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1 wick
nounDocht, der* * *[wik](the twisted threads of cotton etc in a candle, lamp etc, which draw up the oil or wax into the flame.) der Docht* * *[wɪk]n Docht m* * *[wɪk]nDocht mto get on sb's wick ( Brit inf ) — jdm auf den Wecker gehen (inf) or fallen (inf)
* * *wick1 [wık] s Docht m:wick2 [wık] s obsa) Dorf nb) Weiler m* * *nounDocht, derget on somebody's wick — (fig. sl.) jemandem auf den Keks gehen (salopp)
* * *n.Docht -e m. -
2 wick
<tech.gen> (e.g. of oil lamp, oiler) ■ Docht m -
3 lámpabél
(DE) Docht {r}; (EN) lamp-wick; wick -
4 snuff
I nounSchnupftabak, derII transitive verbbeschneiden, putzen [Kerze]Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/111281/snuff_out">snuff out* * *I noun(powdered tobacco for sniffing up into the nose: He took a pinch of snuff.) der SchnupftabakII verb(to snip off the burnt part of the wick of (a candle or lamp).) putzen* * *[snʌf]I. n Schnupftabak ma pinch of \snuff eine Prise Schnupftabakto take \snuff schnupfenII. vt* * *[snʌf]1. n1) Schnupftabak m2)to be/come up to snuff (dated inf) — mithalten können (inf)
2. vtcandle (= extinguish also snuff out) auslöschen; (= trim wick) putzen, schnäuzen (old); (fig) revolt ersticken; hopes zunichtemachen, zerschlagen* * *snuff1 [snʌf]A v/t2. beschnüffeln3. etwas schnuppern, riechenB v/i1. schnuppern, schnüffeln2. Schnupftabak nehmen, schnupfenC s1. Schnüffeln n2. Atemzug m durch die Nasea) gesund sein,b) in Form sein,c) den Erwartungen entsprechen (auch Arbeit etc),d) bes Br schwer auf Draht sein umg4. Schnupftabak msnuff2 [snʌf]A s Schnuppe f (verkohlter Kerzendocht)B v/t1. eine Kerze putzena) eine Kerze, ein Leben auslöschen,b) fig eine Revolte etc ersticken, Hoffnungen etc zunichtemachen* * *I nounSchnupftabak, derII transitive verbbeschneiden, putzen [Kerze]Phrasal Verbs:* * *n.Schnupftabak m. v.schnupfen v.
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