plank

plank
noun
(piece of timber) Brett, das; (thicker) Bohle, die; (on ship) Planke, die

be as thick as two [short] planks — (coll.) dumm wie Bohnenstroh sein (ugs.)

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[plæŋk]
noun
(a long, flat piece of wood: The floor was made of planks.) die Bohle
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plank
[plæŋk]
n
1. (timber) Brett nt, Latte f; (in house) Diele f; NAUT Planke f
2. (fig: element) Pfeiler m, Grundgedanke m
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[plŋk]
1. n
1) Brett nt; (NAUT) Planke facademic.ru/80892/walk">walk
See:
walk
2) (POL) Schwerpunkt m

the main plank of their argument is that ... — ihr Argument stützt sich vor allem darauf, dass ...

2. vt (inf)
See:
= plonk
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plank [plæŋk]
A s
1. (auch Schiffs)Planke f, Bohle f, (Fußboden)Diele f, Brett n:
(as) thick as two short planks umg strohdumm;
plank bridge Bohlenbrücke f;
plank flooring Bohlenbelag m;
be made to walk the plank SCHIFF, HIST über eine Schiffsplanke ins Meer getrieben werden
2. fig Halt m, Stütze f
3. POL Schwerpunkt m (eines Parteiprogramms)
4. Bergbau: Schwarte f
B v/t
1. mit Planken etc belegen, beplanken, dielen
2. TECH verschalen, (Bergbau) verzimmern
3. besonders US eine Speise (meist garniert) auf einem Brett servieren
4. plonk1 A 1
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noun
(piece of timber) Brett, das; (thicker) Bohle, die; (on ship) Planke, die

be as thick as two [short] planks — (coll.) dumm wie Bohnenstroh sein (ugs.)

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n.
Brett -er n.
Planke -n f.

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