alley

alley
noun
[schmale] Gasse

be up somebody's alley — (coll.) jemandes Fall sein (ugs.)

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['æli]
noun
1) ((often alleyway) a narrow street in a city etc (usually not wide enough for vehicles).) die Gasse
2) (a long narrow area used for the games of bowling or skittles: a bowling alley.) die Bahn
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al·ley
[ˈæli]
n
1. (between buildings) Gasse f, schmaler Durchgang
blind \alley (also fig) Sackgasse f a. fig
2. (in park) Parkweg m
\alley of trees Allee f
3.
this is right up my \alley AM, AUS (enjoyable) das ist ganz mein Fall; (easy for me) darin [o damit] kenne ich mich aus
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['lɪ]
n
1) (between buildings) (enge) Gasse; (between gardens) Weg m, Pfad m; (in garden) Laubengang m
2) (= bowling alley, skittle alley) Bahn f
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alley [ˈælı] s
1. (enge oder schmale) Gasse:
that’s (right) up (oder down) my alley umg das ist etwas für mich, das ist genau mein Fall
2. (besonders von Bäumen oder Sträuchern gesäumter) Garten- oder Parkweg
3. (schmaler) Durchgang
4. Bowling, Kegeln: Bahn f (auch Gebäude)
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noun
[schmale] Gasse

be up somebody's alley — (coll.) jemandes Fall sein (ugs.)

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n.
Bahn -en f.
Gasse -n f.
Pfad -e m.
Weg -e m.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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