glove

glove
noun
Handschuh, der

something fits somebody like a glove — etwas passt jemandem wie angegossen (ugs.)

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noun
(a covering for the hand: a pair of gloves.) der Handschuh
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glove
[glʌv]
I. n usu pl Handschuh m
leather/rubber/woollen \gloves Leder-/Gummi-/Wollhandschuhe pl
a pair of \gloves ein Paar nt Handschuhe
to fit like a \glove wie angegossen passen
to do sth with the \gloves off (fig) etw schonungslos tun
we need to deal with vandals with the \gloves off wir müssen gegen die Rowdies mit härteren Bandagen vorgehen
to work hand in \glove with sb mit jdm Hand in Hand arbeiten
II. n modifier (department, manufacturer) Handschuh-
III. vt
1. AM (dress in gloves)
to \glove one's hands sich dat Handschuhe anziehen
2. SPORT (in baseball)
to \glove the ball (catch) den Ball fangen; (in cricket) den Ball abfälschen
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[glʌv]
n
(Finger)handschuh m; (SPORT) Handschuh m

to fit (sb) like a glove — (jdm) wie angegossen passen

with the gloves off (fig) — schonungslos, ohne Rücksicht auf Verluste (inf)

the gloves are off (fig) — mit der Rücksichtnahme ist es vorbei, die Schonzeit ist vorbei

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glove [ɡlʌv]
A s
1. (Finger)Handschuh m:
fit (sb) like a glove
a) wie angegossen sitzen, (jemandem) wie angegossen passen,
b) fig (zu jemandem oder auf jemanden) ganz genau passen, haargenau (auf jemanden) zutreffen;
take the gloves off ernst machen, massiv werden;
with the gloves off, without gloves unsanft, rücksichts-, schonungslos; hand Bes Redew
2. SPORT (Box-, Fecht-, Reit- etc) Handschuh m: hang up A 1
3. (Fehde)Handschuh m:
fling (oder throw) down the glove (to sb) (jemanden) herausfordern, (jemandem) den Handschuh hinwerfen;
pick (oder take) up the glove den Handschuh aufnehmen, die Herausforderung annehmen
B v/t mit Handschuhen bekleiden:
gloved behandschuht
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noun
Handschuh, der

something fits somebody like a glove — etwas passt jemandem wie angegossen (ugs.)

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n.
Handschuh m.

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