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1 fall between two stools
(to lose both of two possibilities by hesitating between them or trying for both.) sich zwischen zwei Stühle setzen -
2 have stools
Stuhlgang haben -
3 spinach stools
Spinatstuhl[gang] m -
4 stool
nounHocker, der* * *[stu:l](a seat without a back: a piano-stool; a kitchen stool.) der Hocker- academic.ru/116067/fall_between_two_stools">fall between two stools* * *[stu:l]I. nbar \stool Barhocker mkitchen \stool Küchenschemel mpiano \stool Klavierstuhl mthree-legged \stool dreibeiniger Schemel [o Hocker\stool sample Stuhlprobe fto pass \stools Stuhlgang haben3. BOT, HORT Wurzelstock m5.II. vi tree, plant treiben* * *[stuːl]n2) (ESP MED: faeces) Stuhl m* * *stool [stuːl]A s1. (Bar-, Klavier- etc) Hocker m, (Klavier- etc) Stuhl m, (-)Schemel m:fall between two stools fig sich zwischen zwei Stühle setzen2. Nachtstuhl m3. PHYSIOL Stuhl m:a) Kot mb) Stuhlgang m:go to stool Stuhlgang haben4. BOTa) (Wurzel)Schössling(e) m(pl)b) Wurzelstock mc) Baumstumpf m (der Wurzelschösslinge treibt)5. JAGD besonders US Lockvogel mB v/i1. BOT Schösslinge treiben2. besonders US sl spitzeln* * *nounHocker, derfall between two stools — (fig.) sich zwischen zwei Stühle setzen
* * *(faeces) n.Hocker - m.Schemel - m. -
5 stool
[stu:l] nbar \stool Barhocker m;kitchen \stool Küchenschemel m;piano \stool Klavierstuhl m;three-legged \stool dreibeiniger Schemel [o Hocker];\stool sample Stuhlprobe f;to pass \stools Stuhlgang haben3) bot, hort Wurzelstock mPHRASES: -
6 thump
1. transitive verb[mit Wucht] schlagen2. intransitive verb1) hämmern (at, on gegen); [Herz:] heftig pochen2) (move noisily)3. noun1) (blow) Schlag, der* * *1. noun((the sound of) a heavy blow or hit: They heard a thump on the door; He gave him a thump on the head.) der Schlag2. verb(to hit, move or fall with, or make, a dull, heavy noise.) (auf-)schlagen* * *[θʌmp]I. n dumpfer Knallto give sb a \thump jdm eine knallen [o schmieren] slII. vt▪ to \thump sth/sb etw/jdn schlagenIII. vithe heart \thumps das Herz klopft [o pocht]* * *[ɵʌmp]1. n(= blow) Schlag m; (= noise) (dumpfes) Krachen, Bums m (inf)2. vttable klopfen or schlagen auf (+acc); door klopfen or schlagen an (+acc); (esp Brit inf) person verhauen (inf); (repeatedly) trommeln auf/an (+acc); (accidentally) one's head sich (dat) anschlagen or anhauen (inf); (dog) tail klopfen mithe thumped his fist on the desk — er donnerte die Faust auf den Tisch
he thumped his chest — er schlug sich (dat) auf die Brust
the prisoners started thumping their stools on the floor —
I thumped him ( one) on the nose ( esp Brit inf ) — ich habe ihm eins auf die Nase verpasst (inf)
I'll thump you ( one) if you don't shut up ( esp Brit inf ) — wenn du nicht gleich den Mund hältst, knallts (inf)
3. vi(person) schlagen; (heart) heftig schlagen or pochen; (= move heavily) stapfen; (object = fall loudly) plumpsen (inf)he thumped on the door/table — er schlug gegen or an die Tür/auf den Tisch
ask the people upstairs to stop thumping around — sag den Leuten über uns, sie sollen aufhören herumzutrampeln
* * *thump [θʌmp]A s1. dumpfer Schlag, Plumps m, Bums m umg2. kräftiger Schlag:give sb a thump on the back jemandem einen Puff in den Rücken geben3. Pochen nB v/t3. umg jemanden verdreschenC v/i* * *1. transitive verb[mit Wucht] schlagen2. intransitive verb1) hämmern (at, on gegen); [Herz:] heftig pochen3. noun1) (blow) Schlag, der* * *n.Knuff ¨-e m.dumpfer Schlag m. v.knuffen v.
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