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noun1) Tonne, diea five-ton lorry — ein Lastwagen von fünf Tonnen [Leergewicht]; ein Fünftonner (ugs.)
two ton[s] of coal — zwei Tonnen Kohle
2) (fig. coll.): (a lot)it weighs [half] a ton — es ist zentnerschwer (fig.)
tons [of food/people/reasons etc.] — haufenweise (ugs.) [Essen/Leute/Gründe usw.]
* * *1) (a unit of weight, 2,240 lb, (American) 2,000 lb; a metric ton (also tonne) is 2,204.6 lb (1,000 kilogrammes): It weighs a ton and a half; a three-ton weight.) die Tonne2) (a unit of space in a ship (100 cubic feet).) die Tonne•- academic.ru/75523/tonnage">tonnage- tons* * *<pl - or -s>[tʌn]nlong \ton 1016,05 kgshort \ton 907,185 kg2. ( fig fam)▪ a \ton [or \tons] of sth:how many cars does he have? — \tons wie viele Autos besitzt er? — jede Mengeto weigh a \ton Unmengen wiegen3.▶ to come down on sb like a \ton of bricks jdn völlig fertigmachen* * *[tʌn]nshe/it weighs a ton (fig inf) — sie/das wiegt ja eine Tonne
2) pl (inf: lots) jede Menge (inf)to have tons of time/friends/money etc — jede Menge (inf) or massenhaft (inf) Zeit/Freunde/Geld etc haben
3) (infto do a ton — mit hundertsechzig Sachen fahren (inf)* * *ton1 [tʌn] s2. SCHIFF Tonne f (Raummaß):register ton Registertonne (= 100 cubic feet = 2,8317 m3);gross register ton Bruttoregistertonne (Schiffsgrößenangabe);displacement ton Tonne (der) Wasserverdrängung;3. pl umg Unmasse(n) f(pl):tons of money massenhaft Geld;tons of times tausendmal;tons better viel oder wesentlich bessera) mit 100 Meilen fahren (Fahrer),ton2 [tɔ̃ːŋ; US təʊn] s (die) herrschende Mode:in the ton modisch, elegantt. abk1. teaspoon (teaspoonful) TL2. temperature3. tempore, in the time of5. timetn abk1. train2. town3. ton t* * *noun1) Tonne, diea five-ton lorry — ein Lastwagen von fünf Tonnen [Leergewicht]; ein Fünftonner (ugs.)
two ton[s] of coal — zwei Tonnen Kohle
2) (fig. coll.): (a lot)it weighs [half] a ton — es ist zentnerschwer (fig.)
tons [of food/people/reasons etc.] — haufenweise (ugs.) [Essen/Leute/Gründe usw.]
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