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* * *Pon|ti|us ['pɔntsiʊs]mvon Pontius zu Pilatus laufen — to rush from pillar to post (Brit) or one place to another
jdn von Pontius zu Pilatus schicken — to pass sb from pillar to post (Brit) or one place to another
* * *Pon·ti·us[ˈpɔntsi̯ʊs]m* * *invon Pontius zu Pilatus laufen — (ugs.) rush from pillar to post
* * *Pontius m:von Pontius zu Pilatus laufen run ( oder chase) from pillar to post* * *invon Pontius zu Pilatus laufen — (ugs.) rush from pillar to post
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4 Hinz
* * *Hịnz [hɪnts]mvon Hinz zu Kunz — from pillar to post (Brit), from one place to another
* * *[hɪnts]m* * *inHinz und Kunz — (ugs. abwertend) every Tom, Dick and Harry
* * *Hinz m:Hinz und Kunz every ( oder any old) Tom, Dick and Harry;von Hinz zu Kunz from pillar to post* * *inHinz und Kunz — (ugs. abwertend) every Tom, Dick and Harry
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5 Gerenne
n; -s, kein Pl.; umg., meist pej. running (around); Gerenne nach (Ansturm) rush for; ich hatte ein ziemliches Gerenne, die Papiere zu bekommen I had to go from pillar to post to get the papers* * *Ge|rẹn|ne [gə'rɛnə]nt -s, no pl (inf)running, racing; (= das Umherlaufen) running or racing about (Brit) or around* * *Gerenne nach (Ansturm) rush for;ich hatte ein ziemliches Gerenne, die Papiere zu bekommen I had to go from pillar to post to get the papers -
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9 Briefkasten
m3. für Vorschläge etc.: suggestion box* * *der Briefkastenpost-box; box; letterbox; pillar-box; mailbox* * *Brief|kas|tenm(am Haus) letter box (Brit), mailbox (US); (der Post®) postbox (Brit), pillar box (dated Brit mailbox (US); (in Zeitungen) problem column, agony columnelektronischer Bríéfkasten (Comput) — electronic mailbox
See:→ tot* * *der1) (a slit in a door (sometimes with a box behind it) through which mail from the post is put: He put the card through the letterbox.) letterbox2) (a postbox.) letterbox3) (a postbox.) mailbox4) (a box found in public places, into which letters are posted to be collected by a postman.) pillarbox* * *Brief·kas·tenm (Hausbriefkasten) letter box BRIT, mailbox AM; (Postbriefkasten) postbox BRIT, mailbox AM, BRIT a. pillar boxelektronischer \Briefkasten INFORM electronic mailboxein toter \Briefkasten a dead-letter box* * *1) postbox2) (privat) letter box* * *1. letterbox, postbox, US mailbox;elektronischer Briefkasten IT electronic mailbox4.toter Briefkasten Spionage: dead letter box* * *1) postbox2) (privat) letter box* * *m.letter box n.letter-box n.mail box n.mailbox n. -
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Brief m 1. BÖRSE asked, offer price, price offered; 2. KOMM, V&M, RECHT letter instrument, deed, certificate (Urkunde)* * *m 1. < Börse> asked, offer price, price offered; 2. <Komm, V&M, Recht> letter Urkunde instrument, deed, certificate* * *Brief
letter, (Börse) paper, asked [price], sellers only, on offer;
• Brief angeboten (Börse) mainly sellers;
• Brief folgt letter to follow (following);
• in Beantwortung Ihres Briefes vom 19. dieses Monats in reply to your letter of the 19th;
• vorwiegend Brief (Börse) sellers over;
• Briefe correspondence;
• nicht abgeholter Brief unclaimed letter;
• schlecht adressierter Brief blind [letter] (sl.);
• anonymer Brief anonymous letter;
• zu spät aufgegebener Brief late letter;
• mit der Post beförderter Brief posted letter;
• chiffrierter Brief coded letter;
• doppelter Brief double letter;
• eigenhändiger Brief autograph letter;
• einfacher Brief single-rate letter;
• eingeschriebener Brief registered letter;
• fehlgeleiteter Brief miscarried letter;
• frankierter Brief [post-]paid (prepaid, stamped) letter, stamped envelope;
• ungenügend frankierter Brief short-paid letter;
• nicht freigemachter Brief unpaid letter;
• unsere früheren Briefe our previous communications;
• geschäftlicher Brief business letter;
• Ihr geschätzter Brief vom... your favo(u)r of...;
• geschlossener Brief closed letter;
• informeller Brief unbusinesslike letter;
• kurzer Brief a few lines;
• offener Brief open letter;
• persönlicher Brief personal (private) letter;
• portofreier Brief letter exempt from postage, frank;
• postlagernder Brief letter to be called for, caller’s (post-office box) letter, poste restante;
• unbehobener Brief unclaimed letter;
• unbestellbarer Brief dead (returned, blind, sl.) letter;
• undatierter Brief undated letter;
• unfrankierter Brief unpaid letter;
• unzustellbarer Brief returned (dead, unclaimed) letter, blind (sl.);
• verschlossener (versiegelter) Brief sealed letter;
• vertraulicher Brief confidential (personal) letter;
• vervielfältigte Briefe process letters;
• vorhergehende Briefe previous letters;
• vorrangig zugestellte Briefe first-class letter post;
• zurückgesandter Brief returned letter;
• Brief und Geld (Börse) sellers and buyers (Br.), asked and bid;
• mehr Brief als Geld more buyers than sellers, buyer’s market;
• Brief wegen Nichteinlösung eines Schecks (Bank) reference slip;
• Brief und Siegel sign and seal;
• Brief mit Wertangabe insured letter (Br.);
• Brief abheften to file a letter away;
• Brief abholen to call for a letter;
• Briefe alphabetisch ablegen to file letters in alphabetical order;
• Brief abschließen to bring a letter to a close;
• Brief wirkungsvoll abschließen to round off a letter;
• Brief absenden to send off (dispatch) a letter;
• Brief an j. adressieren to cover a letter to s. o.;
• alte Briefe aufbewahren to keep old letters;
• Brief aufgeben to post (dispatch, mail, US) a letter;
• Brief stenografisch aufnehmen to take down a letter;
• Brief aufreißen (aufschlitzen) to break open a letter;
• Brief aufsetzen to draw up (build) a letter;
• Brief aushändigen to hand s. o. a letter;
• Briefe aussortieren to sort out letters;
• Briefe austauschen to exchange letters, to correspond;
• Brief austragen to deliver a letter;
• Brief beantworten to answer (reply, respond) to a letter;
• Brief beginnen to head a letter;
• Brief bestätigen to acknowledge [receipt of] a letter, to confirm a letter;
• Brief datieren to date a letter;
• Briefe einordnen to sort out letters;
• Briefe einsammeln to collect the letters;
• Brief [in den Briefkasten] einwerfen to drop (post, Br.) a letter [into the mail box (US) (pillar box, Br.)];
• einem Brief entnehmen to understand from a letter;
• Brief erhalten to receive a letter;
• Brief für unzustellbar erklären to dead a letter;
• Menge Briefe erledigen to do a lot of correspondence;
• Brief expedieren to get a letter off;
• Brief freimachen (frankieren) to pay the postage;
• Brief zur Post geben to take a letter to the post (Br.), to post (mail, US) a letter;
• Brief als persönlich kennzeichnen to make a letter private;
• seinem Brief einen Zahlungsbefehl folgen lassen to follow up a letter with a summons;
• Brief durch Boten überbringen lassen to send a letter by hand;
• Brief ausfindig machen to trace (track down) a letter;
• Briefe nachsenden to forward letters to a new address;
• Brief öffnen to unseal a letter;
• Brief unberechtigt öffnen to break the seal of a letter;
• Briefe postieren to take letters to the post, to post (mail, US) letters;
• Brief an j. richten to direct a letter to s. o.;
• Brief an jds. Büroadresse schicken to direct a letter to s. one’s business address;
• Brief per Luftpost schicken to send a letter by airmail;
• jem. einen energischen Brief schreiben to write in strong terms to s. o.;
• Brief in ansprechender Form schreiben to give a letter an attractive look;
• Brief mit verstellter Handschrift schreiben to write a letter in a disguised hand;
• Brief des Inhalts schreiben to write a letter to the effect;
• Briefe sortieren to sort letters;
• sich auf einen Brief stützen to take one’s stand on a letter;
• Brief unterschlagen to suppress a letter;
• Brief verschließen to seal a letter;
• Brief vordatieren to date a letter ahead;
• Briefe wechseln to correspond;
• mit Briefen überflutet werden to be deluged with letters;
• Brief zustellen to deliver a letter;
• Briefabfertigung postal delivery, dispatch of mail (US), mail distribution (US);
• Briefabholfach letter (private) box;
• Briefabholung collection of letters;
• Briefablage letter file, filing of letters;
• formeller Briefabschluss formal close;
• Briefabschrift copy;
• Briefänderungen changes in a letter;
• Briefanfang opening of a letter;
• Briefannahme[stelle] (Post) receiving counter, mail drop (US);
• Brief- und Paketannahmestelle receiving house;
• Briefanordnung layout of a letter;
• Briefanschrift postal address;
• Briefaufgabe posting (mailing, US) a letter;
• Briefaufgabe per Einschreiben registration of a letter;
• Briefaufgabestempel date stamp, postmark;
• Briefaufschrift address of a letter;
• Briefausgabe postal delivery, delivery of letter[s];
• Briefausgang outgoing mail (US);
• Briefausgangsbuch letters dispatched book (Br.);
• Briefbeantwortung answer to a letter;
• Briefbeförderung carriage of letters;
• Briefbeilage enclosure;
• Briefbeileger envelope stiffener;
• Briefbeschwerer paperweight;
• Briefbeutel letterbag;
• Briefblock [writing] pad;
• Briefbogen notepaper, sheet of paper;
• Briefbombe letter bomb;
• Briefbote letter messenger (carrier, US), postman (Br.), mailman (US);
• Briefdatum date of a letter;
• Briefdrucksache circular (second-class) letter, surface printed papers (Br.);
• Briefdurchschlag behalten to keep a copy of a letter;
• Briefeingang incoming letters;
• Briefeingangsbuch letters received book (Br.);
• Briefeinlauf letters received;
• Briefeinwurf letter (pillar, Br.) box, mailbox (US), letter drop (US), posting of a letter;
• Briefempfang bestätigen to acknowledge [the receipt of] a letter;
• Briefentwurf draft [of a] letter;
• Brieffach pigeonhole, post-office box;
• Brieffaltmaschine letter-folding machine;
• in Briefform by letter;
• Briefgeheimnis verletzen to break the secrecy of a letter;
• Briefgrundschuld [etwa] unregistered land charge (Br.);
• Briefhülle envelope, cover, wrapper;
• Briefhülle mit Breitbandklappe open side;
• Briefhülle mit Schmalbandklappe open end;
• Briefhypothek [etwa] unregistered mortgage (Br.);
• Briefinhalt content (body) of a letter;
• Briefkarte letter (Br.) (folding, postal) card.
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11 herumkommen
v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-)1. ( auch herumkommen um) um Ecke, Kurve etc.: come (a)round s.th.; umg. aus dem Nachbarhaus: come (a)round ( oder over)2. erfolgreich: um etw. herumkommen get (a)round s.th. (auch fig.); viel oder weit herumkommen get around; du kommst um die Tatsachen / Prüfung nicht herum fig. there’s no getting away from the facts / around the exam3. fig. Gerücht: spread* * *he|rụm|kom|menvi sep irreg aux sein (inf)2) (= herumgehen, herumfahren etc können) to get (a)round (um etw sth)mit den Armen um etw herumkommen — to be able to get one's arms (a)round sth
3)darum herumkommen, etw zu machen — to get out of or avoid doing sth
in etw (dat) sth)wir kommen um die Tatsache nicht herum, dass... — we cannot get away from or overlook the fact that...
er ist viel or weit herumgekommen — he has got around a great deal, he has seen a lot of the world
* * *((of people) to be active or involved in many activities: He really gets around, doesn't he!) get around* * *he·rum|kom·men1. (herumfahren können)kommen Sie mit Ihrem Gepäckwagen um die Säule herum? are you able to get around this pillar with your luggage trolley?die Regierung kam um Steuererhöhungen nicht herum the government was unable to get [a]round raising taxes▪ darum \herumkommen, etw zu tun to get out of doing sthwir kommen um die Tatsache nicht herum, dass er nun mal einfach kompetenter ist we can't get [a]round the fact that he is simply more competent3. (reisen)▪ [irgendwo] \herumkommen to get around [or about] [somewhere]viel \herumkommen to see a great deal, to do a lot of travellingin Dänemark bin ich auf meinen Reisen viel herumgekommen I saw a lot of Denmark on my travels* * *1) (vorbeikommen können) get round2) (sich herumbewegen) come roundum etwas [nicht] herumkommen — [not] be able to get out of something
4) (viel reisen) get around or aboutin der Welt herumkommen — see a lot of the world
viel herumkommen — get around or about a lot or a great deal
* * *herumkommen v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-)1. ( auchherumkommen um) um Ecke, Kurve etc: come (a)round sth; umg aus dem Nachbarhaus: come (a)round ( oder over)2. erfolgreich:um etwas herumkommen get (a)round sth (auch fig);weit herumkommen get around;du kommst um die Tatsachen/Prüfung nicht herum fig there’s no getting away from the facts/around the exam3. fig Gerücht: spread* * *1) (vorbeikommen können) get round2) (sich herumbewegen) come roundum etwas [nicht] herumkommen — [not] be able to get out of something
4) (viel reisen) get around or aboutviel herumkommen — get around or about a lot or a great deal
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From pillar to post — Pillar Pil lar, n. [OE. pilerF. pilier, LL. pilare, pilarium, pilarius, fr. L. pila a pillar. See {Pile} a heap.] 1. The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
from pillar to post — {adv. phr.} From one place to another many times. * /Sarah s father changed jobs several times a year, and the family was moved from pillar to post./ … Dictionary of American idioms
from pillar to post — {adv. phr.} From one place to another many times. * /Sarah s father changed jobs several times a year, and the family was moved from pillar to post./ … Dictionary of American idioms
from pillar to post — If something is going from pillar to post, it is moving around in a meaningless way, from one disaster to another … The small dictionary of idiomes
from pillar to post — ► from pillar to post from one place to another in an unsatisfactory manner. Main Entry: ↑pillar … English terms dictionary
from pillar to post — from one problem to another After getting fired, he went from pillar to post more bad luck … English idioms
from pillar to post — adverb from one place or situation to another (Freq. 1) we were driven from pillar to post • Syn: ↑hither and thither * * * phrasal : from one place or one situation to another : hither and thither the libr … Useful english dictionary
From pillar to post — Post Post, n. [AS., fr. L. postis, akin to ponere, positum, to place. See {Position}, and cf. 4th {Post}.] 1. A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
from pillar to post — British & Australian if someone goes from pillar to post, they are forced to keep moving from one place to another. After his mother died, Billy was passed from pillar to post and ended up in a children s home … New idioms dictionary
from\ pillar\ to\ post — adv. phr. From one place to another many times. Sarah s father changed jobs several times a year, and the family was moved from pillar to post … Словарь американских идиом
from pillar to post — If something is going from pillar to post, it is moving around in a meaningless way, from one disaster to another. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
