quarry

quarry
I 1. noun
Steinbruch, der

marble quarry — Marmorbruch, der

2. transitive verb
brechen
II noun
(prey) Beute, die; (fig.) Opfer, das
* * *
I 1. ['kwori] plural - quarries; noun
(a place, usually a very large hole in the ground, from which stone is got for building etc.) der Steinbruch
2. verb
(to dig (stone) in a quarry.) Steine brechen
II ['kwori] plural - quarries; noun
1) (a hunted animal or bird.) die Jagdbeute
2) (someone or something that is hunted, chased or eagerly looked for.) die Beute
* * *
quar·ry1
[ˈkwɒri, AM ˈkwɔ:ri]
I. n
1. (rock pit) Steinbruch m
marble \quarry Marmor[stein]bruch m
slate \quarry Schieferbruch m; (fig) Fundgrube f fig, Quelle f fig
2. (square stone) Quader[stein] m
II. vt
<-ie->
to \quarry sth
1. (obtain) marble, stone etw brechen [o abbauen
2. (fig: make visible) contradictions, secrets etw zutage fördern fig
3. (fig: gather) data, information etw zusammentragen [o erarbeiten]
quar·ry2
[ˈkwɒri, AM ˈkwɔ:ri]
n
1. (hunted animal) gejagtes [o verfolgtes] Wild, Jagdbeute f
2. (pursued person) criminal gejagte [o verfolgte] Person; (fig: victim) Opfer nt fig, Beute f fig
* * *
I ['kwɒrɪ]
1. n
1) Steinbruch m

sandstone/slate etc quarry — Sandstein-/Schieferbruch etc

2) (fig) Fundgrube f
2. vt
brechen, hauen
3. vi
Steine brechen or hauen

to quarry for sth — etw hauen or brechen; (fig) nach etw suchen

II
n
1) Beute f
2) (fig: thing) Ziel nt; (= person) Opfer nt
* * *
quarry1 [ˈkwɒrı; US auch ˈkwɑ-]
A s
1. Steinbruch m, (Marmor-, Schiefer) Bruch m
2. fig Fundgrube f (of für):
quarry of information Informationsquelle f
B v/t
1. Gestein brechen
2. fig ausgraben, zutage fördern
C v/i
1. Gestein brechen
2. auch quarry away herumstöbern (in in dat)
quarry2 [ˈkwɒrı; US auch ˈkwɑ-] s
1. JAGD Beute f (auch eines Raubtiers)
2. fig
a) Opfer n
b) Ziel n
quarry3 [ˈkwɒrı; US auch ˈkwɑ-] academic.ru/59565/quarrel">quarrel2 1
* * *
I 1. noun
Steinbruch, der

marble quarry — Marmorbruch, der

2. transitive verb
brechen
II noun
(prey) Beute, die; (fig.) Opfer, das
* * *
n.
Beute -n f.
Jagdbeute f.
Opfer -- n.
Steinbruch m. v.
stöbern v.

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