Englisch > Deutsch | |
corner | |
1. Substantiv: | |
2. [1] das Eck, die Ecke | |
3. [2] der Eckball | |
4. [3] der Winkel | |
[1] "With hardly a word spoken, but with a kindly eye, he waved me to an arm-chair, threw across his case of cigars, and indicated a spirit case and a gasogene in the corner." | |
Englisch > Englisch | |
corner | |
1. subst. The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal. | |
The corners of the wire mesh were reinforced with little blobs of solder. | |
2. subst. The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point. | |
The chimney corner was full of cobwebs. | |
3. subst. The projection into space of an angle in a solid object. | |
Herbert bruised his shin on the corner of the coffee table. | |
4. subst. An intersection of two streets; any of the four outer points off the street at that intersection. | |
The liquor store on the corner also sold lottery tickets. | |
5. subst. An edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center; hence, any quarter or part, or the direction in which it lies. | |
Shining a light in the dark corners of the mind. I took a trip out to his corner of town. | |
6. subst. A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook. | |
On weekends, Emily liked to find a quiet corner and curl up with a good book. | |
7. subst. (business, finance) A sufficient interest in a salable security or commodity to allow the cornering party to influence prices. | |
In the 1970s, private investors tried to get a corner on the silver market, but were ultimately unsuccessful. | |
8. subst. Relating to the playing field.: | |
9. subst. (baseball) One of the four vertices of the strike zone. | |
The pitch was just off the corner, low and outside. | |
10. subst. (baseball) First base or third base. | |
There are runners on the corners with just one out. | |
11. subst. (football) A corner kick. | |
12. subst. (American football) A cornerback. | |
13. subst. (boxing) The corner of the ring, which is where the boxer rests before and during a fight. | |
14. subst. (boxing, by extension) The group of people who assist a boxer during a bout. | |
15. subst. A place where people meet for a particular purpose. | |
Welcome to our English corner. | |
16. subst. (obsolete) A point scored in a rubber at whist. | |
17. v. To drive (someone) into a corner or other confined space. | |
The cat had cornered a cricket between the sofa and the television stand. | |
18. v. To trap in a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment. | |
The reporter cornered the politician by pointing out the hypocrisy of his position on mandatory sentencing, in light of the politician's own actions in court. | |
19. v. (finance, business, transitive) To get or attempt to get a sufficient command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to manipulate its price. | |
The buyers attempted to corner the shares of the railroad stock, so as to facilitate their buyout. | |
It's extremely hard to corner the petroleum market because there are so many players. | |
20. v. (automotive, transitive) To turn a corner or drive around a curve. | |
As the stock car driver cornered the last turn, he lost control and spun out. | |
21. v. (automotive, intransitive) To handle while moving around a corner in a road or otherwise turning. | |
That BMW corners well, but the suspension is too stiff. | |
Deutsch > Englisch | |
Ecke | |
1. n-f. corner, edge | |
Der Tisch steht in der Ecke. - The table stands in the corner. | |
2. n-f. a roughly triangular or quadrangular piece of something | |
Gib mir mal eine kleine Ecke von dem Kuchen. - Give me a small piece of the cake, please. | |
3. n-f. (chiefly colloquial) region; area; neighbourhood | |
Ihr wohnt ja hier in ’ner ganz netten Ecke. - You guys live in a nice area around here. | |
4. n-f. (graph theory) vertex, node | |
5. n-f. (sports) corner, corner kick | |