shelf

shelf
noun
, pl. shelves (flat board) Brett, das; Bord, das; (compartment) Fach, das; (set of shelves) Regal, das

shelf of books — Bücherbrett, das

be left on the shelf — (fig.) sitzengeblieben sein (ugs.)

be put on the shelf — (fig.) aufs Abstellgleis geschoben werden (ugs.)

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[ʃelf]
plural - shelves; noun
1) (a board for laying things on: There are shelves on the kitchen walls.) das Regal
2) (a rock surface shaped like a shelf, especially on a mountain or under water.)
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- on the shelf
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shelf
<pl shelves>
[ʃelf]
n
1. (for storage) [Regal]brett nt, Bord nt; (set of shelves) Regal nt, SCHWEIZ a. Gestell nt
to buy sth off the \shelf etw ab Lager kaufen; clothing etw von der Stange kaufen
to stack [or stock] shelves Regale einräumen
2. GEOL (horizontal portion of rock) Schelf m o nt
3.
to leave/put sth on the \shelf etw auf die lange Bank schieben
to be [left] on the \shelf (fam: worker) zum alten Eisen gehören; (girl) eine alte Jungfer sein, sitzengeblieben sein fig
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[ʃelf]
n pl shelves
1) Brett nt, Bord nt; (for books) Bücherbrett or -bord nt

to buy sth off the shelf — etw als Handelsware kaufen

to be on the shelf (girl) — eine alte Jungfer sein, sitzen geblieben sein; (worker)

she was left on the shelf — sie ist eine alte Jungfer geworden, sie ist sitzen geblieben

2) (= ledge of rock etc on rock face) Gesims nt, (Fels-)vorsprung m; (under water) (Felsen)riff nt, Felsbank f; (= sandbank) Sandbank f, Untiefe f
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shelf [ʃelf] pl shelves [-vz] s
1. a) (Bücher- etc) Brett n, (-)Bord n
b) meist pl Regal n:
you can buy it off the shelf there dort kann man es gleich mitnehmen;
those parts can be purchased off the shelf diese Teile sind immer vorrätig oder auf Lager;
be on the shelf fig sitzen geblieben sein, eine alte Jungfer sein; zum alten Eisen gehören oder zählen umg;
be left on the shelf fig sitzen bleiben umg;
be put on the shelf fig aufs Abstellgleis geschoben werden; auf die lange Bank geschoben werden umg
2. Felsplatte f, Riff n
3. SCHIFF
a) Küstensockel m, Schelf m/n
b) Sandbank f
4. GEOG Schelf m/n, Festland(s)sockel m
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noun
, pl. shelves (flat board) Brett, das; Bord, das; (compartment) Fach, das; (set of shelves) Regal, das

shelf of books — Bücherbrett, das

be left on the shelf — (fig.) sitzengeblieben sein (ugs.)

be put on the shelf — (fig.) aufs Abstellgleis geschoben werden (ugs.)

* * *
n.
(§ pl.: shelves)
= Brett -er n.
Einlegeboden m.
Regal -e n.

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