turf

turf
noun
, pl. turfs or turves
1) no pl. (covering of grass etc.) Rasen, der
2) (cut patch of grass) [abgestochenes] Rasenstück; Sode, die (bes. nordd.)

lay turf — Fertigrasen verlegen

3)

the turf — (racecourse) der Turf (Pferdesport); die Rennbahn; (horse racing) der Pferderennsport

Phrasal Verbs:
- academic.ru/93015/turf_out">turf out
- turf over
* * *
[tə:f] 1. plural - turfs; noun
1) (rough grass and the earth it grows out of: He walked across the springy turf.) der Rasen
2) ((a usually square piece of) grass and earth: We laid turf in our garden to make a lawn.) der Torf
2. verb
1) (to cover with turf(s): We are going to turf that part of the garden.) mit Rasen bedecken
2) (to throw: We turfed him out of the house.) (hinaus-) werfen
* * *
turf
<pl -s or BRIT usu turves>
[tɜ:f, AM tɜ:rf]
I. n
1. no pl (grassy earth) Rasen m
2. (square of grass) Sode f
to lay \turfs Rasen[flächen] anlegen
3. (fam: personal territory) Revier nt; (field of expertise) Spezialgebiet f, Domäne f, Reich nt
to win a game on home \turf ein Spiel auf dem eigenen Platz gewinnen
to cover different \turf in unterschiedlichen Bereichen tätig sein
to defend one's \turf against sb sein Revier gegen jdn verteidigen
4. no pl SPORT
the \turf (horse racing) der Pferderennsport
II. vt
to \turf the backyard im Hinterhof Rasen verlegen
* * *
[tɜːf]
1. n pl -s or turves
1) (no pl = lawn) Rasen m; (no pl = squares of grass) Soden pl; (= square of grass) Sode f
2) (no pl = peat) Torf m; (= square of peat) Torfsode f

to cut turf — Torf(soden) stechen

3) (SPORT)

the Turf — die (Pferde)rennbahn

all his life he was a devotee of the Turf — sein Leben galt dem Pferderennsport

2. vt
1)

he turfed the lawn — er verlegte (Gras)soden or Fertigrasen im Garten

2) (inf)

to turf sb down the stairs — jdn die Treppe hinunterscheuchen (inf)

to turf sth into the corner — etw in die Ecke werfen

* * *
turf [tɜːf; US tɜrf]
A pl turfs, turves [-vz] s
1. Rasen m, Grasnarbe f
2. Rasenstück n, Sode f
3. a) Torf m
b) Torfstück n, Sode f
4. the turf SPORT der Turf:
a) die Pferderennbahn
b) fig der Pferderennsport:
turf accountant Br Buchmacher(in)
5. besonders US sl Revier n (einer Jugendbande)
B v/t
1. mit Rasen bedecken
2. turf out bes Br umg jemanden rausschmeißen
* * *
noun
, pl. turfs or turves
1) no pl. (covering of grass etc.) Rasen, der
2) (cut patch of grass) [abgestochenes] Rasenstück; Sode, die (bes. nordd.)

lay turf — Fertigrasen verlegen

3)

the turf — (racecourse) der Turf (Pferdesport); die Rennbahn; (horse racing) der Pferderennsport

Phrasal Verbs:
* * *
n.
Rasen -- m.
Torf nur sing. m.

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