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1 standard railway track
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2 gauge
1. noun2. transitive verbnarrow gauge — Schmalspur, die
1) (measure) messen2) (fig.) beurteilen (by nach)* * *[ɡei‹] 1. verb2) (to estimate, judge: Can you gauge her willingness to help?) abschätzen2. noun1) (an instrument for measuring amount, size, speed etc: a petrol gauge.) das Meßgerät2) (a standard size (of wire, bullets etc): gauge wire.) die Norm3) (the distance between the rails of a railway line.) die Spurweite* * *[geɪʤ]I. n1. (device) Messgerät nt; (for tools) [Mess]lehre f fachspr; (for water level) Pegel m; (for rings) Ringmaß ntfuel \gauge Benzinuhr f, Benzinanzeige fheat \gauge Temperaturanzeige fpressure \gauge Druckmesser mrain \gauge Niederschlagsmesser mtyre \gauge Reifendruckmesser m2. (thickness) of metal, plastic Stärke f; of a wire, tube Dicke f; (diameter) of a gun, bullet Durchmesser m, Kaliber ntstandard \gauge Normalspur f [o Regelspur f]narrow \gauge Schmalspur fII. vt▪ to \gauge sth1. (measure) etw messen* * *[geɪdZ]1. n1) (= instrument) Messgerät or -instrument nt; (to measure diameter, width etc) (Mess)lehre f; (for rings) Ringmaß nt; (to measure water level) Pegel mpressure/wind gauge — Druck-/Windmesser m
2) (= thickness, width of wire, sheet metal etc) Stärke f; (of bullet) Durchmesser m, Kaliber nt; (RAIL) Spurweite fstandard/narrow gauge — Normal-/Schmalspur f
2. vt1) (TECH: measure) messen2) (fig: appraise) person's capacities, character, progress beurteilen; reaction, course of events abschätzen; situation abwägen; mood einschätzen; (= guess) schätzenI tried to gauge whether she was pleased or not — ich versuchte zu beurteilen, ob sie sich freute oder nicht
* * *gauge [ɡeıdʒ]A v/t2. TECH eichen, justieren, kalibrierenB s1. TECH Normal-, Eichmaß n2. Umfang m, Inhalt m:take the gauge of fig → A 3of für)4. TECH Messgerät n, Anzeiger m, Messer m:a) Pegel m, Wasserstandsmesser mb) Manometer n, Druckmesser mc) Lehre fd) Maß-, Zollstab me) TYPO Zeilenmaß n5. TECH (besonders Blech-, Draht) Stärke f, (-)Dicke f8. BAHN Spur(weite) f9. SCHIFF Abstand m oder Lage f (eines Schiffes)G., g. abk2. gelding5. Gulf* * *1. nounnarrow gauge — Schmalspur, die
3) (fig.): (criterion, test) Kriterium, das; Maßstab, der2. transitive verb1) (measure) messen2) (fig.) beurteilen (by nach)* * *(UK) n.Messgerät n. (railway track) n.Breite -en f. (wire) n.Dicke -n f. n.Maß -e n.Maßstab -¨e m.Speichendicke f. v.abmessen v.eichen v.justieren v.messen v.(§ p.,pp.: maß, gemessen)vermessen v.
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