Translations for „shelves“ in the English » German Dictionary

shelves [ʃəlvz] N

shelves pl of shelf

See also shelf

shelf <pl shelves> [ʃelf] N

1. shelf:

shelf (for storage)

[Regal]brett nt

shelf (for storage)

Bord nt

shelf (set of shelves)

Regal nt

shelf (set of shelves)

CH a. Gestell nt

to buy sth off the shelf

etw ab Lager kaufen

to buy sth off the shelf clothing

etw von der Stange kaufen

to stack [or stock] shelves

Regale einräumen

2. shelf GEOL (horizontal portion of rock):

shelf

Schelf m o nt

Phrases:

to leave/put sth on the shelf

etw auf die lange Bank schieben

to be [left] on the shelf inf (worker)

zum alten Eisen gehören

to be [left] on the shelf (girl)

eine alte Jungfer sein

to be [left] on the shelf (girl)

sitzengeblieben sein fig

shelve¹ [ʃəlv] VB trans

1. shelve (postpone):

to shelve sth

etw aufschieben [o. auf später verschieben]

POL to shelve sth

etw vertagen

to shelve a bill

die Beratung über einen Gesetzesentwurf verschieben

2. shelve (erect shelves):

to shelve sth

etw mit Regalen ausstatten

shelve² [ʃəlv] VB intr GEOL

shelve

abfallen

shelf <pl shelves> [ʃelf] N

1. shelf:

shelf (for storage)

[Regal]brett nt

shelf (for storage)

Bord nt

shelf (set of shelves)

Regal nt

shelf (set of shelves)

CH a. Gestell nt

to buy sth off the shelf

etw ab Lager kaufen

to buy sth off the shelf clothing

etw von der Stange kaufen

to stack [or stock] shelves

Regale einräumen

2. shelf GEOL (horizontal portion of rock):

shelf

Schelf m o nt

Phrases:

to leave/put sth on the shelf

etw auf die lange Bank schieben

to be [left] on the shelf inf (worker)

zum alten Eisen gehören

to be [left] on the shelf (girl)

eine alte Jungfer sein

to be [left] on the shelf (girl)

sitzengeblieben sein fig

con·ti·nent·al ˈshelf N GEOL

continental shelf

Kontinentalsockel m spec

continental shelf

Festland[s]sockel m

ˈshelf life N no pl

shelf life

Haltbarkeit f

shelf life COMPUT

Dauer f der Lagerfähigkeit

to have a short shelf life

eine kurze Haltbarkeit haben

to have a short shelf life fig

bald wieder in Vergessenheit geraten

ˈshelf space N no pl

shelf space

Regalfläche f

continental shelf N

continental shelf

Kontinentalschelf

shelf area N

shelf area

Schelfgebiet

shelf life

to have a certain shelf life

begrenzt haltbar sein

off-the-shelf ˈcom·pa·ny N ECON

off-the-shelf company

schlüsselfertiges Unternehmen

Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf N

Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf

Filchner-Ronne-Schelfeis

Ross Ice Shelf N

Ross Ice Shelf

Ross-Schelfeis

shelf N

User Entry

to fly off the shelf [or shelves] fig

sich verkaufen wie warme Semmeln fig

to fly off the shelf [or shelves] fig

weggehen wie geschnitten Brot fig

extended shelf life, ESL N

User Entry

extended shelf life, ESL Nahrungsmittelindustrie

längere Haltbarkeit

extended shelf life, ESL Nahrungsmittelindustrie

längere Lagerfähigkeit

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

understocked shelves

halb leere Regale

stacked shelves

gefüllte Regale

to stack [or stock] shelves

Regale einräumen

to stock the shelves

die Regale auffüllen

to line shelves

Regale füllen

to stack shelves

Regale auffüllen

the shelves aren't very accessible

man kommt nicht sehr gut an die Regale heran

to fly off the shelf [or shelves] fig

sich verkaufen wie warme Semmeln fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Given that the chicken-dipper and fish-finger fragments don't actually contribute anything to the petro-brew, why not just buy cooking oil straight from the shelves?

www.telegraph.co.uk

Inside it contains a table, gas hob, basin, shelves, seats and a bunk bed on a tiny mezzanine level.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Three years later, Valium hit the shelves and was ten times more effective as a muscle relaxant and anti-convulsant.

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She has someone who's celiac sample her pumpernickel prototypes to let her know when it's ready to hit the shelves.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

Seven ice shelves along the Antarctic Peninsula have retreated or disintegrated in the last two decades.

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He was also a rabid practitioner of black magic and the occult, his shelves lined with volumes of grimoires.

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The property was dirty when she arrived, there were no shelves, and the only place for a patient to lie down was her own bed.

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The product was taken off store shelves and discontinued.

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We've also seen the dribble of oil from stored grease cartridges and prepacked bearings on storeroom shelves.

www.machinerylubrication.com

The shelves even detach from the legs, allowing the bottom half of function as a side table.

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