bucket

bucket
1. noun
Eimer, der

a bucket of water — ein Eimer [voll] Wasser

kick the bucket — (fig. sl.) ins Gras beißen (salopp)

2. intransitive verb

the rain or it is bucketing down — es gießt wie aus Kübeln (ugs.)

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noun
(a container for holding water, milk etc: We carried water in buckets to the burning house.) der Eimer
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buck·et
[ˈbʌkɪt]
I. n
1. (pail) Eimer m, Kübel m, SCHWEIZ a. Kessel m
champagne \bucket Sektkübel m
a \bucket of water ein Eimer m Wasser
2. (fam: large amounts)
\buckets pl Unmengen pl
to weep [or cry] \buckets wie ein Schlosshund heulen
in \buckets eimerweise
the rain came down in \buckets es goss wie aus Kübeln
3. COMPUT Sammelfeld m
4.
to kick the \bucket (sl) ins Gras beißen fam
II. vi (fam)
1. BRIT, AUS (rain heavily)
to \bucket down wie aus Eimern gießen
2. (career) rasen
to \bucket [or go \bucketing] along the road die Straße entlangrasen
to \bucket [or go \bucketing] down the hill den Hügel hinunterrasen
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['bʌkɪt]
1. n
(also of dredger, grain elevator) Eimer m; (of excavator, water wheel) Schaufel f

a bucket of water — ein Eimer m Wasser

to weep or cry buckets (inf) — wie ein Schlosshund heulen (inf)

it's coming down in buckets ( US inf ) — es gießt or schüttet wie aus or mit Kübeln (inf)

See:
→ kick, drop
2. vi (Brit inf)

it's bucketing!, the rain is bucketing (down)! — es gießt or schüttet wie aus or mit Kübeln (inf)

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bucket [ˈbʌkıt]
A s
1. Eimer m, Kübel m:
the rain was coming down in buckets es goss (wie) mit oder (wie) aus oder in Kübeln;
kick the bucket umg den Löffel weglegen (sterben);
weep buckets umg wie ein Schlosshund heulen
2. TECH
a) Schaufel f (eines Schaufelrades)
b) Förderkübel m, Eimer m (eines Baggers)
c) Flügelrad n
3. academic.ru/9381/bucketful">bucketful
B v/t
1. schöpfen:
bucket out ausschöpfen
2. besonders Br sein Pferd (ab)hetzen oder zuschanden reiten
C v/i
1. it’s bucketing (down), the rain’s bucketing (down) Br umg es gießt (wie) mit oder (wie) aus oder in Kübeln
2. auch bucket along umg (dahin)rasen
3. umg holpern (Fahrzeug), schaukeln (Boot)
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1. noun
Eimer, der

a bucket of water — ein Eimer [voll] Wasser

kick the bucket — (fig. sl.) ins Gras beißen (salopp)

2. intransitive verb

the rain or it is bucketing down — es gießt wie aus Kübeln (ugs.)

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n.
Eimer -- m.
Kübel -- m.
Schaufel -n f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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