hay

hay
noun, no pl.
Heu, das

make hay while the sun shines — (prov.) die Zeit nutzen

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[hei]
noun
(grass, cut and dried, used as food for cattle etc.) das Heu
- academic.ru/116603/hay-fever">hay-fever
- hayrick
- haywire
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hay
[heɪ]
n no pl Heu nt
to have a roll [or tumble] in the \hay [with sb] (fam) [mit jdm] ins Heu gehen fam
to make \hay Heu machen, heuen; (fig) einen Reibach machen fam
to hit the \hay (fam) sich akk in die Falle [o aufs Ohr] hauen fam
to make \hay while the sun shines das Eisen schmieden, solange es heiß ist prov
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[heɪ]
n
Heu nt

to make hay — Heu machen, heuen; (fig) profitieren

to hit the hay (inf) — sich aufs Ohr hauen (inf)

to make hay while the sun shines (Prov) — das Eisen schmieden, solange es heiß ist (Prov)

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hay1 [heı]
A s
1. Heu n:
make hay C;
make hay of sth fig etwas durcheinanderbringen oder zunichtemachen;
make hay while the sun shines fig das Eisen schmieden, solange es heiß ist;
hit the hay sl sich in die Falle oder Klappe hauen umg;
roll in the hay, have a roll in the hay sl bumsen vulg (Geschlechtsverkehr haben)
2. sl Grass n (Marihuana)
B v/t
1. Gras zu Heu machen
2. mit Heu füttern
3. Land zur Heuerzeugung verwenden
C v/i heuen, Heu machen
hay2 [heı] s HIST ein ländlicher Reigen
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noun, no pl.
Heu, das

make hay while the sun shines — (prov.) die Zeit nutzen

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n.
Heu nur sing. n.

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