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1 sand
1. noun1) Sand, der2. transitive verb1) (sprinkle)sand the road — die Straße mit Sand streuen
2) (polish)sand something down — etwas [ab]schmirgeln
* * *[sænd] 1. noun1) (a large amount of tiny particles of crushed rocks, shells etc, found on beaches etc.) der Sand2) (an area of sand, especially on a beach: We lay on the sand.) der Sand2. verb(to smooth with eg sand-paper: The floor should be sanded before you varnish it.) schmirgeln- academic.ru/64129/sandy">sandy- sandbank
- sandcastle
- sandpaper 3. verb(to make smooth with sandpaper.) schmirgeln- sandshoes- sandstone
- sand-storm* * *[sænd]I. ngrains of \sand Sandkörner plcoarse/fine \sand grober/feiner Sand2. (expanse)sinking \sands Treibsand m4.the \sands of time were running out for them die Zeit lief ihnen davonIII. vt▪ to \sand sth2. (sprinkle) etw mit Sand bestreuen* * *[snd]1. nSand m no plsands (of desert) — Sand m
the sands are running out (fig) — die Zeit or Uhr läuft ab
2. vt(= smooth) schmirgeln; (= sprinkle with sand) streuen* * *sand [sænd]A s1. Sand m:2. meist pla) Sandbank fb) Sand(strecke) m(f), -fläche f:3. meist pl Sand(körner) m(pl):(as) numberless as the sand(s) zahllos wie (der) Sand am Meer;the sands (of time) are running out die Zeit läuft ab;his sands are running out seine Tage sind gezählt4. (Streu-, Scheuer-, Schleif) Sand m5. US umg Mumm m, Schneid mB v/t1. mit Sand bestreuen, einen Weg etc auch sanden2. im Sand vergraben3. schmirgeln, mit Sand scheuern:sand down abschmirgeln* * *1. noun1) Sand, der2. transitive verbhave or keep or bury one's head in the sand — (fig.) den Kopf in den Sand stecken
1) (sprinkle)2) (polish)sand something down — etwas [ab]schmirgeln
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2 plough
1. noun(Agric.) Pflug, der2. transitive verbthe Plough — (Astron.) der Große Wagen od. Bär
1) pflügenplough furrows — Furchen ziehen od. pflügen
2) (fig.) [Schiff:] [durch]pflügen [Wasserfläche]Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/90184/plough_back">plough back* * *1. noun(a type of farm tool pulled through the top layer of the soil to turn it over.) der Pflug2. verb2) (to travel with difficulty, force a way etc: The ship ploughed through the rough sea; I've all this work to plough through.) durchpflügen3) (to crash: The lorry ploughed into the back of a bus.) krachen* * *[plaʊ]n no pl▪ the \Plough der Große Wagen* * *(US) [plaʊ]1. nPflug munder the plough — unter dem Pflug
to put one's hand to the plough (fig) — sich in die Riemen legen
2. vt2) (Brit UNIV dated sl) reinreißen (inf), durchfallen lassen3. vi1) pflügen2) (Brit UNIV dated sl) durchrasseln (inf)* * *A s1. AGR Pflug m:put one’s hand to the plough fig Hand ans Werk legen5. ELEK Stromabnehmer m (für eine unterirdische Stromschiene)B v/t1. (um)pflügen:a) ein-, unterpflügen,b) fig reinvestieren;plough one’s profits back into the firm seine Gewinne wieder in das Geschäft stecken;plough under unterpflügen (a. fig);plough a lonely furrow fig (ganz) allein auf weiter Flur stehen;plough one’s own furrow fig seinen eigenen Weg gehen;2. figb) das Gesicht (zer)furchenc) sich einen Weg bahnen:plough one’s wayC v/i1. pflügen, ackern2. sich (um)pflügen (lassen)3. fig sich (mühsam) einen Weg bahnen:plough through a book umg (sich durch) ein Buch durchackern;plough ahead unverdrossen weitermachena) rasen in (akk)b) sich bohren in (akk)* * *1. noun(Agric.) Pflug, der2. transitive verbthe Plough — (Astron.) der Große Wagen od. Bär
1) pflügenplough furrows — Furchen ziehen od. pflügen
2) (fig.) [Schiff:] [durch]pflügen [Wasserfläche]Phrasal Verbs:* * *(UK) n.Pflug ¨-e m. v.pflügen v.
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