instal

instal
in·stal, AM usu in·stall
[ɪnˈstɔ:l, AM -ˈstɑ:l]
vt
1. TECH (put in position)
▪ to \instal sth machinery etw aufstellen; heating, plumbing etw installieren; bathroom, kitchen etw einbauen; electrical wiring, pipes etw verlegen; telephone, washing machine etw anschließen
to \instal a carpet [or carpeting] AM, AUS einen Teppich verlegen
2. COMPUT
▪ to \instal sth program, software etw installieren
▪ to \instal sb jdn einsetzen
to \instal sb as archbishop/mayor jdn als Erzbischof/Bürgermeister in sein Amt einführen
4. (position)
to \instal sb/oneself at a desk jdm einen Schreibtisch zuweisen/sich einen Schreibtisch aussuchen
he seems to have \installed himself in your spare room for good er bleibt jetzt anscheinend für immer in deinem Gästezimmer wohnen
* * *
install, besonders US auch instal [ınˈstɔːl] v/t
1. TECH installieren:
a) ein Bad, eine Maschine, eine Heizung einbauen
b) eine Leitung etc legen
c) ein Telefon etc anschließen
d) COMPUT ein Programm auf die Festplatte überspielen
2. (in ein Amt) einführen oder einsetzen, einen Geistlichen investieren:
install sb interim president jemanden als Interimspräsidenten einsetzen
3. etwas setzen, stellen, legen:
he installed himself in front of the fireplace er ließ sich vor dem Kamin nieder
4. jemanden (beruflich, häuslich) unterbringen:
he installed his sister as secretary

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  • instal — /in stawl /, v.t., installed, installing. install. * * * …   Universalium

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