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1 snowed under
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2 snow under
transitive verbbe snowed under — (with work) erdrückt werden; (with presents, letters) überschüttet werden
* * *vt usu passiveto be \snow undered under with work mit Arbeit eingedeckt sein* * *vt sep (infto be snowed under (with work) — reichlich eingedeckt sein; (with requests) überhäuft werden* * *transitive verbbe snowed under — (with work) erdrückt werden; (with presents, letters) überschüttet werden
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1. noun1) no indef. art. Schnee, der3) (on TV screen etc.) Schnee, der2. impersonal intransitive verbPhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/91801/snow_in">snow in- snow under* * *[snəu] 1. noun(frozen water vapour that falls to the ground in soft white flakes: We woke up to find snow on the ground; We were caught in a heavy snow-shower; About 15 centimetres of snow had fallen overnight.) der Schnee2. verb(to shower down in, or like, flakes of snow: It's snowing heavily.) schneien- snowy- snowball
- snowboard
- snow-capped
- snowdrift
- snowfall
- snowflake
- snowstorm
- snow-white
- snowed under* * *[snəʊ, AM snoʊ]I. noutside the \snow was falling draußen schneite esa blanket of \snow lay on the ground der Boden war schneebedecktas white as \snow weiß wie Schnee, schneeweiß3. TV, COMPUT Schnee m, Flimmern ntit's \snowing es schneit* * *[snəʊ]1. n1) Schnee m; (= snowfall) Schneefall mthe snows that lie on the plains — der Schnee in der Ebene
the heavy snows last winter — die heftigen Schneefälle im letzten Winter
as white as snow — schneeweiß, blütenweiß
2. vischneien* * *snow [snəʊ]A s1. Schnee m:be (as) pure as the driven snowa) unschuldig wie ein Engel sein (Mädchen),2. Schneefall m3. pl Schneemassen pl4. poet Blütenschnee m5. poet Schneeweiß n7. sl Snow m, Schnee m (Kokain, Heroin)B v/i schneien:gifts snowed in on her birthday es regnete Geschenke zu ihrem GeburtstagC v/t2. fig regnen, hageln:3. US sla) gewaltigen Eindruck machen auf (akk)b) jemanden einwickeln:snow sb into doing sth jemanden so einwickeln, dass er etwas tut4. snow undera) US jemanden vernichtend schlagen,with mit Arbeit etc):we were snowed under with letters wir wurden mit Briefen überschüttet* * *1. noun1) no indef. art. Schnee, der3) (on TV screen etc.) Schnee, der2. impersonal intransitive verbit snows or is snowing — es schneit
Phrasal Verbs:- snow in* * *n.Schnee m. v.schneien v.
См. также в других словарях:
snowed under — phrase with too much work to deal with We’re snowed under with applications for the job. Thesaurus: busy and workingsynonym Main entry: snow * * * snowed under : having to deal with too much of something : overwhelmed by something … Useful english dictionary
snowed under with — Overwhelmed with a heap or rapid accumulation of • • • Main Entry: ↑snow … Useful english dictionary
snowed under — ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, usu ADJ with n (emphasis) If you say that you are snowed under, you are emphasizing that you have a lot of work or other things to deal with. [INFORMAL] Ed was snowed under with fan mail when he was doing his television… … English dictionary
snowed under — Someone who is snowed under has so many things to do, usually work, that they unable to cope with it all. With the flu epidemic, doctors and nurses are completely snowed under … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
snowed under — having too much work to do. She wants me to take some time off but I m snowed under with work at the moment. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of snowed under (= covered by so much snow that people cannot get out or move around) … New idioms dictionary
snowed under — verb have too much work. We are completely snowed under at work because it is the end of the tax year … Wiktionary
snowed under — with too much work to deal with We re snowed under with applications for the job … English dictionary
be snowed under — ► to have more work than you can deal with: be snowed under with/by sth »We have been snowed under with phone calls all day. »One of her major concerns is to ensure that her boss never gets snowed under. Main Entry: ↑snow … Financial and business terms
(be) snowed under (with something) — be snowed ˈunder (with sth) idiom to have more things, especially work, than you feel able to deal with • I d love to come but I m completely snowed under at the moment. Main entry: ↑snowidiom … Useful english dictionary
be snowed under — to have so much work that you have problems dealing with it all. She wants me to take some time off but I m snowed under with work at the moment. (often + with) … New idioms dictionary
snowed under — covered in snow, inundated … English contemporary dictionary