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1 tilt
1. intransitive verb 2. transitive verbkippen; neigen [Kopf]3. noun1) Schräglage, diea 45° tilt — eine Neigung od. ein Neigungswinkel von 45°
2)* * *[tilt] 1. verb(to go or put (something) into a sloping or slanting position: He tilted his chair backwards; The lamp tilted and fell.) (sich) neigen2. noun(a slant; a slanting position: The table is at a slight tilt.) die Schräglage- at full tilt- full tilt* * *[tɪlt]I. n▪ to have a \tilt at sth etw anvisieren4.▶ [at] full \tilt mit voller KraftII. vt▪ to \tilt sth etw neigento \tilt the balance in favour of sth/sb ( fig) einen Meinungsumschwung zu Gunsten einer S./Person gen herbeiführenIII. vi2. (movement of opinion)3.* * *[tɪlt]1. n1) (= slope) Neigung fthe sideways tilt of his head — seine schräge Kopfhaltung
if you increase the ( angle of) tilt of the conveyor belt... — wenn Sie das Fließband schräger stellen...; (sideways also) wenn Sie das Fließband weiter kippen...
to have a tilt —
the wall has developed rather a dangerous tilt the bird's/plane's wings have a slight downward tilt — die Wand neigt sich ziemlich gefährlich die Flügel des Vogels/Flugzeugs neigen sich leicht nach unten
to have a tilt at sb/sth (fig) — jdn/etw aufs Korn nehmen
•See:→ academic.ru/29788/full">full2. vt1) kippen, schräg stellen; head (seitwärts) neigento tilt the balance of power toward(s)/against sb — das Kräftegleichgewicht zugunsten/zuungunsten von jdm verschieben
3. vi1) (= slant) sich neigen2) (fig)to tilt at sb/sth — jdn/etw attackieren
See:→ windmill* * *tilt1 [tılt]A v/t1. a) allg kippen, neigen, schräg legen, schräg stellen2. umkippen, umstoßen3. TECH reckena) (mit eingelegter Lanze) anrennen gegenb) die Lanze einlegenB v/ia) sich neigen, kippen:tilt back nach hinten kippenb) (um)kippen, umfallen3. HIST im Turnier kämpfen:b) mit der Lanze stechen nach,c) fig losziehen gegen, jemanden, etwas attackierenC s1. Kippen n2. FILM, TV (senkrechter) Schwenk:3. Schräglage f, Neigung f:on the tilt auf der Kippe4. HIST (Ritter)Turnier n, Lanzenbrechen nhave a tilt with s.o6. (Lanzen)Stoß m:7. (Angriffs)Wucht f:(at) full tilt mit voller Wucht8. US Tendenz f, Färbung ftilt2 [tılt]A s1. (Wagen- etc) Plane f, Verdeck n2. SCHIFF Sonnensegel n3. Sonnendach n (über Verkaufsständen etc)B v/t (mit einer Plane) bedecken* * *1. intransitive verb 2. transitive verbkippen; neigen [Kopf]3. noun1) Schräglage, diea 45° tilt — eine Neigung od. ein Neigungswinkel von 45°
2)[at] full tilt — mit voller Wucht
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2 tilt
[tɪlt] nPHRASES:[at] full \tilt mit voller Kraft vtto \tilt sth etw neigen;to \tilt a pinball machine einen Flipper kippen;to \tilt the balance in favour of sth/sb ( fig) einen Meinungsumschwung zugunsten einer S./Person gen herbeiführen vi2) ( movement of opinion)PHRASES: -
3 windmill
noun1) Windmühle, die; (to drive generator, water pump, etc.) Windrad, das2) (toy) Windrädchen, das* * *noun (a machine with sails that work by wind power, for grinding corn or pumping water.) die Windmühle* * *ˈwind·millI. n5.II. vtIII. vi* * *['wIndmɪl]nWindmühle f; (Brit = toy) Windrädchen nt* * *windmill [ˈwınmıl; ˈwınd-]A s1. Windmühle f:2. FLUG umga) Hubschrauber mb) Propeller m3. besonders Br Windrädchen n (Kinderspielzeug)B v/t windmill one’s arms die Arme kreisen lassen* * *noun1) Windmühle, die; (to drive generator, water pump, etc.) Windrad, das2) (toy) Windrädchen, das* * *n.Windmühle f. -
4 windmill
'wind·mill nPHRASES:to tilt [or fight] at \windmills gegen Windmühlen kämpfen vt
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tilt at windmills — {v. phr.}, {literary} To do battle with an imaginary foe (after Cervantes Don Quixote). * /John is a nice guy but when it comes to departmental meetings he wastes everybody s time by constantly tilting at windmills./ … Dictionary of American idioms
tilt at windmills — {v. phr.}, {literary} To do battle with an imaginary foe (after Cervantes Don Quixote). * /John is a nice guy but when it comes to departmental meetings he wastes everybody s time by constantly tilting at windmills./ … Dictionary of American idioms
tilt at windmills — ► tilt at windmills attack imaginary enemies. [ORIGIN: with allusion to the story of Don Quixote tilting at windmills, believing they were giants.] Main Entry: ↑tilt … English terms dictionary
tilt at windmills — A person who tilts at windmills, tries to do things that will never work in practice … The small dictionary of idiomes
tilt at windmills — phrasal Etymology: so called fr. the episode in Don Quijote de la Mancha in which Don Quixote battles with a windmill, thinking it a giant more at don quixote : to fight imaginary enemies or illusory evils even though this rebellion may be a… … Useful english dictionary
tilt at windmills — attack imaginary enemies. [with allusion to the story of Don Quixote tilting at windmills, believing they were giants.] → tilt … English new terms dictionary
tilt at windmills — verb a) To attack imaginary enemies. b) To go on a wild goose chase; to persistently engage in a futile activity See Also: throw ones cap over the windmill, mistake windmills for giants … Wiktionary
tilt\ at\ windmills — v. phr. literary To do battle with an imaginary foe (after Cervantes Don Quixote). John is a nice guy but when it comes to departmental meetings he wastes everybody s time by constantly tilting at windmills … Словарь американских идиом
tilt at windmills — A person who tilts at windmills, tries to do things that will never work in practice. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
tilt at windmills — literary to waste time trying to deal with enemies or problems that do not exist. We re not tilting at windmills here. If we don t do something about these problems, our environment may be in serious danger … New idioms dictionary
Tilt at windmills — A person who tilts at windmills, tries to do things that will never work in practice … Dictionary of English idioms