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German
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I. patch <pl -es> [pætʃ] N
1. patch (spot):
patch
Fleck[en] m
in patches
stellenweise
fog patch
Nebelfeld nt
ice [or icy]/snow patch
vereiste/verschneite Stelle
vegetable patch
[kleines] Gemüsebeet
2. patch Brit inf (phase):
patch
Phase f <-, -n>
to go through a bad [or difficult][or sticky][or rough]patch
eine schwere Zeit durchmachen
3. patch Brit:
patch (work area)
Bereich m <-(e)s, -e>
patch (sb's territory)
Revier nt <-s, -e>
patch of police
[Polizei]revier nt
patch of social worker
Bereich m <-(e)s, -e>
patch of social worker
Bezirk m <-(e)s, -e>
patch of prostitute
Revier nt <-s, -e>
the north feels like my patch
im Norden fühle ich mich heimisch
4. patch:
patch (fabric)
Flicken m <-s, ->
patch (for an eye)
Augenklappe f <-, -n>
patch (plaster)
Pflaster nt <-s, ->
nicotine patch
Nikotinpflaster nt <-s, ->
5. patch COMPUT (temporary correction):
patch
Korrektur f <-, -en> (eines bereits bestehenden Programms, auch durch Erweiterung oder Komplettierung)
Phrases:
to not be a patch on sb/sth Brit, Aus inf
jdm/etw nicht das Wasser reichen können
II. patch [pætʃ] VB trans
1. patch (cover):
to patch sth
etw flicken
to patch a tyre
einen Reifen flicken
2. patch ELEC, COMPUT, TECH (link):
to patch sth into sth
etw mit etw dat verbinden
I couldn't patch my computer into the network
ich konnte nicht einloggen
to patch a call through to sb's phone
einen Anruf zu jdm durchstellen
3. patch (integrate):
to patch sth into sth
etw in etw acc einfügen [o. integrieren]
ˈnico·tine patch N
nicotine patch
Nikotinpflaster nt <-s, ->
patch together VB trans
to patch sth ⇆ together
etw aus Flicken zusammennähen
to patch sth ⇆ together fig
etw bunt zusammenwürfeln
to patch together a treaty
einen Vertrag zusammenschustern inf pej
patch up VB trans
1. patch up (repair):
to patch up ⇆ sth
etw zusammenflicken inf
to patch up an injury
eine Verletzung notdürftig verarzten
2. patch up fig (conciliate):
to patch up ⇆ sth
etw wieder ins Lot bringen
to patch up one's marriage
seine Ehe kitten inf
to patch up a quarrel
einen Streit beilegen
ˈpatch test N
patch test
Allergietest m <-(e)s, -s>
ˈpatch ca·ble N ELEC
patch cable
Patchkabel nt
ˈshoul·der patch N
shoulder patch
Schulterflicken m
shoulder patch MIL
Schulterklappe f <-, -n>
OpenDict entry
Great Pacific garbage patch N
Great Pacific garbage patch ECOL Am
Pazifischer Müllstrudel
icy patches
stellenweise Glätte
German
German
English
English
Gemengelage
scattered patches of arable land
Present
Ipatch
youpatch
he/she/itpatches
wepatch
youpatch
theypatch
Past
Ipatched
youpatched
he/she/itpatched
wepatched
youpatched
theypatched
Present Perfect
Ihavepatched
youhavepatched
he/she/ithaspatched
wehavepatched
youhavepatched
theyhavepatched
Past Perfect
Ihadpatched
youhadpatched
he/she/ithadpatched
wehadpatched
youhadpatched
theyhadpatched
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
icy patches
stellenweise Glätte
to patch up a [or the]quarrel fig
einen [o. den] Streit beilegen fig
the north feels like my patch
im Norden fühle ich mich heimisch
to not be a patch on sb/sth Brit, Aus inf
jdm/etw nicht das Wasser reichen können
to patch a call through to sb's phone
einen Anruf zu jdm durchstellen
to hit a patch of ice
auf Glatteis geraten
to hit a bad [or sticky] patch
in eine Krise geraten
to go through a bad patch
eine schwere Zeit durchmachen
einen Fahrradschlauch flicken
to patch [up sep] a bicycle tube
einen Tiefpunkt haben (deprimiert sein)
to go through a low patch
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
The smokers took part in eight weekly meetings and were given a nicotine patch.
www.nursingtimes.net
Another 47 used a nicotine patch, gum or lozenge.
www.huffingtonpost.com
A nicotine patch takes a while to come into action.
www.stuff.co.nz
Studies using a transdermal nicotine patch have shown clinical and histological improvement.
en.wikipedia.org
They received either a 15-milligram nicotine patch or placebo for six months.
discovermagazine.com
Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)
[...]
The smooth vertical band and patches visible on the surface represent areas where no information was available in 1996.
www.astronoo.com
[...]
Die glatte vertikale Streifen und Flecken auf der Oberfläche sichtbar darstellen, in denen keine Informationen wurde im Jahr 1996 zur Verfügung.
www.astronoo.com
[...]
Dark patches and veins on the broken surface are melt formed by a shock event that took place on Mars.
[...]
www.uni-bayreuth.de
[...]
Dunkle Flecken und Adern auf der gebrochenen Oberfläche sind durch Schmelzprozesse bei einem Schockereignis auf dem Mars entstanden.
[...]
www.uni-bayreuth.de
[...]
Paler colour or pink patches on lids are permitted but not very desirable.
[...]
www.hund.ch
[...]
heller gefärbte oder rosafarbene Flecken an den Lidern sind zulässig, jedoch nicht sehr erwünscht.
[...]
www.hund.ch
[...]
The center of the concentric colored circles is the pale yellow patch in the left half of the image.
[...]
www.mps.mpg.de
[...]
Das Zentrum der konzentrischen, farbigen Kreise ist der blassgelbe Fleck in der linken Bildhälfte.
[...]
www.mps.mpg.de
[...]

The center of the concentric colored circles is the pale yellow patch in the left half of the image.
www.mps.mpg.de
[...]

Das Zentrum der konzentrischen, farbigen Kreise ist der blassgelbe Fleck in der linken Bildhälfte.
www.mps.mpg.de

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