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  • 1 überstürzt

    I P.P. überstürzen
    II Adj. hasty; bes. Entschluss: rash; Flucht: hurried
    III Adv.: überstürzt handeln act hastily
    * * *
    helter-skelter; headlong
    * * *
    über|stụ̈rzt [yːbɐ'ʃtʏrtst]
    1. adj
    overhasty, precipitate
    2. adv
    precipitately, rashly
    * * *
    über·stürzt
    I. adj overhasty, rash, precipitate form
    II. adv overhastily, rashly, precipitately form
    \überstürzt handeln to go off at half cock fam, to go off half-cocked fam
    * * *
    1.
    Adjektiv hurried <escape, departure>; overhasty < decision>
    2.
    adverbial <decide, act> overhastily; < depart> hurriedly
    * * *
    A. pperf überstürzen
    B. adj hasty; besonders Entschluss: rash; Flucht: hurried
    C. adv:
    * * *
    1.
    Adjektiv hurried <escape, departure>; overhasty < decision>
    2.
    adverbial <decide, act> overhastily; < depart> hurriedly

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > überstürzt

  • 2 überstürzt

    über·stürzt adj
    overhasty, rash, precipitate ( form) adv overhastily, rashly, precipitately ( form)
    \überstürzt handeln to go off at half cock ( fam), to go off half-cocked (Am) ( fam)

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > überstürzt

  • 3 mit Ohren

    - {eared} = die Ohren spitzen {to cock one's ears; to perk up one's ears; to prick up one's ears}+ = die Ohren steifhalten {to keep a stiff upper lip; to keep one's chin up}+ = mit gestutzten Ohren {cropeared}+ = bis über beide Ohren {head over ears}+ = Halt die Ohren steif! {Keep a stiff upper lip!}+ = mir klingen die Ohren {my ears tingle}+ = jemandem in den Ohren liegen {to pester someone}+ = Er ist noch grün hinter den Ohren. {He is half-baked.}+ = bis über beide Ohren verliebt sein {to be head over heels in love}+ = die Kaninchenrasse mit hängenden Ohren {lopear}+ = bis über die Ohren verschuldet sein {to be up to one's eyes in debt}+ = Er hat es faustdick hinter den Ohren. {He is a deep me.; He is a sly old dog.}+ = Sie ist bis über beide Ohren verliebt. {She's head over ears in love.}+ = jemandem das Fell über die Ohren ziehen {to pull the wool over someone's eyes}+

    Deutsch-Vietnamesisch Wörterbuch > mit Ohren

См. также в других словарях:

  • half cock — half′ cock′ n. mil (on a firearm) the position of the hammer when held by the sear halfway between the firing and retracted positions so that the weapon cannot be fired • Etymology: 1695–1705 …   From formal English to slang

  • half cock — n. the halfway position of the hammer of a firearm, when the trigger is locked and cannot be pulled …   English World dictionary

  • half-cock — noun the partly raised position of the cock of a gun. Phrases at half cock when only partly ready. Derivatives half cocked adjective …   English new terms dictionary

  • half cock — noun 1. : the position of the hammer of a firearm when about half retracted and held by the sear so that it cannot be operated by a pull on the trigger 2. : a state of inadequate preparation or mental confusion used with at the whole project went …   Useful english dictionary

  • half cock — noun Date: 1745 1. the position of the hammer of a firearm when about half retracted and held by the sear so that it cannot be operated by a pull on the trigger 2. chiefly British a state of inadequate preparation or mental confusion < go off at… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • half cock — see go off at half cock half 1 (11) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • half-cock — /haf kok , hahf /, v.t. to set the hammer of (a firearm) at half cock. [1825 35] * * * …   Universalium

  • half-cock — UK / US noun go off at half cock …   English dictionary

  • half-cock —    The position of the hammer of a firearm when about half retracted and held by the sear so that it cannot be operated by a normal pull of the trigger …   Forensic science glossary

  • At half cock — Half Half (h[aum]f), a. [AS. healf, half, half; as a noun, half, side, part; akin to OS., OFries., & D. half, G. halb, Sw. half, Dan. halv, Icel. h[=a]lfr, Goth. halbs. Cf. {Halve}, {Behalf}.] 1. Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • At half cock — Cock Cock, n. [It. cocca notch of an arrow.] 1. The notch of an arrow or crossbow. [1913 Webster] 2. The hammer in the lock of a firearm. [1913 Webster] {At cock}, {At full cock}, with the hammer raised and ready to fire; said of firearms, also,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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