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121 belt
[belt] nto hit sb below the \belt jdn unter der Gürtellinie treffen; ( fig)their comments were really below the \belt ihre Kommentare gingen wirklich unter die Gürtelliniethe black/brown \belt der schwarze/braune Gürtel;she's a black \belt sie hat den schwarzen Gürtelagricultural \belt landwirtschaftliche Zone, Anbaugebiet nt;commuter \belt Einzugsbereich m [einer Großstadt];green \belt [of a city] Grüngürtel m [einer Stadt];industrial \belt Industriegebiet nt, Industrierevier nt;wheat \belt Weizengürtel mPHRASES:[to have sth] under one's \belt [etw] hinter sich dat [haben];that typing course is a good thing to have under your \belt es ist gut, wenn man diesen Schreibmaschinenkurs gemacht hat;she had a few years work under her \belt as a probation officer sie hat einige Jahre Praxis als Bewährungshelferin;to have a couple of drinks under one's \belt (sl) sich dat einige Drinks hinter die Binde gegossen haben (sl) vt1) ( fasten)to \belt a coat den Gürtel eines Mantels zumachento \belt sb jdn [mit einem Riemen] verprügeln;he \belted her on the jaw er haute ihr eine aufs Maul ( derb) -
122 backyard
noun ((especially American) a garden at the back of a house etc: He grows vegetables in his backyard.) Garten hinter dem Haus* * *back·ˈyardn3.▶ to have sth in one's \backyard etw in nächster Nähe [o vor der Haustür] haben* * *backyard s1. Br Hinterhof m2. US Garten m hinter dem Haus3. when it comes to new motorways, most people say, “Not in my backyard!” gilt für die meisten Leute das Floriansprinzip* * *n.Hinterhof m. -
123 dessert
noun* * *[di'zə:t]1) (the sweet course in a meal; pudding: We had ice-cream for dessert.) der Nachtisch2) (fruits, sweets etc served at the end of dinner.) der Nachtisch* * *des·sert[dɪˈzɜ:t, AM dɪˈzɜ:rt]to have sth for \dessert etw zum Nachtisch haben* * *[dɪ'zɜːt]nNachtisch m, Dessert ntfor dessert — als or zum Nachtisch
* * *A s Dessert n, Nachtisch mB adj Dessert…, Nachtisch…:dessert fork Dessertgabel f;dessert knife Dessertmesser n;dessert wine Dessertwein m* * *noun* * *(meals) (US) n.Nachspeise f.Nachtisch m. n.Dessert -s n. -
124 doorstep
nounEingangsstufe, die; Türstufe, dieon one's/the doorstep — (fig.) vor jemandes/der Tür
* * ** * *ˈdoor·stepI. ndon't keep her on the \doorstep, invite her in lass sie nicht in der Tür stehen, bitte sie hereinthere's a lovely park right on our \doorstep direkt vor unserer Haustür ist ein wunderschöner ParkII. vt<- pp->BRIT JOURN ( fam)▪ to \doorstep sb jdm [vor der Haustür] auflauernhe complained about being constantly \doorstepped by the press er beschwerte sich darüber, dass sein Haus ständig von Journalisten belagert war* * *doorstep s1. Stufe f vor der Haustür, Türstufe f:on sb’s doorstep vor jemandes Tür (a. fig)2. Br umg dicke Scheibe Brot* * *nounEingangsstufe, die; Türstufe, dieon one's/the doorstep — (fig.) vor jemandes/der Tür
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125 fine arts
nn pl schöne Künsteshe's a great lover of \fine arts sie ist eine große Liebhaberin der schönen Künste* * * -
126 reliable
adjective* * ** * *re·li·able[rɪˈlaɪəbl̩]1. (dependable) verlässlich, zuverlässig\reliable memory gutes Gedächtnis2. (credible) glaubwürdig\reliable authority verlässliche [o glaubwürdige] Quelle\reliable criterion sicheres Kriterium\reliable evidence glaubwürdiger Beweisto have sth on \reliable evidence from a good source etw aus zuverlässiger Quelle erfahren haben\reliable figures/statistics verlässliche [o glaubwürdige] Zahlen/Statistiken\reliable source sichere [o zuverlässige] Quelle\reliable testimony verlässliche Zeugenaussage3. (trustworthy) vertrauenswürdig, seriös* * *[rI'laɪəbl]adjzuverlässig; person also verlässlich; firm, company seriös, vertrauenswürdig* * *reliable adj (adv reliably)be reliably informed that … aus zuverlässiger Quelle wissen, dass …2. glaubwürdig (Zeuge etc)3. vertrauenswürdig, seriös, reell (Firma etc)4. solid:a reliable pair of shoes ein Paar feste Schuhe* * *adjective* * *adj.betriebssicher adj.verlässlich adj.zuverlässig adj. -
127 science
nounapplied/pure science — angewandte/reine Wissenschaft
2) (branch of knowledge) Wissenschaft, die3)[natural] science — Naturwissenschaften; attrib. naturwissenschaftlich [Buch, Labor]
4) (technique, expert's skill) Kunst, die* * *1) (knowledge gained by observation and experiment.) die Wissenschaft2) (a branch of such knowledge eg biology, chemistry, physics etc.) die Naturwissenschaften3) (these sciences considered as a whole: My daughter prefers science to languages.) die Wissenschaft•- academic.ru/64728/scientific">scientific- scientifically
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- science fiction* * *sci·ence[ˈsaɪən(t)s]I. nthe marvels [or wonders] of modern \science die Wunder der modernen Wissenschaftapplied/pure \science angewandte/reine Wissenschaftphysics and chemistry are \sciences Physik und Chemie sind Naturwissenschaften\science of building Architekturlehre fthe \science of climatology die Klimatologie\science of electricity Elektrizitätslehre f\science of mining Bergbaukunde f\science laboratory wissenschaftliches Labor\science museum Wissenschaftsmuseum nt* * *['saɪəns]n1) Wissenschaft f; (= natural science) Naturwissenschaft fthings that science cannot explain —
on the science side of the school — im naturwissenschaftlichen Zweig der Schule
the science of life/astrology — die Lehre vom Leben/von den Gestirnen
2) (= systematic knowledge or skill) Technik fit wasn't luck that helped me to do it, it was science! — das war kein Zufall, dass mir das gelungen ist, das war Können
* * *science [ˈsaıəns] s1. a) Wissenschaft f2. a) Wissenschaft f, Wissensgebiet nb) Naturwissenschaft f:3. fig Kunst f, Lehre f, Kunde f:science of gardening Gartenbaukunst4. PHIL, REL Wissen n, Erkenntnis f (of von)7. obs Wissen nsc. abk1. scale2. scene3. science4. scientific5. scilicet, namely näml.sci. abk1. science2. scientific wiss(enschaftl).* * *noun1) no pl., no art. Wissenschaft, dieapplied/pure science — angewandte/reine Wissenschaft
2) (branch of knowledge) Wissenschaft, die3)[natural] science — Naturwissenschaften; attrib. naturwissenschaftlich [Buch, Labor]
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128 theme
noun2) (Mus.) Thema, das; Leitmotiv, das* * *[Ɵi:m]1) (the subject of a discussion, essay etc: The theme for tonight's talk is education.) das Thema2) (in a piece of music, the main melody, which may be repeated often.) das Thema* * *[θi:m]nhe has written several stories on the \theme of lost happiness er hat mehrere Geschichten über das verlorene Glück geschrieben* * *[ɵiːm]n1) (= subject) Thema nt* * *theme [θiːm]A shave sth for (a) theme etwas zum Thema haben2. SCHULE besonders US kurzer (Haus)Aufsatz3. LING (Wort)Stamm m4. RADIO, TV Kennmelodie f5. HIST Versimprovisation f (über ein vom Publikum gestelltes Thema)B v/t einen Freizeitpark etc thematisch gestalten* * *noun1) (of speaker, writer, or thinker) Gegenstand, der; Thema, das2) (Mus.) Thema, das; Leitmotiv, das* * *n.Thema Themen n.
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have something in your pocket — phrase if you have something such as a game or a business deal in your pocket, you are definitely going to win it or complete it successfully Thesaurus: to be likely to succeedsynonym Main entry: pocket * * * have sth in your ˈpocket idiom to be… … Useful english dictionary
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