wood

wood
noun
1) in sing. or pl. (area with trees) Wald, der

somebody cannot see the wood for the trees — (fig.) jemand sieht den Wald vor [lauter] Bäumen nicht (scherzh.)

be out of the wood — (Brit.) or (Amer.) woods (fig.) über den Berg sein (ugs.)

2) (substance, material) Holz, das

touch wood — (Brit.)

knock [on] wood — (Amer.) unberufen!

* * *
[wud]
noun
1) ((also adjective) (of) the material of which the trunk and branches of trees are composed: My desk is (made of) wood; She gathered some wood for the fire; I like the smell of a wood fire.) das Holz, Holz-...
2) ((often in plural) a group of growing trees: They went for a walk in the woods.) der Wald
3) (a golf-club whose head is made of wood.) Golfschläger mit Holz
- academic.ru/82817/wooded">wooded
- wooden
- woody
- wood carving
- woodcut
- woodcutter
- woodland
- woodlouse
- woodpecker
- wood pulp
- woodwind
- woodwork
- woodworm
- out of the woods
- out of the wood
* * *
wood
[wʊd]
I. n
1. no pl (material from trees) Holz nt
block of \wood Holzklotz m
plank of \wood [Holz]brett nt
dead \wood (fig) Ballast m
2. (type of timber) Holz nt
3. (forest) Wäldchen nt
\woods pl Wald m
beech/oak \wood [or \woods] Buchen-/Eichenwald m
in the \wood [or \woods] im Wald
4. (golf club) Holz nt, Holzschläger m
5. no pl (container) [Holz]fass nt
beer from the \wood Bier nt vom Fass, Fassbier nt
matured in the \wood im Holzfass gereift
6.
there aren't many ... in our neck of the \woods in unseren Breiten gibt es nicht viele ...
sb can't see the \wood[s] for the trees jd sieht den Wald vor [lauter] Bäumen nicht prov fam
to touch [or AM knock on] \wood [dreimal] auf Holz klopfen
no problems so far, touch \wood! bisher lief alles glatt - teu, teu, teu!
to not be out of the \wood[s] (not out of critical situation) noch nicht über den Berg sein fam; (not out of difficulty) noch nicht aus dem Schneider sein fam
II. n modifier (desk, furniture, picture frame, toy) Holz-
* * *
[wʊd]
1. n
1) (= material) Holz nt

knock on wood! (esp US) — dreimal auf Holz geklopft!

2) (= small forest) Wald m

woods — Wald m

we're not out of the woods yet (fig) — wir sind noch nicht über den Berg or aus dem Schneider (inf)

he can't see the wood for the trees ( Brit, prov )er sieht den Wald vor (lauter) Bäumen nicht (prov)

3) (= cask) Holzfass nt; (BOWLS) Kugel f; (GOLF) Holz nt

whisky matured in the wood —

that was off the wood (Tennis) — das war Holz, das war vom Rahmen

4) (MUS)pl die Holzblasinstrumente pl, die Holzbläser pl
2. adj attr
(= made of wood) Holz-

wood floor — Holzboden m

* * *
wood [wʊd]
A s
1. meist pl Wald m:
be out of the wood (US woods) umg aus dem Schlimmsten heraus sein, über den Berg sein;
he cannot see the wood for the trees er sieht den Wald vor lauter Bäumen nicht; halloo C, touch B 1
2. (Bau-, Nutz-, Brenn) Holz n: hewer 1
3. Holzfässer pl:
wine from the wood Wein m (direkt) vom Fass
4. the wood MUS woodwind A
5. Holzschnitzerei:
a) Druckstock m
b) Holzschnitt m
6. Bowling: (besonders abgeräumter) Kegel m
7. pl Skisport: Bretter pl
8. Golf: Holz(schläger) n(m)
9. Badminton, Tennis: Holz n (Schlägerrahmen)
B adj
1. hölzern, Holz…
2. Wald…
wd abk
1. ward Abtlg., Station f
2. wood
3. word
* * *
noun
1) in sing. or pl. (area with trees) Wald, der

somebody cannot see the wood for the trees — (fig.) jemand sieht den Wald vor [lauter] Bäumen nicht (scherzh.)

be out of the wood — (Brit.) or (Amer.) woods (fig.) über den Berg sein (ugs.)

2) (substance, material) Holz, das

touch wood — (Brit.)

knock [on] wood — (Amer.) unberufen!

* * *
n.
Gehölz -er n.
Holz ¨-er n.
Wald ¨-er m.

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