ripple

ripple
1. noun
kleine Welle

a ripple of applause — kurzer Beifall

2. intransitive verb
1) [See:] sich kräuseln; [Welle:] plätschern
2) (sound) erklingen
3. transitive verb
kräuseln
* * *
['ripl] 1. noun
(a little wave or movement on the surface of water etc: He threw the stone into the pond, and watched the ripples spread across the water.) die Kräuselung, kleine Welle
2. verb
(to (cause to) have ripples: The grass rippled in the wind; The wind rippled the grass.) kräuseln
* * *
rip·ple
[ˈrɪpl̩]
I. n
1. (in water) leichte Welle, Kräuselung f; (fig)
\ripples of the crisis are continuing to spread die Krise schlägt weiterhin [ihre] Wellen
2. (sound) Raunen nt kein pl
a \ripple of applause ein kurzer Applaus
a \ripple of laughter ein leises Lachen
3. (feeling) Schauer m
a \ripple of excitement ein Schauer der Erregung
4. (reaction) Wirkung f
news of the war hardly caused a \ripple die Berichte über den Krieg verhallten nahezu wirkungslos
5. no pl ELEC Brummstrom m, Brummspannung f
6. no pl (ice cream)
chocolate/raspberry \ripple [Vanille]eiscreme, die marmorartig mit Schokoladen-/Himbeersirup durchzogen ist
II. vi
1. (form waves) water sich akk kräuseln
2. (flow with waves) [kleine] Wellen schlagen, plätschern
3. (move with waves) grain wogen
his muscles \rippled under his skin man sah das Spiel seiner Muskeln [unter der Haut]
4. (spread) feeling sich akk breitmachen; sound ertönen, erschallen
III. vt
1. (produce wave in)
to \ripple the water das Wasser kräuseln
2. (make wavy)
to \ripple grain Getreide wogen lassen
to \ripple muscles die Muskeln spielenlassen
* * *
['rɪpl]
1. n
1) (in water) kleine Welle; (of crops) sanftes Wogen no pl

little ripples spread out across the water —

the wind blew across the grass in ripples — das Gras wogte im Wind

2) (= noise) Plätschern nt; (of waves) Klatschen nt

a ripple of laughter — ein kurzes Lachen; (girls') ein perlendes Lachen

2. vi
1) (= undulate water) sich kräuseln; (crops) wogen
2) (= murmur water) plätschern; (waves) klatschen
3. vt
water kräuseln; corn wogen lassen; muscles spielen lassen
* * *
ripple1 [ˈrıpl]
A v/i
1. (kleine) Wellen schlagen, sich kräuseln
2. (dahin-)plätschern (auch fig Gespräch etc), (dahin)rieseln, murmeln
3. (leicht) wogen (Ährenfeld):
ripple in the wind
4. spielen (Muskeln)
B v/t
1. das Wasser leicht bewegen oder aufrühren, kräuseln
2. in wellenartige oder wogende Bewegung versetzen
C s
1. a) Kräuselung f (von Wasser, Sand)
b) pl kleine Wellen pl, Kabbelung f
c) academic.ru/62523/ripple_mark">ripple mark;
cause a ripple (on the surface) fig
a) für Aufsehen sorgen,
b) Eindruck machen
2. Rieseln n, Plätschern n
3. ELEK kleine Welle, Welligkeit f
4. fig Dahinplätschern n, (sanftes) Auf und Ab:
ripple of conversation munter dahinfließende Konversation;
ripple of laughter leises oder gedämpftes Lachen
5. Spiel n (der Muskeln)
D adj ELEK pulsierend, Brumm…, Welligkeits…:
ripple voltage Brummspannung f
ripple2 [ˈrıpl]
A s Riffelkamm m
B v/t Flachs riffeln
* * *
1. noun
kleine Welle

a ripple of applause — kurzer Beifall

2. intransitive verb
1) [See:] sich kräuseln; [Welle:] plätschern
2) (sound) erklingen
3. transitive verb
kräuseln
* * *
n.
Brummspannung f.
Welligkeit f.

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