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  • 81 jubilant

    ju·bi·lant [ʼʤu:bɪlənt] adj
    glücklich; crowd jubelnd attr; expression, voice triumphierend attr; face freudestrahlend attr;
    \jubilant cheers Jubelgeschrei nt;
    to be \jubilant at sb's failure über jds Misserfolg m frohlocken ( geh)
    \jubilant shouts Jubelrufe mpl;
    to be \jubilant over sth über etw akk jubeln

    English-German students dictionary > jubilant

  • 82 retreat

    re·treat [rɪʼtri:t] vi
    1) mil sich akk zurückziehen, den Rückzug antreten
    2) ( move backwards) zurückweichen;
    ( become smaller) flood waters zurückgehen, fallen; ice schmelzen; shares fallen;
    when she came towards me shouting I \retreated behind my desk als sie schreiend auf mich zukam, bin ich hinter meinen Schreibtisch geflüchtet
    3) ( withdraw) sich akk zurückziehen;
    ( hide) sich akk verstecken;
    to \retreat into oneself sich akk in sich selbst zurückziehen;
    to \retreat into a fantasy world sich akk in eine Fantasiewelt flüchten;
    to \retreat into the shade sich akk in den Schatten zurückziehen
    4) ( fail to uphold) einen Rückzieher machen;
    to \retreat from one's beliefs seine Überzeugungen ändern;
    to \retreat from one's principles von seinen Prinzipien abweichen;
    to \retreat from one's promises/ proposals seine Versprechen/Vorschläge zurücknehmen n
    1) mil ( withdrawal) Rückzug m;
    to be in \retreat sich akk auf dem Rückzug befinden;
    enemy soldiers are now in full \retreat die feindlichen Soldaten haben jetzt den totalen Rückzug angetreten;
    to sound a \retreat zum Rückzug blasen
    2) no pl ( withdrawal) Abwendung f, Abkehr f ( from von +dat)
    3) ( private place) Zufluchtsort m;
    she's gone off to a Buddhist \retreat in the mountains sie hat sich zu den Buddhisten in die Berge zurückgezogen
    4) ( period of seclusion) Zeit f der Ruhe und Abgeschiedenheit;
    to go on \retreat rel in Klausur gehen
    5) ( failure to uphold) Abweichung f;
    to mark [or signal] a \retreat from sth eine Abweichung von etw dat darstellen

    English-German students dictionary > retreat

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  • chalk up sth — UK US chalk up sth Phrasal Verb with chalk({{}}/tʃɔːk/ verb ► to have a success or failure: chalk up profits/gains/sales »Last year its retail stores chalked up sales of more than $1 billion. chalk up debts/losses »People are still chalking up… …   Financial and business terms

  • have a stake in sth — ► if you have a stake in something, its success or failure will have an effect on you: »All three officials have a personal stake in the President s re election as it would allow them to keep their jobs. Main Entry: ↑stake …   Financial and business terms

  • hold sb/sth back — UK US hold sb/sth back Phrasal Verb with hold({{}}/həʊld/ verb (held, held) ► to prevent someone or something from changing, moving, or developing: »She hadn t got the promotion she wanted, and she accused her boss of holding her back. »What s… …   Financial and business terms

  • hold sth back — UK US hold sb/sth back Phrasal Verb with hold({{}}/həʊld/ verb (held, held) ► to prevent someone or something from changing, moving, or developing: »She hadn t got the promotion she wanted, and she accused her boss of holding her back. »What s… …   Financial and business terms

  • ˈend in sth — phrasal verb to have something as a final result All of our attempts ended in failure.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • ˈguard aˌgainst sth — phrasal verb to try to prevent something from happening We need to guard against the possibility of failure.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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