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41 swamp
1. nounSumpf, der2. transitive verb1) (flood) überschwemmen2) (overwhelm)be swamped with letters/applications/work — mit Briefen/Bewerbungen überschwemmt werden/bis über den Hals in Arbeit stecken (ugs.)
* * *[swomp] 1. noun(an area of) wet, marshy ground: These trees grow best in swamp(s). der Sumpf2. verb(to cover or fill with water: A great wave swamped the deck.) überschwemmen- academic.ru/72539/swampy">swampy- swampiness* * *[swɒmp, AM swɑ:mp]I. vt1. (fill with water)to \swamp a boat/canoe ein Boot/Kanu volllaufen lassen2. (flood)▪ to \swamp sth etw überschwemmen [o unter Wasser setzenI'm \swamped with work at the moment im Moment ersticke ich in Arbeitto be \swamped with presents mit Geschenken überhäuft werden▪ to \swamp sth etw überlasten▪ to \swamp sb jdn untergehen lassenthe new dress absolutely \swamps her in dem neuen Kleid geht sie völlig unterII. nmangrove \swamp Mangrovensumpf m* * *[swɒmp]1. nSumpf m2. vtunter Wasser setzen, überschwemmen; (fig = overwhelm) überschwemmen* * *A s1. Sumpf m2. Morast mB v/t1. überschwemmen (auch fig):be swamped with fig mit Arbeit, Einladungen etc überhäuft werden oder sein, sich nicht mehr retten können vor (dat)2. SPORT vernichtend schlagen3. eine Bande etc unschädlich machena) volllaufen lassenb) zum Sinken bringenC v/i1. SCHIFFa) volllaufenb) versinken2. überschwemmt werden* * *1. nounSumpf, der2. transitive verb1) (flood) überschwemmen2) (overwhelm)be swamped with letters/applications/work — mit Briefen/Bewerbungen überschwemmt werden/bis über den Hals in Arbeit stecken (ugs.)
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42 umbrella
noun1) [Regen]schirm, der3) attrib.* * *(an apparatus for protecting a person from the rain, made of a folding covered framework attached to a stick with a handle: Take an umbrella - it's going to rain.) der Schirm* * *um·brel·la[ʌmˈbrelə]I. nfolding \umbrella Knirps® mto put one's \umbrella up den Regenschirm aufspannenair \umbrella Luftschirm mWest Germany was protected by the nuclear \umbrella of the US Westdeutschland stand unter dem Schutz amerikanischer Atomwaffen\umbrella cover Schirmhülle f\umbrella term Sammelbegriff m* * *[ʌm'brelə]n(Regen)schirm m; (= sun umbrella) (Sonnen)schirm m; (MIL = air umbrella, for ground troops) Abschirmung f, Luftschirm m; (for plane) Jagdschutz m* * *umbrella [ʌmˈbrelə] s1. (Regen-)Schirm m:umbrella stand Schirmständer m2. ZOOL Schirm m, Glocke f (einer Qualle)3. MILa) FLUG Jagdschutz m, Abschirmung f4. figa) Schutz m:under the umbrella of im Schutze von (od gen)b) Rahmen m:umbrella organization Dachorganisation f;umbrella term Kollektivbegriff m* * *noun1) [Regen]schirm, der3) attrib.* * *n.Regenschirm m.Schirm -e m. -
43 surface
sur·face [ʼsɜ:fɪs, Am ʼsɜ:rf-] nthe earth's \surface die Erdoberfläche;the \surface of the moon die Mondoberfläche;road \surface Straßenbelag m, Straßendecke f;non-stick \surface Antihaftbeschichtung f;polished \surface polierte [Ober]fläche;to bring sth to the \surface etw [von unten] heraufholen; ( fig) etw zutage fördern ( geh); [o ans Licht bringen];below [or beneath] [or under] /on the \surface (a. fig) unter/auf der Oberfläche (a. fig) min unter/über Tageon the \surface äußerlich [o oberflächlich] betrachtetPHRASES:to scratch [or scrape] the \surface [of sth] topic, problem [etw] streifen [o oberflächlich behandeln] vi1) ( come to top) auftauchen;a rumour has \surfaced that... es ist das Gerücht aufgetreten, dass...;to \surface sth1) ( cover) etw mit einem Belag versehen;to \surface a road eine Straße asphaltieren;to \surface a room einen Raum auslegenattr, inv1) ( of outer part) oberflächlich;( outward) äußerlich2) ( not underwater) Überwasser-;4) ( superficial) oberflächlich;a \surface impression of sb/ sth ein erster Eindruck von jdm/etw -
44 soil
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