plough

plough
1. noun
(Agric.) Pflug, der

the Plough — (Astron.) der Große Wagen od. Bär

2. transitive verb
1) pflügen

plough furrows — Furchen ziehen od. pflügen

2) (fig.) [Schiff:] [durch]pflügen [Wasserfläche]
Phrasal Verbs:
- academic.ru/90184/plough_back">plough back
- plough through
- plough up
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1. noun
(a type of farm tool pulled through the top layer of the soil to turn it over.) der Pflug
2. verb
1) (to turn over (the earth) with such a tool: The farmer was ploughing (in) a field.) pflügen
2) (to travel with difficulty, force a way etc: The ship ploughed through the rough sea; I've all this work to plough through.) durchpflügen
3) (to crash: The lorry ploughed into the back of a bus.) krachen
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Plough
[plaʊ]
n no pl
the \Plough der Große Wagen
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(US) [plaʊ]
1. n
Pflug m

the Plough (Astron) — der Wagen

under the plough — unter dem Pflug

to put one's hand to the plough (fig) — sich in die Riemen legen

2. vt
1) (AGR) pflügen, umpflügen; furrow ziehen

to plough a lonely furrow (fig) — allein auf weiter Flur stehen

2) (Brit UNIV dated sl) reinreißen (inf), durchfallen lassen
3. vi
1) pflügen
2) (Brit UNIV dated sl) durchrasseln (inf)
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plough, besonders US plow [plaʊ]
A s
1. AGR Pflug m:
put one’s hand to the plough fig Hand ans Werk legen
2. Plough ASTRON (der) Große Bär oder Wagen
3. Tischlerei: Falzhobel m
4. Buchbinderei: Beschneidhobel m
5. ELEK Stromabnehmer m (für eine unterirdische Stromschiene)
B v/t
1. (um)pflügen:
plough back
a) ein-, unterpflügen,
b) fig reinvestieren;
plough one’s profits back into the firm seine Gewinne wieder in das Geschäft stecken;
plough under unterpflügen (a. fig);
plough a lonely furrow fig (ganz) allein auf weiter Flur stehen;
plough one’s own furrow fig seinen eigenen Weg gehen;
ploughed land Ackerland n; sand A 2
2. fig
a) das Wasser etc (durch)furchen, die Wellen pflügen
b) das Gesicht (zer)furchen
c) sich einen Weg bahnen:
plough one’s way
C v/i
1. pflügen, ackern
2. sich (um)pflügen (lassen)
3. fig sich (mühsam) einen Weg bahnen:
plough through a book umg (sich durch) ein Buch durchackern;
plough ahead unverdrossen weitermachen
4. plough into Fahrzeug:
a) rasen in (akk)
b) sich bohren in (akk)
5. Br sl (in einer Prüfung) durchrasseln oder durchfallen
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1. noun
(Agric.) Pflug, der

the Plough — (Astron.) der Große Wagen od. Bär

2. transitive verb
1) pflügen

plough furrows — Furchen ziehen od. pflügen

2) (fig.) [Schiff:] [durch]pflügen [Wasserfläche]
Phrasal Verbs:
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(UK) n.
Pflug ¨-e m. v.
pflügen v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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