hiding

hiding
I noun

go into hiding — (to avoid police, public attention) untertauchen

be in hiding — sich versteckt halten

come out of hiding — wieder auftauchen

II noun
(coll.): (beating) Tracht Prügel; (fig.) Schlappe, die

give somebody a [good] hiding — jemandem eine [ordentliche] Tracht Prügel verpassen; (fig.) jemandem eine [klare] Abfuhr erteilen

be on a hiding to nothing — eine undankbare Rolle haben

* * *
I noun
He has gone into hiding because he knows the police are looking for him; Is he still in hiding?; The burglar came out of hiding when the police car drove off.) das Versteck
II noun
(a beating on the buttocks (usually of a child as punishment): He got a good hiding.) die Tracht Prügel
* * *
hid·ing1
[ˈhaɪdɪŋ]
n usu sing
1. (hum fam: beating) Tracht f Prügel fam
to give sb a good \hiding jdm eine ordentliche [o gehörige] Tracht Prügel verpassen fam
2. (fam: defeat) Schlappe f fam
to get a real \hiding eine schwere Schlappe einstecken fam
3.
to be on a \hiding to nothing BRIT (fam) kaum Aussicht auf Erfolg haben iron
to be on a \hiding to nothing trying to do sth es wird jdm wohl kaum gelingen, etw zu tun
hid·ing2
[ˈhaɪdɪŋ]
n no pl (concealment)
to be in \hiding sich akk versteckt halten
to come out of \hiding aus seinem Versteck hervorkommen fam
to go into \hiding sich akk verstecken, untertauchen
* * *
I ['haIdɪŋ]
n

to be in hiding — sich versteckt halten

to go into hiding — untertauchen, sich verstecken

he came out of hiding — er tauchte wieder auf, er kam aus seinem Versteck

II
n
1) (= beating) Tracht f Prügel

to give sb a good hiding — jdm eine Tracht Prügel geben

2) (inf: defeat) Schlappe f (inf)

the team took or got a real hiding — die Mannschaft musste eine schwere Schlappe einstecken (inf)

to be on a hiding to nothing — keine Aussicht auf Erfolg haben

* * *
hiding1 [ˈhaıdıŋ] s
1. Verstecken n, Verbergen n
2. auch hiding place Versteck n:
be in hiding sich versteckt halten;
go into hiding untertauchen
hiding2 [ˈhaıdıŋ] s umg Tracht f Prügel:
give sb a good hiding jemandem eine ordentliche Tracht Prügel verpassen
* * *
I noun

go into hiding — (to avoid police, public attention) untertauchen

be in hiding — sich versteckt halten

come out of hiding — wieder auftauchen

II noun
(coll.): (beating) Tracht Prügel; (fig.) Schlappe, die

give somebody a [good] hiding — jemandem eine [ordentliche] Tracht Prügel verpassen; (fig.) jemandem eine [klare] Abfuhr erteilen

be on a hiding to nothing — eine undankbare Rolle haben

* * *
adj.
verheimlichend adj. n.
Verstecken n.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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