ditch

ditch
1. noun
Graben, der; (at side of road) Straßengraben, der
2. transitive verb
(coll.): (abandon) sitzen lassen [Familie, Freunde]; sausen lassen (ugs.) [Plan]
* * *
[di ] 1. noun
(a long narrow hollow dug in the ground especially one to drain water from a field, road etc: He climbed over the fence and fell into a ditch.) der Graben
2. verb
(to get rid of: The stolen car had been ditched by the thieves several miles away.) im Stich lassen
* * *
ditch
[dɪtʃ]
I. n
<pl -es>
Graben m
a deep/shallow \ditch ein tiefer/flacher Graben
to dig a \ditch einen Graben ausheben
irrigation \ditch Bewässerungsgraben m
II. vt
1. (discard)
▪ to \ditch sth etw wegwerfen
to \ditch a getaway car ein Fluchtauto [einfach] stehen lassen
to \ditch a proposal einen Plan aufgeben
2. (get away from)
▪ to \ditch sb/sth jdm/etw entwischen
3. (sack)
▪ to \ditch sb jdn entlassen [o fam feuern
4. (end relationship)
▪ to \ditch sb jdm den Laufpass geben fam, jdn abservieren sl
5. (to land)
to \ditch a plane eine Maschine im Bach landen sl, eine Maschine in den Sand setzen fam
III. vi AVIAT plane auf dem Wasser landen
* * *
[dɪtʃ]
1. n
1) Graben m
2) (AVIAT inf) Bach m (sl)
2. vt
(inf: get rid of) person abhängen (inf); employee, boyfriend abservieren (inf); plan, project baden gehen lassen (inf); car stehen lassen; old manuscript, unwanted object wegschmeißen (inf)

to ditch a plane — eine Maschine im Bach landen (sl)

3. vi (AVIAT inf)
in den Bach gehen
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ditch [dıtʃ]
A s
1. Graben m:
die in the last ditch bis zum letzten Atemzug kämpfen (a. fig)
2. Abzugs-, Dräniergraben m
3. Straßengraben m
4. Bewässerungs-, Wassergraben m
5. FLUG sl Bach m (Meer, Gewässer)
B v/t
1. mit einem Graben umgeben oder versehen
2. Gräben ziehen durch oder in (dat)
3. durch Abzugsgräben entwässern
4. ein Fahrzeug in den Straßengraben fahren:
be ditched
a) im Straßengraben landen,
b) bes US entgleisen (Zug)
5. sl
a) einen Wagen etc stehen lassen
b) jemandem entwischen
c) dem Freund etc den Laufpass geben:
she ditched him for another man sie ließ ihn wegen eines anderen Mannes sitzen
d) etwas wegschmeißen
e) US die Schule schwänzen:
ditch school
6. FLUG sl die Maschine im Bach landen
C v/i
1. einen Graben oder Gräben ziehen
2. FLUG sl im‚Bach landen
* * *
1. noun
Graben, der; (at side of road) Straßengraben, der
2. transitive verb
(coll.): (abandon) sitzen lassen [Familie, Freunde]; sausen lassen (ugs.) [Plan]
* * *
n.
(§ pl.: ditches)
= Entwässerungsgraben m.
Graben ¨-- m.
Straßengraben m.
Wassergraben m.

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