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Meilen
mile [maɪl] N
1. mile (distance):
mile
Meile f <-, -n>
we could see for miles and miles
wir konnten meilenweit sehen
a nautical [or sea]mile
eine Seemeile
to be miles away fig
meilenweit [o. sehr weit] entfernt sein
to be mile from anywhere [or nowhere]
völlig abgeschieden sein
to miss sth by a mile
etw meilenweit verfehlen
2. mile fig inf (far from):
to be miles from apologizing/accepting a deal
meilenweit von einer Entschuldigung/einem Geschäftsabschluss entfernt sein
to be miles from the truth
weit von der Wahrheit entfernt sein
to be better by miles [or miles better]
bei Weitem [o. um Längen] besser sein
to be a mile off
meilenweit danebentreffen
3. mile fig inf (daydreaming):
to be miles away
meilenweit weg [o. ganz woanders] sein
Phrases:
to go the extra mile
einen draufsetzen
to go the extra mile
sich acc noch einmal besonders ins Zeug legen
a mile a minute inf
rasend schnell
to run a mile
sich acc aus dem Staub machen
to run a mile
das Weite suchen
to see [or tell][or spot] sth a mile off
etw drei Meilen gegen den Wind riechen
to stick out [or stand out] a mile
sehr auffallen [o. auffällig sein]
miles per ˈhour N, mph
miles per hour
Meilen in der [o. pro] Stunde
ˈAir Miles® N pl
Air Miles
Flugmeilen pl
to collect Air Miles
Flugmeilen sammeln
ˈfan mile N
fan mile
Fanmeile f
ˈpas·sen·ger mile N
passenger mile
Personenmeile f
passenger mile AVIAT
Passagiermeile f
nau·ti·cal ˈmile N
nautical mile
Seemeile f <-, -n>
sea ˈmile N old
sea mile
Seemeile f <-, -n>
ˈmile-wide ADJ inv
a mile-wide smile
ein Grinsen von Ohr zu Ohr
OpenDict entry
mile N
in her work, she always goes the extra mile
in ihrer Arbeit zeigt sie stets überdurchschnittliches Engagement
OpenDict entry
food mile N
food mile
Maßeinheit: Transportweg von Lebensmitteln von der Produktion -> Konsumenten
English
English
German
German
vehicle miles TRAFFIC OBS
vehicle miles
Fahrleistung
miles travelled TRAFFIC OBS
miles travelled
Fahrleistung
German
German
English
English
Fahrleistung
vehicle miles
Fahrleistung
miles travelled
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Long before opening time, the street is jammed with a good humored crowd.
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Can be jammed and disabled fairly easily by experienced saboteurs.
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Furthermore, a stalled squirrel cage motor (overloaded or with a jammed shaft) will consume current limited only by circuit resistance as it attempts to start.
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They freed logs that had jammed at critical points such as sluices, bends, bridges and ox-bows.
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There's a line at the cash for takeout food, and the eating area is jammed.
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Normally the oil must be changed every 3000 miles but we had only driven 2000 miles.
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www.ronny-pannasch.de
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Normalerweise muss das Öl alle 3000 Meilen gewechselt werden, aber wir waren erst 2000 Meilen gefahren.
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On the “ last mile ” – early warning systems for tsunamis – between demands and reality
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www.giz.de
Auf der „ letzten Meile “ - Tsunamifrühwarnung – zwischen Anspruch und Wirklichkeit
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All in all we drove 3.462 miles or 5.540 kilometers. Here we have to add that according to our experiences the driving distances in the parks and cities amount to 10-20 % of the total kilometers.
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www.ronny-pannasch.de
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Alles in allem sind wir 3.462 Meilen oder auch 5.540 Kilometer gefahren, wobei hier anzumerken ist, daß die Fahrstrecken in den Parks bzw. Städten nach unserer jetzigen Erfahrung mit ca. 10-20 % der Gesamtkilometer zu Buche schlagen.
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7 March 2013 On the 'last mile' - early warning systems for tsunamis - between demands and reality
www.giz.de
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7. März 2013 Auf der "letzten Meile" - Tsunamifrühwarnung zwischen Anspruch und Wirklichkeit
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The survivors and their descendants continue to suffer from illness, disease and severe deformities caused by exposure to nuclear radiation during and after the testing, which took place 100 miles outside of the city.
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www.theatomproject.org
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Die Überlebenden und ihre Nachkommen leiden weiterhin an Krankhei und schweren Missbildungen durch Aussetzung an radioaktiver Strahlung während und nach den Atomwaffentests, die 100 Meilen außerhalb der Stadt stattgefunden haben.
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