pelt

pelt
I noun
(of sheep or goat) Fell, das; (of fur-bearing animal) [Roh]fell, das
II 1. transitive verb
(lit. or fig.)

pelt somebody with something — jemanden mit etwas bewerfen

pelt somebody with questions — jemanden mit Fragen überschütten

2. intransitive verb
1) [Regen:] prasseln

it was pelting down [with rain] — es goss wie aus Kübeln (ugs.)

2) (run fast) rasen (ugs.); pesen (ugs.)
3. noun

[at] full pelt — mit Karacho (ugs.)

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[pelt]
verb
1) (to throw (things) at: The children pelted each other with snowballs.) bewerfen
2) (to run very fast: He pelted down the road.) jagen
3) ((of rain; sometimes also of hailstones) to fall very heavily: You can't leave now - it's pelting (down).) niederprasseln
- academic.ru/115155/at_full_pelt">at full pelt
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pelt1
[pelt]
n (animal skin) Fell nt; (fur) Pelz m
pelt2
[pelt]
I. vt
1. (bombard)
to \pelt sb with sth jdn mit etw dat bewerfen
a meteorite shower \pelted the Earth yesterday gestern prasselte ein Meteoritenschauer auf die Erde nieder
2. (fig: assail)
to \pelt sb with sth jdn mit etw dat bombardieren
to \pelt sb with insults jdm Beleidigungen ins Gesicht schleudern
II. vi
1. impers (rain heavily)
it's \pelting es schüttet [o gießt] fam
2. (run) umhertollen
to \pelt across the yard/into the room über den Hof/in das Zimmer rennen
to \pelt through a book durch ein Buch rasen fam
to \pelt through one's homework seine Hausarbeiten runterrasseln fam
to \pelt after sth etw dat hinterherjagen
III. n no pl
to drive at full \pelt mit Höchstgeschwindigkeit fahren
to run at full \pelt volle Pulle rennen fam
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I [pelt]
n
Pelz m, Fell nt II
1. vt
1) (= throw) schleudern (at nach)

to pelt sb/sth (with sth) — jdn/etw (mit etw) bewerfen

2) (= beat hard) verprügeln
2. vi (inf)
1) (= go fast) pesen (inf)
2)

it pelted (with rain) — es hat nur so geschüttet (inf)

the rain/hail pelted against the windows — der Regen/Hagel prasselte an or schlug gegen die Fensterscheiben

3. n (inf)
1)

(= speed) at full pelt — volle Pulle (inf)

2) (= blow) Schlag m

she gave her a good pelt round the ear — sie gab ihr eine kräftige Ohrfeige

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pelt1 [pelt] s
1. Fell n, (rohe) Haut, (Tier)Pelz m
2. besonders US hum Fell n, Haut f (des Menschen):
in one’s pelt im Adams- oder Evaskostüm hum
pelt2 [pelt]
A v/t
1. jemanden bewerfen (with mit), jemanden bombardieren (with mit) (auch fig)
2. jemanden verprügeln, jemandem das Fell gerben umg
B v/i
1. mit Steinen etc werfen (at nach)
2. auch pelt down (nieder)prasseln (Regen etc):
pelting rain Platzregen m;
it was pelting down, bes Br it was pelting with rain es goss in Strömen
3. stürmen, stürzen
C s
1. Schlag m
2. Wurf m
3. Prasseln n, Klatschen n (von Regen, Schlägen)
4. Eile f:
(at) full pelt mit voller Geschwindigkeit, mit Karacho umg
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I noun
(of sheep or goat) Fell, das; (of fur-bearing animal) [Roh]fell, das
II 1. transitive verb
(lit. or fig.)

pelt somebody with something — jemanden mit etwas bewerfen

pelt somebody with questions — jemanden mit Fragen überschütten

2. intransitive verb
1) [Regen:] prasseln

it was pelting down [with rain] — es goss wie aus Kübeln (ugs.)

2) (run fast) rasen (ugs.); pesen (ugs.)
3. noun

[at] full pelt — mit Karacho (ugs.)

* * *
n.
Fell -e n.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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