: dry, sharp; trockener Knall auch crack; trockene Kälte crisp cold; eine trockene Rechte ans Kinn des Gegners a crisp right(hander) to ( oder on) his opponent’s jaw; ein trockener Schuss aus 15 Metern beim Fußball: a 15-yard ( oder -met|re, Am. -er) drive4. fig., in Wendungen: trockenen Auges fig. callously, without a qualm; da blieb kein Auge trocken umg. vor Lachen: we ( oder they) couldn’t stop laughing, we ( oder they) were falling about (Am. were doubled over oder rolling in the aisles); vor Rührung: there wasn’t a dry eye in the place auch iro., we etc. all had tears in our eyes; trocken sein umg. (keinen Alkohol mehr trinken) be on the wagon; ich sitze ( völlig) auf dem Trockenen umg., fig. (ohne Geld) I’m stony (Am. stone) broke ( oder completely on the rocks); (ohne Getränk) I’m staring into an empty glass, I’m parched; (ohne Information) I don’t know ( oder have no idea) what’s going on, I’m all at sea; (ich weiß nicht weiter) I’m stuck ( oder stymied); noch nicht trocken hinter den Ohren still wet behind the ears; Kehle 1, Schäfchen etc.II Adv.1. trocken nach Hause kommen get home before the rain really starts ( oder without getting wet); sich trocken rasieren dry-shave, use an electric shaver ( oder razor); trocken aufbewahren keep in a dry place; trocken stehen (Kuh) be dry2. fig.: trocken bemerken, dass... remark ( oder observe) drily that...; recht trocken geschrieben written in a pedestrian style, dull in its approach, unimaginative* * *(herb) dry;(humorlos) humourless;(nicht nass) arid; dry* * *trọ|cken ['trɔkn]1. adj1) dry; Gebiet arid (form), dry; Gedeck without wine etc; (inf ) Alkoholiker dry, off the bottle, on the wagon (inf)trocken werden — to dry; (Brot) to go or get or become dry
ins Trockene kommen/gehen — to come/go into the dry (esp Brit) or out of the rain
auf dem Trockenen sitzen (inf) — to be in a tight spot (inf) or in difficulties
See:→ Schäfchen, Ohr2) (= langweilig) dry3) (= herb) Sekt, Sherry dry4) (fig) Humor, Art etc dry2. advaufbewahren, lagern in a dry placedie Haare trocken schneiden — to cut one's/sb's hair dry
* * *1) (dry: The soil is rather arid.) arid2) (having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc: The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.) dry3) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) dry4) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) dry5) ((of wine) not sweet.) dry6) (in a quiet, restrained (and humorous) manner: He commented drily on the untidiness of the room.) drily7) (in a quiet, restrained (and humorous) manner: He commented drily on the untidiness of the room.) dryly* * *tro·cken[ˈtrɔkn̩]I. adj1. (ausgetrocknet) dry\trockener Boden dry [or arid] ground\trockene Erde dry [or arid] soil2. (nicht mehr nass) dry▪ \trocken sein/werden to be/become drydieser Lack wird nach dem Verstreichen rasch \trocken this paint dries very quickly [or is dry very soon] after being appliedauf dem T\trockenen on dry land [or terra firma]im T\trockenen in the dryein \trockenes Gebiet/ \trockener Landstrich/eine \trockene Wüste a dry [or arid] region/area/wildernessinfolge des Treibhauseffektes soll das Klima \trockener werden the climate is expected to become drier as a result of the greenhouse effect5. (nüchtern) dry, dullein \trockenes Buch a dull book\trockene Zahlen dry [or bare] figures; (lapidar) dry6. (hart) dry▪ \trocken sein to be on the wagon sl8.II. adv\trocken aufbewahren [o lagern] to keep [or store] in a dry place* * *1.1) dryetwas trocken bügeln/reinigen — dry-iron/dry-clean something
auf dem Trock[e]nen sitzen od. sein — (ugs.) be completely stuck (coll.); (pleite sein) be skint (Brit. sl.)
2) (ohne Zutat)trockenes od. (ugs.) trocken Brot essen — eat dry bread
3) (sachlich-langweilig) dry, factual <account, report, treatise>; bare <words, figures>; dull, dry < person>4) (unverblümt) dry <humour, remark, etc.>2.1) (sachlich-langweilig) <speak, write> drily, in a matter-of-fact way2) (unverblümt) drily* * *A. adj1. dry (auch Brot, Husten, Kuh, fig Bemerkung, Humor, Person, Wein); Land: auch arid; Holz: (well-)seasoned;trocken werden dry (out);im Trockenen somewhere dry, in a dry place; bei Regen: auch under shelter;trocken(es) Brot essen eat dry bread, fig live on bread and water2. (langweilig) dry, dull, boring;trockener Knall auch crack;trockene Kälte crisp cold;eine trockene Rechte ans Kinn des Gegners a crisp right(hander) to ( oder on) his opponent’s jaw;trockenen Auges fig callously, without a qualm;da blieb kein Auge trocken umg vor Lachen: we ( oder they) couldn’t stop laughing, we ( oder they) were falling about (US were doubled over oder rolling in the aisles); vor Rührung: there wasn’t a dry eye in the place auch iron, we etc all had tears in our eyes;trocken sein umg (keinen Alkohol mehr trinken) be on the wagon;ich sitze (völlig) auf dem Trockenen umg, fig (ohne Geld) I’m stony (US stone) broke ( oder completely on the rocks); (ohne Getränk) I’m staring into an empty glass, I’m parched; (ohne Information) I don’t know ( oder have no idea) what’s going on, I’m all at sea; (ich weiß nicht weiter) I’m stuck ( oder stymied);B. adv1.trocken nach Hause kommen get home before the rain really starts ( oder without getting wet);sich trocken rasieren dry-shave, use an electric shaver ( oder razor);trocken aufbewahren keep in a dry place;trocken reiben rub ( oder towel) dry;trocken reinigen dry-clean;nur trocken reinigen! Schild: dry-clean only;trocken schleudern spin-dry;trocken wischen wipe sth dry2. fig:trocken bemerken, dass … remark ( oder observe) drily that …;recht trocken geschrieben written in a pedestrian style, dull in its approach, unimaginative* * *1.1) dryetwas trocken bügeln/reinigen — dry-iron/dry-clean something
auf dem Trock[e]nen sitzen od. sein — (ugs.) be completely stuck (coll.); (pleite sein) be skint (Brit. sl.)
2) (ohne Zutat)trockenes od. (ugs.) trocken Brot essen — eat dry bread
3) (sachlich-langweilig) dry, factual <account, report, treatise>; bare <words, figures>; dull, dry < person>4) (unverblümt) dry <humour, remark, etc.>2.1) (sachlich-langweilig) <speak, write> drily, in a matter-of-fact way2) (unverblümt) drily* * *adj.arid adj.bald adj.dry adj.jejune adj. adv.aridly adv.drily adv.dryly adv. -
2 prosaisch
I Adj. prosaic; fig. (nüchtern) down-to-earth, matter-of-fact; (alltäglich) mundane; ein recht prosaischer Stil a very dull ( oder unimaginative) style; die Wirklichkeit ist viel prosaischer the reality is much more mundaneII Adv. prosaically* * *unpoetical; unpoetic; prosaic; prosy* * *pro|sa|isch [pro'zaːɪʃ]1. adj1) (= nüchtern) prosaic2. adv1) (= nüchtern) prosaically2) (LITER)ein Thema prosaisch bearbeiten — to treat a subject in prose
* * *pro·sa·isch[proˈza:ɪʃ]ein \prosaischer Mensch a matter-of-fact [or dull] persondie \prosaische Zusammenfassung eines Gedichtes a prose summary of a poem* * *1.Adjektiv prosaic2.adverbial prosaically* * *ein recht prosaischer Stil a very dull ( oder unimaginative) style;die Wirklichkeit ist viel prosaischer the reality is much more mundaneB. adv prosaically* * *1.Adjektiv prosaic2.adverbial prosaically* * *adj.mundane adj.prosaic adj. adv.prosaically adv. -
3 schwerfällig
I Adj. Person: ponderous, slow; (unbeholfen, auch Bewegung) awkward, clumsy; (langsam, träge) sluggish; fig. Verfahren: cumbersome; Stil: labo(u)red, stodgy umg.; Buch: präd. auch heavy goingII Adv. gehen, sich bewegen: ponderously; (unbeholfen) awkwardly, clumsily; sprechen: ponderously; schwerfällig formuliert ponderously ( oder clumsily) expressed; nur schwerfällig vorankommen make slow and labo(u)red progress* * *klutzy; awkward; hulking; cumbersome; obtuse; laborious; inelegant; lumberingly; laboured; dull; clumsy; bovine; gross; ponderous; unwieldy; labored; stodgy* * *schwer|fäl|lig1. adj(= unbeholfen) Gang, Bewegungen heavy (in one's movements); (= langsam) Verstand slow, ponderous; Stil, Übersetzung ponderous; Verwaltung, Staatsapparat cumbersomeschwérfällig sein (Mensch) — to move heavily
2. advheavily; sprechen ponderously; sich bewegen with difficultydu bewegst dich so schwérfällig — you seem to have so much trouble moving
* * *1) (not clever; not quick at learning: He's particularly slow at arithmetic.) slow2) ((of people, books etc) dull; not lively.) stodgy* * *schwer·fäl·lig<-er, -ste>I. adj1. (ungeschickt) awkward, clumsy2. (umständlich) pedestrian, ponderousII. adv awkwardly, clumsily* * *1.Adjektiv ponderous, heavy <movement, steps>; (fig.) cumbersome <bureaucracy, procedure>; ponderous <style, thinking>2.adverbial ponderously* * *A. adj Person: ponderous, slow; (unbeholfen, auch Bewegung) awkward, clumsy; (langsam, träge) sluggish; fig Verfahren: cumbersome; Stil: labo(u)red, stodgy umg; Buch: präd auch heavy goingschwerfällig formuliert ponderously ( oder clumsily) expressed;nur schwerfällig vorankommen make slow and labo(u)red progress* * *1.Adjektiv ponderous, heavy <movement, steps>; (fig.) cumbersome <bureaucracy, procedure>; ponderous <style, thinking>2.adverbial ponderously* * *adj.bovine adj.clumsy adj.cumbersome adj.dull adj.klutzy* adj.ponderous adj.stodgy adj.unwieldy adj. adv.cumbersomely adv.lumberingly adv.ponderously adv. -
4 Geschäftsstellenleiter
Geschäftsstellenleiter
(Gericht) country (district) clerk (US), clerk of the court (US);
• Geschäftsstellennetz network of branches;
• Geschäftsstil business style;
• geschraubter Geschäftsstil commercial jargon;
• Geschäftsstille dullness, lull in business, dull time [of business], stagnation, slackness in trade, depression, dead;
• Geschäftsstockung business stagnation, stagnation of business, slackness (slump) in trade (of business), stagnant state of business, economic slowdown, depression;
• Geschäftsstraße business (commercial, shopping, shoppy) street;
• Geschäftsstrategie commercial strategy;
• Geschäftsstruktur business structure;
• Geschäftsstunden business (office) hours, (Bank) banking hours;
• außerhalb der Geschäftsstunden out of business hours;
• bestimmte Geschäftsstunden stated hours of business;
• Geschäftstag business day;
• kein Geschäftstag non-business day, dies non- (lat.).
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