gutter

gutter
1. noun
(below edge of roof) Dach- od. Regenrinne, die; (at side of street) Rinnstein, der; Gosse, die

the gutter — (fig.) die Gosse

2. intransitive verb
[Kerze:] tropfen; [Flamme:] [immer schwächer] flackern
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noun
(a channel for carrying away water, especially at the edge of a road or roof: The gutters are flooded with water.) die Dachrinne
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gut·ter
[ˈgʌtəʳ, AM -t̬ɚ]
I. n of road Rinnstein m, Gosse f; (of roof) Dachrinne f, Dachkännel m SCHWEIZ, Regenrinne f; (fig) Gosse f pej
II. vi candle, flame flackern
▪ to \gutter [out] [langsam] ausbrennen [o verlöschen]
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['gʌtə(r)]
1. n
(on roof) Dachrinne f; (in street) Gosse f (also fig), Rinnstein m

to be born in the gutter — aus der Gosse kommen

the language of the gutter — die Gassensprache

2. vi
(candle, flame) flackern
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gutter [ˈɡʌtə(r)]
A s
1. Gosse f (auch fig), Rinnstein m:
end up in the gutter fig in der Gosse enden;
take (drag) sb out of the gutter fig jemanden aus der Gosse auflesen (ziehen);
language of the gutter Gossensprache f, -jargon m
2. (Abfluss-, Wasser)Rinne f, Graben m
3. Dach-, Regenrinne f
4. TECH Rinne f, Hohlkehlfuge f, Furche f
5. TYPO Bundsteg m
6. Kugelfangrinne f (der Bowlingbahn)
B v/t
1. furchen, riefen
2. US einen Hund zum Geschäftmachen in den Rinnstein führen
C v/i
1. rinnen, strömen
2. tropfen (Kerze)
D adj vulgär, Schmutz…
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1. noun
(below edge of roof) Dach- od. Regenrinne, die; (at side of street) Rinnstein, der; Gosse, die

the gutter — (fig.) die Gosse

2. intransitive verb
[Kerze:] tropfen; [Flamme:] [immer schwächer] flackern
* * *
n.
Dachrinne f.
Gosse -n f.
Rinne -n f.
Traufe -n f.

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