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22 Achillesferse
fig. f Achilles’ heel, weak spot* * *Achịl|les|fer|sefAchilles heel* * *Achil·les·fer·se[aˈxɪlɛs-]f Achilles' heel* * *Achillesferse f fig Achilles’ heel, weak spot* * *f.Achilles' heel n.weak spot n. -
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24 brühwarm
fig.I Adj. Nachricht etc.: hot off the pressII Adv.: jemandem etw. brühwarm weitererzählen run off to tell s.o. s.th. straightaway; er hat’s mir brühwarm weitererzählt auch he couldn’t wait to tell me* * *brüh|warm (inf)1. adjhot from the press (inf)2. adv* * *brüh·warm[ˈbry:ˈvarm]etw \brühwarm weitererzählen to immediately start spreading sth around* * *Adjektiv: inetwas brühwarm weitererzählen — (ugs.) pass something on or spread something around straight away
* * *brühwarm figB. adv:jemandem etwas brühwarm weitererzählen run off to tell sb sth straightaway;* * *Adjektiv: inetwas brühwarm weitererzählen — (ugs.) pass something on or spread something around straight away
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25 Fortschreiten
fig.I v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-) progress; Zeit: march on; Epidemie, Missstand etc.: spread; die Vernichtung scheint unaufhaltsam fortzuschreiten the destruction seems unstoppable; das Jahr / der Tag ist schon weit fortgeschritten the year / day is getting on, it’s getting late in the year / day; fortgeschrittenII Fortschreiten n progress* * *das Fortschreitenprogression* * *fọrt|schrei|tenvi sep irreg aux sein(= vorwärtsschreiten) to progress; (= weitergehen) to continue; (Entwicklung, Sprache) to develop; (Wissenschaft) to advance; (Zeit) to go or march (liter) onSee:→ auch fortgeschritten* * *1) (to go on steadily: Time marches on.) march2) (to go forward: We had progressed only a few miles when the car broke down.) progress* * *fort|schrei·tenvi irreg Hilfsverb: sein to progress* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein < process> progress, continue; < time> move onder Sommer ist [weit] fortgeschritten — we are well into summer
* * *fortschreiten figdie Vernichtung scheint unaufhaltsam fortzuschreiten the destruction seems unstoppable;das Jahr/der Tag ist schon weit fortgeschritten the year/day is getting on, it’s getting late in the year/day; → fortgeschritten* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein < process> progress, continue; < time> move onder Sommer ist [weit] fortgeschritten — we are well into summer
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26 fortschreiten
fig.I v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-) progress; Zeit: march on; Epidemie, Missstand etc.: spread; die Vernichtung scheint unaufhaltsam fortzuschreiten the destruction seems unstoppable; das Jahr / der Tag ist schon weit fortgeschritten the year / day is getting on, it’s getting late in the year / day; fortgeschrittenII Fortschreiten n progress* * *das Fortschreitenprogression* * *fọrt|schrei|tenvi sep irreg aux sein(= vorwärtsschreiten) to progress; (= weitergehen) to continue; (Entwicklung, Sprache) to develop; (Wissenschaft) to advance; (Zeit) to go or march (liter) onSee:→ auch fortgeschritten* * *1) (to go on steadily: Time marches on.) march2) (to go forward: We had progressed only a few miles when the car broke down.) progress* * *fort|schrei·tenvi irreg Hilfsverb: sein to progress* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein < process> progress, continue; < time> move onder Sommer ist [weit] fortgeschritten — we are well into summer
* * *fortschreiten figdie Vernichtung scheint unaufhaltsam fortzuschreiten the destruction seems unstoppable;das Jahr/der Tag ist schon weit fortgeschritten the year/day is getting on, it’s getting late in the year/day; → fortgeschritten* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein < process> progress, continue; < time> move onder Sommer ist [weit] fortgeschritten — we are well into summer
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27 schmerzlich
fig.I Adj. painful; Erinnerung, Verlust, Pflicht: auch sad (auch Lächeln); schmerzliche Gewissheit painful awareness ( oder certainty); schmerzliches Verlangen (bitter) yearning; X habe ich in schmerzlicher Erinnerung I remember X with great sadnessII Adv.: jemanden schmerzlich vermissen sorely miss s.o.; jemanden / etw. schmerzlich in Erinnerung haben remember s.o. / s.th. with great sadness; schmerzlich berührt deeply saddened; es hat mich schmerzlich berührt it made me very sad* * *dolorous; painful; poignant; grievous; distressing* * *schmẹrz|lich ['ʃmɛrtslɪç] (geh)1. adjpainful; Lächeln sades ist mir sehr schmerzlich, Ihnen mitteilen zu müssen, dass... — it is my painful duty to inform you that...
2. adventbehren painfullyetw/jdn schmerzlich vermissen — to miss sth/sb dreadfully
* * *(showing or expressing pain: a pained expression.) pained* * *schmerz·lichII. adv1. (vor Schmerz) painfully2. (bitter) cruelly, painfullyich habe dich \schmerzlich vermisst I missed you such a lot* * *1.Adjektiv painful; distressing2.die schmerzliche Gewissheit haben, dass... — be painfully aware that...
adverbial painfully* * *schmerzlich figschmerzliche Gewissheit painful awareness ( oder certainty);schmerzliches Verlangen (bitter) yearning;X habe ich in schmerzlicher Erinnerung I remember X with great sadnessB. adv:jemanden schmerzlich vermissen sorely miss sb;jemanden/etwas schmerzlich in Erinnerung haben remember sb/sth with great sadness;schmerzlich berührt deeply saddened;es hat mich schmerzlich berührt it made me very sad* * *1.Adjektiv painful; distressing2.die schmerzliche Gewissheit haben, dass... — be painfully aware that...
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28 schrittweise
fig.I Adj. gradual, step-by-step...II Adv. step by step, gradually, by degrees, little by little; schrittweise einstellen phase out (step by step); schrittweise aus der Atomenergie etc. aussteigen gradually abandon atomic energy etc.* * *gradual* * *schrịtt|wei|se1. advgradually, little by little2. adjgradual* * *schritt·wei·seI. adj gradualII. adv gradually* * *1.Adverb step by step; gradually2.adjektivisch; nicht präd. step by step; gradual* * *schrittweise figA. adj gradual, step-by-step …B. adv step by step, gradually, by degrees, little by little;schrittweise einstellen phase out (step by step);aussteigen gradually abandon atomic energy etc* * *1.Adverb step by step; gradually2.adjektivisch; nicht präd. step by step; gradual -
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30 alle möglichen Wege prüfen
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31 als Stiefkind/stiefmütterlich behandeln
to treat sth. as an orphan fig.Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > als Stiefkind/stiefmütterlich behandeln
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32 am Ende des Tages
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33 an der Tagesordnung sein
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34 an jdm. nagen
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35 an jeder Ecke
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36 anerkennendes Schulterklopfen
a slap on the back fig.Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > anerkennendes Schulterklopfen
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39 auf dem falschen Dampfer sein
to be barking up the wrong tree fig.Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > auf dem falschen Dampfer sein
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40 auf dem Papier
on paper fig.
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