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1 oar
nounRuder, das; Riemen, der (Sport, Seemannsspr.)put one's oar in — (fig. coll.) seinen Senf dazugeben
* * *[o:](a long piece of wood with a flat end for rowing a boat.) das Ruder* * *[ɔ:ʳ, AM ɔ:r]n3.▶ to put [or stick] one's \oar in ( pej fam) sich akk [in etw akk] einmischen, seine Nase [in etw akk] hineinstecken fam* * *[ɔː(r)]nto pull at the oars — sich in die Riemen legen
he always has to put or stick his oar in (fig inf) — er muss (aber auch) immer mitmischen (inf)
to rest on one's oars (fig) — langsamer treten (inf)
* * *A v/t rudern:they were oaring their way across the lake sie ruderten über den SeeB v/i rudernC s2. SPORT Ruderer m, Ruderin fbe chained to the oars obs schwer schuften müssen;not have both oars in the water bes US umg nicht alle Tassen im Schrank haben;lie on one’s oarsa) die Riemen glatt legen,pull hard on the oars sich kräftig in die Ruder legen;rest on one’s oars fig ausspannen;ship the oars die Riemen klarmachen;ship your oars die Ruder einlegen!* * *nounRuder, das; Riemen, der (Sport, Seemannsspr.)put one's oar in — (fig. coll.) seinen Senf dazugeben
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