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plumb the depths of

  • 1 plumb

    1. plumb [plʌm] vt
    to \plumb sth etw [aus]loten;
    to \plumb the depth die Tiefe loten;
    2) (fig: fathom)
    to \plumb sth etw ergründen
    PHRASES:
    to \plumb the depths einen Tiefpunkt erreichen;
    Roy \plumbed the depths of despair when... Roy war völlig am Boden zerstört, als...; ( hum)
    they must really be \plumbing the depths if... sie müssen wirklich verzweifelt sein, wenn... adj
    pred, inv gerade, im Lot fachspr;
    to be out of \plumb schief sein, nicht im Lot [o außer Lot] sein fachspr adv
    1) (fam: exactly) genau;
    he hit me \plumb on the nose er hat mich mitten [o direkt] auf die Nase gehauen
    2) (Am) (fam: completely)
    \plumb crazy total verrückt ( fam) n Lot nt
    2. plumb [plʌm] vt
    our house isn't \plumbed properly die Installationen in unserem Haus sind schlecht gemacht;
    to \plumb sth into sth etw an etw akk anschließen;
    to be \plumbed for sth die nötigen Anschlüsse für etw akk haben

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  • 2 plumb

    I 1. transitive verb
    (sound, measure) [aus]loten

    plumb the depths of loneliness/sorrow — die tiefsten Tiefen der Einsamkeit/Trauer erleben

    2. adverb
    1) (vertically) senkrecht; lotrecht
    2) (fig.): (exactly) genau
    3. noun
    Lot, das
    II transitive verb

    plumb in — (connect) fest anschließen

    * * *
    plumb1
    [plʌm]
    I. vt
    1. (determine depth)
    ▪ to \plumb sth etw [aus]loten
    to \plumb the depth die Tiefe loten
    2. ( fig: fathom)
    ▪ to \plumb sth etw ergründen
    3.
    ▶ to \plumb the depths einen Tiefpunkt erreichen
    Roy \plumbed the depths of despair when... Roy war völlig am Boden zerstört, als...; ( hum)
    they must really be \plumbing the depths if... sie müssen wirklich verzweifelt sein, wenn...
    II. adj pred, inv gerade, im Lot fachspr
    to be out of \plumb schief sein, nicht im Lot [o außer Lot] sein fachspr
    III. adv
    1. ( fam: exactly) genau
    he hit me \plumb on the nose er hat mich mitten [o direkt] auf die Nase gehauen
    2. AM ( fam: completely)
    \plumb crazy total verrückt fam
    IV. n Lot nt
    plumb2
    [plʌm]
    vt
    our house isn't \plumbed properly die Installationen in unserem Haus sind schlecht gemacht
    ▪ to \plumb sth into sth etw an etw akk anschließen
    ▪ to be \plumbed for sth die nötigen Anschlüsse für etw akk haben
    * * *
    [plʌm]
    1. n
    (= plumbline) Lot nt, Senkblei nt; ; (NAUT ALSO) Bleilot nt
    2. adv
    1) lotrecht, senkrecht
    2) (inf) (= completely) total (inf), komplett (inf); (= exactly) genau

    plumb in the middle —

    it hit him plumb on the nose — es traf ihn genau or mitten auf die Nase

    3. vt
    1) ocean, depth (aus)loten
    2) (fig) mystery etc ergründen

    this song plumbs the depths of bad taste — dieses Lied übertrifft alles bisher Dagewesene or da Gewesene an schlechtem Geschmack

    to plumb new depths —

    a look that plumbed his very soul — ein Blick, der in die Tiefen seiner Seele drang

    3) (= connect plumbing in) building Klempnerarbeiten ausführen an (+dat)
    * * *
    plumb [plʌm]
    A s
    1. Bleigewicht n
    2. TECH (Blei)Lot n, Senkblei n:
    out of plumb, off plumb nicht im Lot, aus dem Lot, nicht senkrecht
    3. SCHIFF (Echo)Lot n
    B adj
    1. lot-, senkrecht
    2. besonders US umg völlig, glatt, rein:
    C adv
    1. lot-, senkrecht
    2. umg (haar)genau:
    3. besonders US umg komplett, total:
    D v/t
    1. lotrecht machen
    2. a) SCHIFF die Meerestiefe (ab-, aus)loten, sondieren
    b) fig sondieren, erforschen, ergründen:
    plumb the depths of bis in die Tiefen (gen) vordringen; etwas in (all) seinen Tiefen durchleben
    3. TECH (mit Blei) verlöten, verbleien
    4. Wasser- oder Gasleitungen in einem Haus legen
    E v/i klempnern
    * * *
    I 1. transitive verb
    (sound, measure) [aus]loten

    plumb the depths of loneliness/sorrow — die tiefsten Tiefen der Einsamkeit/Trauer erleben

    2. adverb
    1) (vertically) senkrecht; lotrecht
    2) (fig.): (exactly) genau
    3. noun
    Lot, das
    II transitive verb

    plumb in — (connect) fest anschließen

    * * *
    adj.
    lotrecht adj. v.
    loten v.

    English-german dictionary > plumb

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