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moon·light ˈflitto do a \moonlight flit bei Nacht und Nebel verduften fam -
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moon·light 'flit nto do a \moonlight flit bei Nacht und Nebel verduften ( fam) -
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- tt- huschen* * *[flit]past tense, past participle - flitted; verb(to move quickly and lightly from place to place: Butterflies flitted around in the garden.) flattern- academic.ru/116166/flitting">flitting* * *<- tt->[flɪt]I. vi1. ( also fig: move) huschen, flitzen; (fly) bats, birds, butterflies flattern; bees fliegen; beetles, insects schwirren▪ to \flit about [or around] herumflitzen; bats, birds, butterflies herumflattern; bees herumfliegen; beetles, insects herumschwirren; ( fig) verfliegenII. n* * *[flɪt]1. vi1) (bats, butterflies etc) flattern, huschen; (ghost, person, image) huschenan idea flitted through my mind — ein Gedanke schoss mir or huschte mir durch den Kopf
2) (Brit: move house secretly) bei Nacht und Nebel ausziehen, sich bei Nacht und Nebel davonmachen2. n (Brit)* * *flit [flıt]A v/i1. flitzen, huschen:an idea flitted through his mind ein Gedanke schoss ihm durch den Kopf2. flattern3. verfliegen (Zeit)4. schott und Br dial um-, wegziehenB s1. Flitzen n, Huschen n2. Flattern n3. schott und Br dial Umzug mdo a flit → A 55. besonders US sl Strichjunge m, Stricher m* * *- tt- huschenrecollections/thoughts flitted through his mind — Erinnerungen/Gedanken schossen ihm durch den Kopf
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1. nounMondlicht, das; Mondschein, der2. intransitive verb(coll.) nebenberuflich abends arbeiten* * *noun, adjective ((made with the help of) the light reflected by the moon: The sea looked silver in the moonlight; a moonlight raid.) das Mondlicht* * *ˈmoon·light3.▶ to not be all \moonlight and roses nicht immer eitel Sonnenschein seinII. vi<- lighted>( fam)2. (traffic in liquor) Schwarzhandel mit Alkohol betreiben, schwarzgebrannten Alkohol verkaufen (eine aus der Zeit der Prohibition in den USA bekannte Praxis)* * *A s1. Mondlicht n, -schein m2. umg Schwarzarbeit fB adj1. Mondlicht…:C v/i umga) noch einen Nebenjob am Abend habenb) schwarzarbeiten (Br auch bei gleichzeitigem Bezug von Arbeitslosenunterstützung)* * *1. nounMondlicht, das; Mondschein, der2. intransitive verb(coll.) nebenberuflich abends arbeiten* * *n.Mondlicht n.Mondschein m.
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moonlight flit — noun or moonlight flitting slang Britain : a departure by night with one s possessions to avoid paying rent * * * moonlight flit or moonlight flitting noun A hasty removal by night, esp without paying due rent • • • Main Entry: ↑moon * * * moon … Useful english dictionary
moonlight flit — n. (colloq.) (BE) moving without paying one s rent, debts to do a moonlight flit * * * [ˌmuːnlaɪt flɪt(ɪŋ)] (colloq.) (BE) [ moving without paying one s rent, debts ] to do a moonlight flit … Combinatory dictionary
moonlight flit — Someone who does a moonlight flit leaves a place quickly and in secret, usually to avoid paying debts. Just before the rent was due he did a moonlight flit … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
moonlight flit — /munlaɪt ˈflɪt/ (say moohnluyt flit) noun Colloquial 1. a departure by night with one s possessions in order to avoid payment of rent. 2. any sudden departure, especially to avoid a disagreeable circumstance. –moonlight flitting, noun …
moonlight flit — the clandestine departure of an absconding debtor Formerly, a tenant in arrears with his rent, whose chattels could be distrained by the landlord so long as they remained in the rented premises, but not elsewhere: He has e en made a… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
do a moonlight flit — british phrase to leave a place secretly, especially during the night, in order to avoid paying money that you owe Thesaurus: to leave a place quietly and secretlysynonym Main entry: flit * * * do a moonlight flit see ↑moonlight, 1 … Useful english dictionary
do a moonlight flit — British, informal to leave somewhere secretly at night, usually to avoid paying money that you owe. We could always do a moonlight flit that way we wouldn t have to explain about the money … New idioms dictionary
moonlight flit — n. (British) act of secretly leaving a rented house during the night to avoid paying rent … English contemporary dictionary
moonlight flit — Departure late at night with one s possessions to avoid paying rent … A concise dictionary of English slang
moonlight flitting — noun see moonlight flit * * * moonlight flit or moonlight flitting noun A hasty removal by night, esp without paying due rent • • • Main Entry: ↑moon … Useful english dictionary
flit — flit1 [ flıt ] verb intransitive 1. ) to appear for a very short time: The ghost of a smile flitted across her features. 2. ) to move quickly from one place to another without stopping long: She has flitted from one country to another seeking… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English