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1. noun1) Rakete, die2) (Brit. coll.): (reprimand)2. intransitive verb[Preise:] in die Höhe schnellen* * *['rokit] 1. noun1) (a tube containing materials which, when set on fire, give off a jet of gas which drives the tube forward, usually up into the air, used eg as a firework, for signalling, or for launching a spacecraft.) die Rakete2) (a spacecraft launched in this way: The Americans have sent a rocket to Mars.) die Rakete2. verb(to rise or increase very quickly: Bread prices have rocketed.) hochschnellen* * *rock·et1[ˈrɒkɪt, AM ˈrɑ:k-]I. nanti-tank \rocket Panzerabwehrrakete fto give sb a \rocket jdn zusammenstauchen famto get a \rocket einen Anschiss bekommen derbII. vi▪ to \rocket [up] costs, prices hochschnellen, in die Höhe schnellenthe firework \rocketed into the sky die Feuerwerksrakete schoss in den Himmeltheir team \rocketed to the top of the league ihr Team nahm einen kometenhaften Aufstieg und setzte sich an die Tabellenspitze▪ to \rocket away [wie ein geölter Blitz] davonschießento \rocket to fame über Nacht berühmt werdenIII. vt1. (make move fast)▪ to \rocket sb somewhere jdn irgendwohin katapultierenthe TGV \rocketed us from Paris to Lyon wir jagten mit dem TGV von Paris nach Lyonthe film \rocketed her to the top der Film machte sie über Nacht berühmt2. (attack)▪ to \rocket sb/sth jdn/etw mit Raketen beschießenrock·et2[ˈrɒkɪt, AM ˈrɑ:k-]* * *['rɒkɪt]1. n1) Rakete f2. vi(prices) hochschießen, hochschnellento rocket to fame — über Nacht berühmt werden; (person also)
he went rocketing past my door (inf) — er zischte or schoss (wie ein geölter Blitz) an meiner Tür vorbei (inf)
* * *rocket1 [ˈrɒkıt; US ˈrɑ-]A s2. a) TECH Rakete fb) MIL Rakete(ngeschoss) f(n)3. fig umg besonders Br Anpfiff m, Zigarre f (Zurechtweisung):get a rocket eine Zigarre (verpasst) bekommen;give sb a rocket jemandem eine Zigarre verpassenB adj Raketen…:rocket projectile Raketengeschoss nC v/i1. (wie eine Rakete) hochschießen2. hochschnellen (Preise)4. US umg sausen, rasenD v/t1. MIL mit Raketen beschießen, unter Raketenbeschuss nehmenrocket2 [ˈrɒkıt; US ˈrɑ-; a. rɑˈket] s BOT1. Nachtviole f2. → academic.ru/62712/rocket_salad">rocket salad3. Rauke f* * *1. noun1) Rakete, die2) (Brit. coll.): (reprimand)2. intransitive verb[Preise:] in die Höhe schnellen* * *n.Rakete -n f.
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