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to dip
01
eintauchen, tunken
to momentarily put something into a liquid
Transitive: to dip sth into a liquid
Beispiele
The artist dipped the brush, coating it in vibrant blue paint.
Der Künstler tauchte den Pinsel ein, überzog ihn mit leuchtend blauer Farbe.
02
eintauchen, senken
to move something downward
Transitive: to dip sth
Beispiele
The captain dipped the boat's mast to signal arrival.
03
eintauchen, sinken
to briefly go down or lower in position
Intransitive: to dip somewhere | to dip
Beispiele
The roller coaster dipped sharply before ascending into another thrilling loop.
Die Achterbahn tauchte scharf ab, bevor sie in eine weitere atemberaubende Schleife aufstieg.
04
eintauchen, schöpfen
to scoop something from within a container using one's hand or a receptacle
Transitive: to dip a hand or receptacle into a liquid or container
Beispiele
She dipped her ladle into the pot to serve the soup into bowls.
Sie tauchte ihren Schöpflöffel in den Topf, um die Suppe in Schüsseln zu servieren.
05
eintauchen, befeuchten
to partially submerge an object or apply liquid to make it wet or moist
Transitive: to dip sth in a liquid
Beispiele
They dipped their sponge in the solution to wash the car.
Sie tauchten ihren Schwamm in die Lösung, um das Auto zu waschen.
06
eintauchen, tunken
to immerse an animal in a solution to protect against parasites or infections
Transitive: to dip an animal
Beispiele
He dipped his flock of chickens to prevent the spread of diseases.
Er tauchte seine Hühnerschar ein, um die Ausbreitung von Krankheiten zu verhindern.
07
eintauchen, tauchen
to immerse a wick into melted wax or another liquid substance to build up layers and form a candle
Transitive: to dip a wick into wax
Beispiele
The artisan carefully dipped the tapered wick into the scented soy wax, creating aromatic candles for sale.
Der Handwerker tauchte den spitz zulaufenden Docht sorgfältig in das duftende Sojawachs, um aromatische Kerzen zum Verkauf herzustellen.
08
abfallen, absteigen
(of a surface) to gradually decline or descend, often in a downward direction
Intransitive
Beispiele
As we reached the edge of the cliff, the terrain dipped steeply towards the ocean.
Als wir den Rand der Klippe erreichten, neigte sich das Gelände steil zum Ozean.
09
neigen, absenken
to adjust the angle or intensity of the headlights, typically to prevent dazzling or blinding other drivers on the road
Dialect
British
BritishTransitive: to dip headlights
Beispiele
The automatic headlight system detected the presence of oncoming vehicles and automatically dipped the lights.
Das automatische Scheinwerfersystem erkannte die Anwesenheit entgegenkommender Fahrzeuge und senkte automatisch die Lichter.
10
schnupfen, Tabak nehmen
to place a small amount of powdered tobacco between the lip and gum for inhalation
Transitive: to dip powdered tobacco
Beispiele
She discreetly dipped a pinch of snuff during the meeting to stay alert.
Sie hat diskret eine Prise Schnupftabak während des Meetings genommen, um wach zu bleiben.
11
abhauen, verduften
to leave, quit, or abandon a place or situation
Slang
Beispiele
We dipped before the cops arrived.
Wir sind abgehauen, bevor die Polizei ankam.
Dip
01
a flavored mixture or liquid for dunking bite-sized foods
Beispiele
She dunked breadsticks into the olive oil dip.
02
a thief who steals from pockets or purses in public
Beispiele
The thief was a skilled dip, unnoticed by the crowd.
03
a sudden, brief decrease in a quantity, level, or value
Beispiele
Heart rate showed a brief dip during the experiment.
04
a brief swim, usually for refreshment or recreation
Beispiele
She went for a morning dip before breakfast.
05
a gymnastic exercise performed on parallel bars or rings by bending and straightening the arms to lower and raise the body
Beispiele
The trainer corrected his form during dips.
06
a candle formed by repeatedly dipping a wick into hot wax or tallow
Beispiele
The children made their own dip candles as a craft.
07
a brief immersion of something into a liquid
Beispiele
She did a dip of the cloth in water.
08
the angle a magnetic needle makes with the horizontal plane
Beispiele
The needle 's dip indicated the orientation of the field.
09
a low point or slight depression in an otherwise flat surface
Beispiele
Watch for dips in the trail while hiking.
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