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this acted as a curb on his musical development

  • 1 curb

    1. transitive verb
    (lit. or fig.) zügeln
    2. noun
    1) (chain or strap for horse) Kandare, die
    2) see academic.ru/40598/kerb">kerb
    * * *
    [kə:b] 1. noun
    1) (something which restrains or controls: We'll have to put a curb on his enthusiasm.) der Zügel
    2) ((American) a kerb.) der Randstein
    2. verb
    (to hold back, restrain or control: You must curb your spending.) zügeln
    * * *
    [kɜ:b, AM kɜ:rb]
    I. vt
    1. (restrain an animal)
    to \curb one's dog AM seinen Hund an der Leine führen
    to \curb a horse ein Pferd zügeln
    2. (control)
    ▪ to \curb sth etw zügeln
    I'm having a tough time \curbing my appetite for sweets es fällt mir schwer, meinen Appetit auf Süßigkeiten zu bremsen
    she couldn't \curb her passion sie konnte ihre Leidenschaft nicht im Zaum halten
    to \curb one's anger/impatience/temper seinen Zorn/seine Ungeduld/sein Temperament zügeln
    to \curb the arms race das Wettrüsten begrenzen
    to \curb expenditure [or expenses] die Ausgaben senken [o reduzieren]
    to \curb inflation die Inflation bremsen
    to \curb tax evasion die Steuerhinterziehung eindämmen
    3. (hinder)
    ▪ to \curb sth etw aufhalten
    II. n
    1. (control) Beschränkung f, Einschränkung f
    to keep a \curb on sth etw im Zaum [o in Schranken] halten
    to put a \curb on sth etw zügeln
    to put a \curb on one's enthusiasm seine Begeisterung zügeln
    2. (of harness) Kandare f
    3. AM (kerb) Randstein m
    * * *
    [kɜːb]
    1. n
    1) (of harness) (= bit) Kandare f; (= chain) Kinnkette f, Kandarenkette f

    to put a curb on sb (esp Brit) — jdn im Zaum or in Schranken halten

    to put a curb on sth —

    this acted as a curb on his musical development — das ( be)hinderte seine musikalische Entwicklung

    3) (esp US: curbstone) = kerb
    See:
    = kerb
    2. vt
    1) horse zügeln
    2) (fig) zügeln; immigration, investment etc in Schranken halten, bremsen (inf)
    * * *
    curb [kɜːb; US kɜrb]
    A s
    1. a) Kandare f
    b) Kinnkette f (Pferdezaum)
    2. fig Zaum m, Zügel(ung) m(f):
    put a curb (up)on → B 1
    3. besonders US Bordkante f, -rand m, -schwelle f, -stein m
    4. US (steinerne) Einfassung
    5. Br (schwellenartiger) Kaminvorsatz
    6. ARCH
    a) Auskleidung f
    b) Kranz m (am Kuppeldach)
    7. TECH
    a) Betonkasten m
    b) Kranz m (der Turbine oder einer Gussform)
    c) (oberer) Mühlenkranz
    8. WIRTSCH US
    a) Straßenmarkt m
    b) Freiverkehrsbörse f:
    curb broker Freiverkehrsmakler(in)
    9. VET Spat m, Hasenfuß m
    B v/t
    1. fig Zügel anlegen (dat), zügeln, im Zaum halten, bändigen:
    curb one’s imagination;
    curb smuggling dem Schmuggelunwesen Einhalt gebieten;
    curb a boom eine Konjunktur dämpfen oder drosseln;
    curb production die Produktion einschränken oder drosseln
    2. ein Pferd an die Kandare nehmen
    3. a) besonders US einen Gehweg mit Randsteinen einfassen
    b) US einen Brunnen etc einfassen
    4. besonders US einen Hund zum Geschäftmachen in den Rinnstein führen
    * * *
    1. transitive verb
    (lit. or fig.) zügeln
    2. noun
    * * *
    (UK) n.
    Randstein m. (US) n.
    Randstein m.
    Steinrand m. n.
    Bordstein m. v.
    im Zaum halten ausdr.
    zügeln v.

    English-german dictionary > curb

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