ridge

ridge
noun
1) (of roof) First, der; (of nose) Rücken, der
2) (long hilltop) Grat, der; Kamm, der

ridge of mountains — Gebirgskamm, der

3) (Meteorol.)

ridge [of high pressure] — lang gestrecktes Hoch

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[ri‹]
noun
1) (a long narrow piece of ground etc raised above the level of the ground etc on either side of it.) der Grat
2) (a long narrow row of hills.) die Gebirgskette
3) (anything like a ridge in shape: A ridge of high pressure is a long narrow area of high pressure as shown on a weather map.) die Erhöhung
4) (the top edge of something where two sloping surfaces meet, eg on a roof.) der First
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ridge
[rɪʤ]
n
1. GEOG Grat m
mountain \ridge Gebirgskamm m
2. of a roof Dachfirst m
3. METEO
\ridge of high/low pressure Hoch-/Tiefdruckkeil m
4.
to have been around the \ridges AUS viel erlebt haben
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[rɪdZ]
1. n
1) (= raised strip on fabric, cardboard etc) Rippe f; (on corrugated iron) Welle f; (on sand) Rippelmarke f; (on ploughed land) Grat m; (in sea = reef) Riff nt

a ridge of hills — eine Hügelkette

a ridge of mountains — ein Höhenzug m

a ridge of high pressure (Met) — ein Hochdruckkeil m

2) (of hills, mountains) Rücken m, Kamm m; (pointed, steep) Grat m; (of roof) First m; (of nose) Rücken m
2. vt
rocks, land, sand zerfurchen
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ridge [rıdʒ]
A s
1. a) (Gebirgs) Kamm m, Grat m, Kammlinie f
b) Berg-, Hügelkette f
c) Wasserscheide f
2. (Dach) First m
3. Kamm m (einer Welle)
4. Rücken m (der Nase, eines Tieres etc)
5. AGR
a) (Furchen) Rain m, Reihe f
b) erhöhtes Mistbeet
6. TECH Wulst m, Leiste f
7. METEO schmaler Hochdruckkeil
B v/t
1. (durch)furchen
2. mit einem First versehen:
ridged roof Satteldach n
C v/i sich furchen
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noun
1) (of roof) First, der; (of nose) Rücken, der
2) (long hilltop) Grat, der; Kamm, der

ridge of mountains — Gebirgskamm, der

3) (Meteorol.)

ridge [of high pressure] — lang gestrecktes Hoch

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n.
Anhöhe -n f.
Grat -e m.
Rücken - (eines Tieres) m. v.
furchen v.
sich furchen v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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