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  • 141 einspannen

    v/t (trennb., hat -ge-)
    1. TECH. clamp; (Schreibpapier) put in(to the typewriter etc.); (Film) load, put in
    2. (Pferd) harness
    3. umg., fig.: jemanden einspannen rope s.o. in (zu etw. for s.th. oder to do s.th.); jemanden zur Arbeit einspannen make s.o. work hard; eingespannt
    * * *
    ein|span|nen
    vt sep
    1) (in Rahmen) Leinwand to fit or put in (
    in +acc -to)

    Saiten in einen Schläger éínspannen — to string a racket

    2) (in Schraubstock) to clamp in (
    in +acc -to)
    3) (in Kamera) to put in (
    in +acc -to); (in Schreibmaschine) to put in ( in +acc -to), to insert ( in +acc in, into)
    4) Pferde to harness
    5) (fig = arbeiten lassen) to rope in (für etw to do sth)

    jdn für seine Zwecke éínspannen — to use sb for one's own ends

    See:
    auch eingespannt
    * * *
    ein|span·nen
    vt
    jdn [für etw akk] \einspannen to rope sb in [for sth]
    manche Leute verstehen es, andere für sich einzuspannen some people know how to get others to work for them [or to rope others in]
    sich akk für jdn/etw \einspannen lassen to let oneself be roped in for sb/sth
    2. (in etw spannen)
    etw \einspannen to insert sth; in einen Schraubstock to clamp [or fix] sth
    3. (ins Geschirr spannen)
    Tiere \einspannen to harness animals
    eingespannt harnessed
    4. (viel zu tun haben)
    sehr eingespannt sein to be very busy
    * * *
    2) (in etwas spannen)

    den Bogen [in die Schreibmaschine] einspannen — put the sheet of paper in[to the typewriter]

    das Werkstück [in den Schraubstock] einspannen — clamp the work [in the vice]

    3) (ugs.): (heranziehen) rope in (coll.)
    * * *
    einspannen v/t (trennb, hat -ge-)
    1. TECH clamp; (Schreibpapier) put in(to the typewriter etc); (Film) load, put in
    2. (Pferd) harness
    3. umg, fig:
    jemanden einspannen rope sb in (
    zu etwas for sth oder to do sth);
    * * *
    2) (in etwas spannen)

    den Bogen [in die Schreibmaschine] einspannen — put the sheet of paper in[to the typewriter]

    das Werkstück [in den Schraubstock] einspannen — clamp the work [in the vice]

    3) (ugs.): (heranziehen) rope in (coll.)
    * * *
    v.
    to chuck v.
    to clamp v.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > einspannen

См. также в других словарях:

  • make-work — busy work, activity of no value, 1913 (adj.); 1937 (n.), Amer.Eng., from the verbal expression to make work (see MAKE (Cf. make) (v.) + WORK (Cf. work) (n.)). A big fire devoured a street; It will make work, I heard my father say; a ship was lost …   Etymology dictionary

  • make-work — ˈmake work noun [uncountable] work that is not important but is given to people to keep them busy: • They want to move from their make work jobs into more challenging ones. * * * make work UK US noun [U] US ► jobs that are given to people,… …   Financial and business terms

  • make-work — n. Active work of litle value, such as assignments given by teachers to students to keep them busy while the teacher performs other tasks, or chores performed to while away time; also called {busywork}. Syn: busywork. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • make-work — n [U] AmE work that is not important but is given to people to keep them busy …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • make-work — make ,work noun uncount work that is given to someone so that they have something to do …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • make-work — make′ work n. work created to keep a person busy • Etymology: 1935–40 …   From formal English to slang

  • make-work — ☆ make work [māk′wʉrk΄ ] adj., n. (designating) a job, project, or assignment that serves no useful purpose other than to give an otherwise idle or unemployed person something to do …   English World dictionary

  • make-work — /mayk werrk /, n. work, usually of little importance, created to keep a person from being idle or unemployed. [1935 40, Amer.; n. use of v. phrase make work] * * * …   Universalium

  • make-work — noun An activity or task assigned or undertaken for the sake of activity or busy ness, rather than because of a particular need. The assignment was simply make work to keep them busy on a rainy day …   Wiktionary

  • Make-work job — A make work job is a job that has less final benefit[to whom?] than the job costs to support. Make work jobs are similar to workfare but are publicly offered on the job market and have otherwise normal employment requirements (workfare jobs, in… …   Wikipedia

  • make-work — noun active work of little value (Freq. 1) while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork • Syn: ↑busywork • Hypernyms: ↑work …   Useful english dictionary

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